git_count

A powerful Git commit activity visualization tool with detailed repository insights, beautiful ASCII charts, and advanced visualizations.

Installation

pip install git-count

Features

Core Features

• Visualize git commit activity with ASCII bars
• Group commits by day, month, or year
• Filter commits by author
• Date range filtering
• Directory-specific analysis
• Detailed repository insights
• Commit streak tracking (current and longest streaks)
• File churn analysis (identify hotspot files)
• Code velocity metrics (lines added/removed per period)
• Multiple output formats (text, JSON, CSV, SVG)

Advanced Visualizations

• GitHub-style Contribution Heatmap - 365-day calendar view of commit activity
• Sparklines - Compact trend visualization for commit patterns
• Box Plots - Statistical distribution of commit activity
• Violin Plots - Density visualization for hourly/daily patterns
• SVG Export - Publication-ready vector graphics
• Emoji Mode - Visual indicators for enhanced readability
• Desktop Notifications - Milestone alerts for achievements
• Progress Bars - Real-time feedback for large repository analysis

Usage

# Basic usage
git-count

# Show commits by month
git-count -p month

# Filter by author
git-count -a "uday"

# Show commits since a specific date
git-count -s "2023-01-01"

# Show detailed repository insights
git-count -i

# Output as JSON
git-count -o json

# Show most frequently changed files
git-count -c

# Show code velocity (lines added/removed)
git-count -v

# Show velocity by month
git-count -v -p month

Options

Basic Options

• -p, --period: Group commits by period (day/month/year)
• -a, --author: Filter commits by author
• -s, --since: Show commits more recent than a specific date
• -u, --until: Show commits older than a specific date
• -d, --directory: Analyze commits in a specific directory
• -m, --max-commits: Limit the number of commits to display
• -o, --output: Output format (text/json/csv/svg)

Analysis Options

• -i, --insights: Show detailed repository insights
• -c, --churn: Show most frequently changed files (hotspots)
• -v, --velocity: Show code velocity (lines added/removed per period)
• -H, --heatmap: Show GitHub-style contribution heatmap

Visualization Options

• -e, --emoji: Enable emoji mode for visual indicators
• --sparkline: Show sparkline trends in insights
• --boxplot: Show box plot for commit distribution
• --violinplot: Show violin plot for hourly/daily patterns

Utility Options

• -n, --notify: Send desktop notifications for milestones
• -q, --quiet: Disable progress bars
• -V, --version: Show version number
• -h, --help: Show help message

Advanced Examples

# Show GitHub-style contribution heatmap
git-count -H

# Enable emoji mode for better visuals
git-count -i -e

# Full analysis with advanced visualizations
git-count -i -c -v --sparkline --boxplot --violinplot -e

# Show heatmap with emoji mode
git-count -H -e

# Export to SVG for presentations
git-count -o svg

# Get desktop notifications for milestones
git-count -i -n

# Combine multiple filters with visualizations
git-count -a "uday" -s "2024-01-01" -p month -i --sparkline -e

# Export data for further analysis
git-count -o json > commits.json
git-count -o csv > commits.csv

# Analyze specific directory changes
git-count -d src/ -p month -H

# Get insights for team productivity with emoji mode
git-count -i -s "2025-01-01" -e

# Find hotspot files changed by a specific author
git-count -c -a "uday" -s "2024-01-01" -e

# Full analysis: insights + churn + velocity + heatmap
git-count -i -c -v -H -p month -e

Customization

You can customize colors and emoji settings by creating a ~/.gitbarsrc configuration file:

[colors]
reset = \033[0m
title = \033[1;36m
date = \033[0;32m
number = \033[0;33m
bar = \033[0;34m
alert = \033[0;31m

[emoji]
enabled = true

What You'll See

Insights Mode (-i)

• Project timeline and age
• Average commits per day
• Current and longest commit streaks
• Most active hours and days
• Commit types distribution (features, fixes, docs, etc.)
• Top contributors
• Activity patterns with visual charts
• NEW: Sparkline trends (--sparkline)
• NEW: Box plot distribution (--boxplot)
• NEW: Violin plot patterns (--violinplot)

Contribution Heatmap (-H)

• GitHub-style 365-day calendar view
• Color-coded intensity levels (gray to red)
• Weekly and monthly patterns
• Visual commit frequency distribution

Churn Mode (-c)

• Most frequently changed files ranked by number of commits
• Visual bar chart of file change frequency
• Identifies code hotspots

Velocity Mode (-v)

• Lines added/removed per period with color-coded bars
• Total lines added, removed, and net change
• Trend indicators with emoji mode

Emoji Mode (-e)

• 🔥 Hot files and streak indicators
• 🚀 Velocity and activity metrics
• ⭐ Top contributors with 🏆 trophy for #1
• 📈 Trending up, 📉 trending down indicators
• ✨ Enhanced visual experience

SVG Export (-o svg)

• Publication-ready vector graphics
• Responsive and scalable charts
• Professional color schemes
• Embeddable in documentation

Desktop Notifications (-n)

• 🎉 Milestone alerts (100, 500, 1000+ commits)
• 🔥 Streak achievements (30+ days)
• Non-intrusive notifications

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Git must be installed and repository must be a valid Git repository

License

MIT License