gh-space-shooter 0.0.4

A CLI tool that visualizes GitHub contribution graphs as gamified GIFs

gh-space-shooter 🚀

Transform your GitHub contribution graph into an epic space shooter game!

Usage

GitHub Action

Automatically update your game GIF daily using GitHub Actions! Add this workflow to your repository at .github/workflows/update-game.yml:

name: Update Space Shooter Game

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 0 * * *'  # Daily at midnight UTC
  workflow_dispatch:  # Allow manual trigger

permissions:
  contents: write

jobs:
  update-game:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - uses: czl9707/gh-space-shooter@v1
        with:
          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          output-path: 'game.gif'
          strategy: 'random'

Then display it in your README:

![My GitHub Game](game.gif)

Action Inputs:

• github-token (required): GitHub token for fetching contributions
• username (optional): Username to generate game for (defaults to repo owner)
• output-path (optional): Where to save the GIF (default: gh-space-shooter.gif)
• strategy (optional): Attack pattern - column, row, or random (default: random)
• fps (optional): Frames per second for the animation (default: 40)
• commit-message (optional): Commit message for the update

From PyPI

pip install gh-space-shooter

From Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/gh-space-shooter.git
cd gh-space-shooter

# Install with uv
uv sync

# Or with pip
pip install -e .

Setup

1. Create a GitHub Personal Access Token:

   • Go to https://github.com/settings/tokens
   • Click "Generate new token (classic)"
   • Select scopes: read:user
   • Copy the generated token

2. Set up your environment:

   # Copy the example env file
   touch .env
   echo "GH_TOKEN=your_token_here" >> .env
   

   Alternatively, export the token directly:

   export GH_TOKEN=your_token_here
   

Usage

Generate Your Game GIF

Transform your GitHub contributions into an epic space shooter!

# Basic usage - generates username-gh-space-shooter.gif
gh-space-shooter <username>

# Examples
gh-space-shooter torvalds
gh-space-shooter octocat

# Specify custom output filename
gh-space-shooter torvalds --output my-epic-game.gif
gh-space-shooter torvalds -o my-game.gif

# Choose enemy attack strategy
gh-space-shooter torvalds --strategy column   # Enemies attack in columns
gh-space-shooter torvalds --strategy row      # Enemies attack in rows
gh-space-shooter torvalds -s random           # Random chaos (default)

# Adjust animation frame rate
gh-space-shooter torvalds --fps 25            # Slower, smaller file size
gh-space-shooter torvalds --fps 40            # Default frame rate
gh-space-shooter torvalds --fps 50            # Smoother animation

This creates an animated GIF showing:

• Your contribution graph as enemies (more contributions = stronger enemies)
• A Galaga-style spaceship battling through your coding history
• Enemy attack patterns based on your chosen strategy
• Smooth animations with randomized particle effects
• Your contribution stats displayed in the console

Advanced Options

# Save raw contribution data to JSON
gh-space-shooter torvalds --raw-output data.json

# Load from previously saved JSON (saves API rate limits)
gh-space-shooter --raw-input data.json --output game.gif

# Combine options
gh-space-shooter torvalds -o game.gif -ro data.json -s column

Data Format

When saved to JSON, the data includes:

{
  "username": "torvalds",
  "total_contributions": 1234,
  "weeks": [
    {
      "days": [
        {
          "date": "2024-01-01",
          "count": 5,
          "level": 2
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

License

MIT