Powerful analytics and insights for GitHub repositories

Gitalytics; an instant insights into repository health, community engagement, and development activity.

• Repository Overview

  • Stars, forks, and watchers count
  • Language statistics
  • License information
  • Topics and tags

• Community Insights

  • Active contributors
  • Issue resolution times
  • PR merge rates
  • Community engagement metrics

• Development Activity

  • Commit frequency
  • Code additions/deletions
  • Release history
  • Branch activity

• Documentation Health

  • Documentation completeness score
  • Essential files check (README, LICENSE, etc.)
  • Contributing guidelines status
  • Issue/PR templates verification

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• GitHub Personal Access Token

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/shravan20/gitalytics.git
   cd gitalytics

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

   cp .env.example .env

4. Add your GitHub token:

   • Go to GitHub Settings > Developer Settings > Personal Access Tokens

   • Create a new token with repo scope

   • Copy the token to your .env file:

     VITE_GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token_here
     

5. Start the development server:

   npm run dev

6. Open http://localhost:8080 in your browser

• Frontend Framework: React with TypeScript
• Styling: Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui
• State Management: React Query
• Charts: Recharts
• Build Tool: Vite
• API: GitHub REST API

1. Enter a GitHub repository name in the format owner/repository (e.g., facebook/react)
2. View instant analytics including:
   • Repository statistics
   • Community health metrics
   • Development activity
   • Documentation status

• facebook/react
• tensorflow/tensorflow
• microsoft/vscode

Contributions are welcome! Here's how you can help:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
3. Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature/amazing-feature
5. Open a Pull Request

Key components and their purposes:

• Dashboard.tsx: Main analytics dashboard component
• githubService.ts: GitHub API integration service
• docsService.ts: Documentation analysis service
• Chart.tsx: Reusable chart components
• MetricCard.tsx: Analytics metric display cards

• Without authentication: 60 requests/hour
• With authentication: 5,000 requests/hour
• Use a GitHub token to increase your rate limit

• IndexedDB Storage: Local caching of API responses
• Cache Duration: 15-minute expiration
• Smart Caching: Caches both successful responses and 404s
• Manual Control: Clear cache button in UI

• Parallel Data Fetching: Concurrent API requests
• Request Batching: Grouped API calls
• Error Recovery: Automatic retries for failed requests
• Rate Limit Handling: Smart backoff strategy

• Repository comparison
• Contributor insights
• Code quality metrics
• Custom date ranges
• PDF report export
• Team collaboration

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

• GitHub REST API for providing the data
• shadcn/ui for beautiful UI components
• Recharts for the charting library

Shravan - @shravan20

Project Link: https://github.com/shravan20/gitalytics

Made with ❤️ in FOSS by Shravan