jQuery Github

Usage

Create an attribute called data-repo:

<div data-repo="jquery-boilerplate/boilerplate"></div>

Include jQuery:

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.0/jquery.min.js"></script>

Include plugin's CSS and JS:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/base.css">
<script src="jquery.github.min.js"></script>

Call the plugin:

$("[data-repo]").github();

And that's it \o/

Check full example's source code.

Options

Here's a list of available settings.

$("[data-repo]").github({
	iconStars:  true,
	iconForks:  true,
	iconIssues: false
});

iconStars

Type: Boolean Default: true

Display the number of stars in a repository.

iconForks

Type: Boolean Default: true

Display the number of forks in a repository.

iconIssues

Type: Boolean Default: false

Display the number of issues in a repository.

Structure

The basic structure of the project is given in the following way:

.
|-- assets/
|-- demo/
|   |-- index.html
|   |-- index-zepto.html
|-- dist/
|   |-- jquery.boilerplate.js
|   |-- jquery.boilerplate.min.js
|-- lib/
|-- src/
|   |-- jquery.boilerplate.coffee
|   |-- jquery.boilerplate.js
|-- .editorconfig
|-- .gitignore
|-- .jshintrc
|-- .travis.yml
|-- github.jquery.json
|-- Gruntfile.js
`-- package.json

assets/

Contains CSS and Font files to create that lovely Github box.

demo/

Contains a simple HTML file to demonstrate the plugin.

dist/

This is where the generated files are stored once Grunt runs JSHint and other stuff.

lib/

Contains libraries like jQuery and Zepto.

src/

Contains the files responsible for the plugin.

.editorconfig

This file is for unifying the coding style for different editors and IDEs.

Check editorconfig.org if you haven't heard about this project yet.

.gitignore

List of files that we don't want Git to track.

Check this Git Ignoring Files Guide for more details.

.jshintrc

List of rules used by JSHint to detect errors and potential problems in JavaScript.

Check jshint.com if you haven't heard about this project yet.

.travis.yml

Definitions for continous integration using Travis.

Check travis-ci.org if you haven't heard about this project yet.

github.jquery.json

Package manifest file used to publish plugins in jQuery Plugin Registry.

Check this Package Manifest Guide for more details.

Gruntfile.js

Contains all automated tasks using Grunt.

Check gruntjs.com if you haven't heard about this project yet.

package.json

Specify all dependencies loaded via Node.JS.

Check NPM for more details.

Showcase

• zenorocha.com/projects
• anasnakawa.com/projects

Have you used this plugin in your project?

Let me know! Send a tweet or pull request and I'll add it here :)

Alternatives

Prefer a non-jquery version with pure JavaScript?

No problem, @ricardobeat already did one. Check his fork!

Prefer Zepto instead of jQuery?

No problem, @igorlima already did that. Check demo/index-zepto.html

Contributing

Check CONTRIBUTING.md

History

Check Release list.

Credits

Built on top of jQuery Boilerplate

License

MIT License