# expressjs/express SLOC report

> expressjs/express: 2,619 code lines at commit a419aa735038, counted with tokei-15.0.0 on 2026-11-03. Saved result bc50d870a8b10737aad7d2dab459a07e4a7d58bda1cabd475cb63932fb138ab6.

expressjs/express has 2,619 source lines of code out of 9,408 total lines across 70 files, counted with tokei from the a419aa7350389a275ab45fde2e849ed1f02449ef ref at commit a419aa735038 on November 3, 2026. Tests, docs and generated files are excluded under OctoCounts' canonical public options.

OctoCounts produced this report by resolving expressjs/express to commit a419aa735038, downloading the repository source archive, and counting files selected by the effective rules with tokei, the open-source line counter written in Rust. The table below breaks the count down by programming language into files, total lines, code lines, comment lines, and blank lines, so the figures can be compared across languages and projects. Results are cached by commit, tokei version, and analysis options; an exact reproduction needs the same commit, engine version, and effective counting rules.

## Counting rules and retention

expressjs/express: tokei-15.0.0, policy directories-v1; docs excluded, tests excluded, generated excluded. Excluded directory names: .cache, .generated, .git, .next, __tests__, build, dist, doc, docs, documentation, fixtures, gen, generated, node_modules, target, test, tests, vendor. Ignored languages: none. Repository declarations: off. Exclusions are rule-based; they do not prove that every test, document or generated file was removed.

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## Repository size insights

This is a small codebase by counted code lines. Code represents 27.8% of all lines, comments represent 55.6%, and the repository averages 37 code lines per file. JavaScript accounts for 90.5% of counted code.

| Language | Files | Lines | Code | Comments | Blanks |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| JavaScript | 50 | 4,910 | 2,369 | 1,696 | 845 |
| JSON | 1 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
| Handlebars | 3 | 76 | 71 | 0 | 5 |
| CSS | 4 | 45 | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| HTML | 4 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| Markdown | 4 | 4,233 | 0 | 3,524 | 709 |
| Plain Text | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |

Top language: JavaScript 90.5%. Generated on November 3, 2026. Canonical report: https://octocounts.com/github/expressjs/express/commit/a419aa7350389a275ab45fde2e849ed1f02449ef?reportId=bc50d870a8b10737aad7d2dab459a07e4a7d58bda1cabd475cb63932fb138ab6&analysis=%7B%22profile%22%3A%22default%22%2C%22ignoredDirs%22%3A%5B%5D%2C%22includeDocs%22%3Afalse%2C%22includeTests%22%3Afalse%2C%22ignoredLanguages%22%3A%5B%5D%2C%22includeGenerated%22%3Afalse%7D

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## Report FAQ

### How many lines of code does expressjs/express have?

expressjs/express has 2,619 lines of code, plus 5,227 comment lines and 1,562 blank lines, for 9,408 total lines at commit a419aa735038 on November 3, 2026. Tests, docs and generated files are excluded under OctoCounts' canonical public options.

### How was the expressjs/express line count measured?

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### What commit was counted for expressjs/express?

This OctoCounts report was generated from a419aa7350389a275ab45fde2e849ed1f02449ef at commit a419aa735038 on November 3, 2026.

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