jQuery Github

A jQuery plugin to display your Github Repositories.

Browser Support

We do care about it.

IE 8+ ✔	Latest ✔	Latest ✔	Latest ✔	Latest ✔

Getting started

Three quick start options are available:

• Download latest release
• Clone the repo: [email protected]:zenorocha/jquery-github.git
• Install with Bower: bower install jquery-github

Setup

Use Bower to fetch all dependencies:

$ bower install

Now you're ready to go!

Usage

Create an attribute called data-repo:

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

Include jQuery:

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/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 });

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 |-- 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.

bower_components/

Contains all dependencies like jQuery and Zepto.

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.

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.

Prefer AngularJS instead of jQuery?

No problem, @lucasconstantino already did that. Check his fork!

Contributing

Check CONTRIBUTING.md.

History

Check Releases for detailed changelog.

Credits

Built on top of jQuery Boilerplate.

License

MIT License © Zeno Rocha