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GitHub Trending CLI

CLI application that talks to GitHub API and shows the trending repositories

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Goal for this project is to help you practice building CLI applications, integrating third party APIs, handling errors, configurations etc.

Create a command-line interface (CLI) tool that interacts with the GitHub API to retrieve and display trending repositories. The tool will allow users to specify a time range (day, week, month, or year) to filter the trending repositories.

The CLI tool will fetch data from the GitHub API and present it in a user-friendly format. The tool should be easy to use and provide clear output.

  • Language: Pick any backend language

  • GitHub API: Utilize the GitHub REST API for fetching repository data.

  • Authentication: No authentication required for public repositories.

  • Time Range Options: Support filtering by day, week, month, and year.

  • Data Fetching: Implement error handling for API requests.

  • Data Parsing: Parse the JSON response from the GitHub API.

  • Sorting: Sort repositories by star count.

  • Output Formatting: Display the trending repositories in a clear and readable format (e.g., repository name, description, number of stars, language).

  • Command-Line Arguments:

    • --duration: Specifies the time i.e. day, week, month, year). Default to week.

    • --limit: Specifies the number of repositories to display. Default to 10.

  • Error Handling: Implement robust error handling for invalid input and API errors.

  • Documentation: Provide clear instructions on how to install and use the tool.

  • Example Usage: trending-repos --duration month --limit 20