Add me — developer self-nomination form

[sajeetharan]

Summary

Add an 'Add me to DevGlobe' button/form where developers can submit their GitHub username to be included in the dataset.

Why

Grows the dataset organically. Creates investment — if someone asked to be added, they'll come back to check their profile.

Requirements

• 'Add me' button in the header or footer
• Simple form: GitHub username (required), location (optional)
• Validate the GitHub username exists via GitHub API
• Store nominations (GitHub issue, Cosmos DB, or simple JSON)
• Admin review flow before adding to the main dataset
• Confirmation message: 'Thanks! We'll review and add you within a week.'

Tech Notes

• Simplest approach: auto-create a GitHub issue with the nomination via API
• Could also write to a Cosmos DB 'nominations' container
• Batch process nominations in the data pipeline

[BabuBahir]

Great feature @sajeetharan . I was thinking how to test this feat , as I only have 1 GitHub account :)

[sajeetharan]

if you can raise a PR i can test this! @BabuBahir

[BabuBahir]

I Installed the repo and ran , i see that the application requires Azure Cosmos DB endpoint @sajeetharan , And unfortunately I don't have an active Azure account .

I would have loved to work on this issue in the following manner .

1. Add Button in Actions top right nav bar in the Header.jsx file

<a href="https://github.com/sajeetharan/devglobe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="btn btn--join"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor">
  <path d="M6 8a3 3 0 1 0 0-6 3 3 0 0 0 0 6zm2-3a2 2 0 1 1-4 0 2 2 0 0 1 4 0zm-2 5c-2.97 0-6 1.49-6 3v1h12v-1c0-1.51-3.03-3-6-3zm-4.9 3c.4-1 2.2-2 4.9-2s4.5 1 4.9 2H1.1zM12.5 4h-1a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h1v1a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V5h1a.5.5 0 0 0 0-1h-1V3a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v1z"></path>
</svg>Add Me To Globe </a>

Implementation Steps

2. Validate GitHub Username
   • Send a GET request to https://api.github.com/users/{username}
   • If status is 200 OK, proceed with submission.
   • If status is 404 Not Found, show error: "GitHub user does not exist".

3. Store Submissions
   • Send data to backend API (/api/nominate). and storge in cosmos DB

4. Admin Review Flow
   • Admins review pending nominations (via GitHub issue or admin dashboard).
   • On approval, trigger a pipeline/script to import user data into the main dataset.

5. Confirmation message: 'Thanks! We'll review and add you within a week.'

[sajeetharan]

Awesome, please use https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/how-to-develop-emulator and use the local endpoint for cosmos! there are some sample data in the repo , use them!

[BabuBahir]

Awesome, please use https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/how-to-develop-emulator and use the local endpoint for cosmos! there are some sample data in the repo , use them!

Thanks , I was able to start the cosmos emulator , fetch logins from github and got the Button

I will start working on it as soon as i get some time. ...