Git Repo Analyzer

A simple Node.js CLI tool that analyzes any public GitHub repository and returns structured JSON containing repository information, language statistics, commit data, and issue counts. This is an open source project use it however you like.

Features

• Fetch repository details (stars, forks, description)
• Fetch language breakdown
• Count total commits
• Count open and closed issues
• Output everything in clean JSON format
• Works with any public GitHub repo

Installation

1. Clone or download the project

git clone https://github.com/xdevman1/git-repo-analyzer
cd git-repo-analyzer

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. (Optional) Link globally to use as a CLI command

npm link

Usage

Option A — Run directly

node bin/cli.js facebook/react

Option B — Use globally

git-repo-analyzer vercel/next.js

Output Example

{
  "info": {
    "name": "react",
    "description": "The library for web and native user interfaces",
    "stars": 223000,
    "forks": 45000
  },
  "langs": {
    "JavaScript": 1500000,
    "TypeScript": 500000
  },
  "commits": {
    "total": 14000
  },
  "issues": {
    "open": 1100,
    "closed": 32000
  }
}

Project Structure

git-repo-analyzer/
├── bin/cli.js
├── src/
│   ├── api/github.js
│   ├── analysis/
│   │   ├── repoInfo.js
│   │   ├── languages.js
│   │   ├── commits.js
│   │   └── issues.js
│   ├── utils/request.js
│   └── index.js
├── package.json
└── README.md

Requirements

• Node.js 16+
• Internet connection (uses GitHub API)

License

MIT License