GitHub Research Runner (ghrr)

A utility to collect data from github stargazers, subscribers and contributors of a selected project.

Usecases are detailed at the following blog: https://www.battery.com/blog/fantastic-developer-community-heroes-and-where-to-find-them/

installing


git clone https://github.com/schosterbarak/ghrr.git
cd ghrr
python setup.py install

Create github personal access token using the following guide: https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token
Run:

export GITHUB_USER=XXX
export GITHUB_TOKEN=YYY

#an example command 
ghrr --org bridgecrewio --repo checkov

will be created at the following format under the working directory: ghusers_{ORG}_{REPO}_{DATE}.csv

example: ghusers_bridgecrewio_checkov_2020-09-21.csv `

username	company	organizations	email	location	followers_count	public_repos_count	user_iteraction
Jon.	ACME.	ACME.	[email protected]	US	3	200	stargazer
Jane	ACME.	ACME.	[email protected]	IL	3	200	collaborator

When loading to a BI tool: GitHub Influencers Dashboard .