github-activity

A CLI tool that fetches and displays a GitHub user's recent public activity using the GitHub Events API.

Prerequisites

• Go 1.21 or later

Installation

Clone the repository and build the binary:

git clone https://github.com/sakaicodes/github-activity.git
cd github-activity
go build

Usage

./github-activity [--filter <event-type>] <github-username>

Arguments

Argument	Description
<github-username>	Required. The GitHub username to fetch activity for.
--filter <event-type>	Optional. Filter results by a specific event type.

Common Event Types

Event Type	Description
PushEvent	Commits pushed to a repository
PullRequestEvent	Pull request opened, closed, or merged
IssuesEvent	Issue opened or closed
WatchEvent	Repository starred
ForkEvent	Repository forked
CreateEvent	Branch or tag created
DeleteEvent	Branch or tag deleted

Examples

Fetch all recent activity for a user:

./github-activity sakaicodes

Fetch only push events for a user:

./github-activity --filter PushEvent sakaicodes

Fetch only pull request events:

./github-activity --filter PullRequestEvent sakaicodes

Run Without Building

go run . <github-username>
go run . --filter PushEvent <github-username>

CLI for interacting with GitHub activity written in Golang