fix(scan): follow imports to a model base outside models.py (#135)

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Closes #135.

Problem

class Person(MyCustomModel) with MyCustomModel defined in a module that is not models.py (core/base.py, common/db.py, …) was missing everywhere — sidebar, ER diagram, scan, MCP. Only models.py, abstract_models.py and models/*.py are read, so the base had no definition to resolve against and nothing below it counted as a model.

Fix

After collecting the model files, the scan follows each unknown base through the subclass's own imports to the file that defines it, then feeds those classes into the existing fixed-point resolution:

• from core.base import MyCustomModel, relative from .base import Located
• module aliases: from core import base as core_base → core_base.MyCustomModel
• re-exports through a package __init__.py (bounded hops)
• chains: a pulled base's own bases are followed the same way

Only classes a model actually inherits from are read from those files, so helpers sitting next to the base never show up as models. Nothing outside the workspace root is opened, and the usual excludes apply.

Same change in cli/django_orm_lens/parser.py (reference) and src/parser.ts, both tested against one shared fixture, test/fixtures/base_outside_models/.

Checks

• pytest: 487 passed (+6 new)
• node --test: 268 passed (+8 new, one of which reproduces the original bug)
• mypy, ruff, tsc clean

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Model scans now detect inherited fields when base classes are defined outside model files, including bases reached through imports, aliases, relative imports, and package re-exports.
  • The CLI and extension limit discovery to eligible files within the workspace and avoid treating unrelated plain classes as models.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The CLI and extension now follow imports and re-exports to locate model base classes outside scanned model files. They add discovered definitions before resolving inheritance. Regression tests cover inherited fields, import forms, plain-class filtering, and workspace-root boundaries.

Changes

Imported model base resolution

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Parse imports and resolve module paths cli/django_orm_lens/parser.py, src/parser.ts	Both parsers map imported names and aliases, then generate candidate module paths for relative and absolute imports within scan roots.
Find imported bases during workspace scans cli/django_orm_lens/parser.py, src/parser.ts	Both parsers follow imports and re-exports to locate missing base definitions. They skip excluded or inaccessible files, limit traversal to five hops, and add discovered definitions before inheritance resolution.
Exercise cross-file inheritance cases cli/tests/test_base_outside_models.py, test/base-outside-models.test.js, test/fixtures/base_outside_models/*, CHANGELOG.md	The shared fixture and tests cover direct imports, aliases, re-exports, relative imports, inherited fields, plain-class exclusion, and scan-root boundaries. The changelog records the fix.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant scanWorkspace
  participant pullImportedBases
  participant PythonModuleFiles
  participant InheritanceResolution
  scanWorkspace->>pullImportedBases: Request definitions for unresolved bases
  pullImportedBases->>PythonModuleFiles: Read candidate in-root modules
  PythonModuleFiles-->>pullImportedBases: Return imports and class definitions
  pullImportedBases-->>scanWorkspace: Return discovered base definitions
  scanWorkspace->>InheritanceResolution: Resolve combined definitions

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to b95d7

Imported-base lookup in the extension may read files that custom exclude patterns such as **/*_test.py should skip, which the CLI would skip. Default configurations are unaffected. This is a bounded, minor inconsistency that can be fixed alongside or after the merge.

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❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 37.50% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 24 functions across 10 files. (2 skipped:…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: following imports to detect model bases defined outside models.py.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Issue #135 requires detection of concrete models that inherit from a custom Django model outside models.py. The CLI and TypeScript parsers now follow direct imports, relative imports, aliases, packa…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes stay within issue #135. Parser updates implement custom-base discovery. CLI and Node tests verify the behavior and root and exclusion boundaries. The fixture and changelog document the fix…

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Review comments at @src/parser.ts:
- Around line 855-861: Update excludeMatcher used by scanWorkspace and
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• CHANGELOG.md
• cli/django_orm_lens/parser.py
• cli/tests/test_base_outside_models.py
• src/parser.ts
• test/base-outside-models.test.js
• test/fixtures/base_outside_models/README.md
• test/fixtures/base_outside_models/core/__init__.py
• test/fixtures/base_outside_models/core/base.py
• test/fixtures/base_outside_models/core/db/__init__.py
• test/fixtures/base_outside_models/core/db/bases.py
• test/fixtures/base_outside_models/people/models.py
• test/fixtures/base_outside_models/places/base.py
• test/fixtures/base_outside_models/places/models.py

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