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Node.js GitHub Repo Stats CLI

A command-line tool built with Node.js that fetches statistics for a given GitHub repository (stars, forks, open issues, recent commits) via the GitHub REST API and prints a formatted summary. Learners practice authenticated API requests, the Octokit client, and CLI output formatting.

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~7.5h
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Node.js · Octokit · commander

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Project roadmap

  1. 01

    Set up CLI parsing

    ~1h

    Use commander to parse CLI arguments and configure a GitHub access token.

  2. 02

    Fetch repository data

    ~1.5h

    Use Octokit to fetch repository metadata and recent commit activity.

  3. 03

    Format the output

    ~1.5h

    Print a formatted summary table using a console table or formatting library.

  4. 04

    Add repo comparison

    ~2h

    Add a flag to fetch and display stats for two repositories side by side.

  5. 05

    Add local caching

    ~1.5h

    Cache recent API responses locally to reduce the chance of hitting rate limits.

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Tech stack

Node.jsOctokitcommander