DevEnvCheck

A lightweight and extendable Java 8+ CLI tool for auditing and diagnosing Windows developer environments.

Originally created after a real recovery incident, this tool helps validate that common development tools, SDKs, and environment variables are correctly installed and discoverable. Easily extendable to fit your use case.

Windows only ; it relies on cmd, where, wmic, and Windows install conventions.

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Requirements

• Windows
• Java 8+
• Maven (for building)

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Commands

check-installation

Detects common development software installations and reports whether they're present.

Usage

check-installation #uses default software list
check-installation --export  #export report as .txt file
check-installation --config software.json #load json entries from file

software.json example

[
  {
    "name": "node",
    "exe": "node",
    "version": "node --version"
  },
  {
    "name": "Visual Studio"
   
  }
]

output

Software        | Path                              | Version        | Found
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node            | C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe  | v20.11.0       | [x]
npm             | C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.cmd   | 10.2.3         | [x]
python          | -                                 | -              | [ ]
java            | C:\Program Files\Java\jdk...\bin  | 21.0.1         | [x]
vscode          | C:\Users\...\Code.exe             | 1.86.2         | [x]
Visual Studio   | C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS\    | 2022           | [x]
.NET SDK        | -                                 | 8.0.100        | [x]

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clean-node-modules

Recursively find and delete node_modules folders given a root path.

usage

clean-node-modules <path> #asks for confirmation y/N before deleting
clean-node-modules <path> --silent #no confirmation
clean-node-modules <path> --dry-run #lists what would be deleted but doesn't delete

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scan-projects

Detects Node, Java, .NET projects recursively.

usage

scan-projects <path>

output

Node: 12
Java: 5
.NET: 3
Python: 2

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env-check

Checks common environment variables that often break builds.

usage

env-check <path>

output

JAVA_HOME: SET
NODE_ENV: NOT SET
PATH: SET
HTTP_PROXY: NOT SET
HTTPS_PROXY: NOT SET

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Build

mvn package

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Dependencies

• PicoCLI.