GitPulse

a chrome extension to inform users of the activity of repo links before you click them.

🚀 Overview

We’ve all been there: you open a promising new repository to explore, contribute, or file an issue… only to discover it’s a dead project. GitPulse saves you time by automatically checking repo activity and adding a visible banner to the top of a GitHub repository’s home page.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/gitpulse/fiamhceclfnbckgpnmpkhldgbdhiamhg

metrics that can make a repo inactive

• last closed PR
• some value (is archived )
• opened PRs greater than blank

✨ Features

• 🏷️ Archive Banner – Instantly see if a repo is archived with a clear warning at the top.
• 🔍 Activity Check – Verify if a repo is still active based on your own configurable rules.
• ⚡ Time Saver – No more endless Google searches or wasted clicks into inactive projects.
• ⚙️ Customizable – Define thresholds and rules for what you consider "inactive."

📷 Preview

🛠️ Installation

1. Clone or download this repository.
2. Open Chrome Extensions (chrome://extensions/).
3. Enable Developer Mode (top right corner).
4. Click Load unpacked and select the project folder.
5. Done! The extension is now active.

⚡ Usage

• Navigate to any GitHub repository.
• If the repo is archived, GitPulse will display a banner on the repo’s home page.
• Configure activity rules in the extension’s settings.

📌 Roadmap

• Add repo activity scoring system (commits, issues, PRs). IE go to repo page and log if active or archived
• Banner to display status on the page.
• Configurable rule system. settings pop up and editiable rules.
• web searches or even all github urls displayed also checked remotly.
• Browser support beyond Chrome (Firefox, Edge).
• Gitlab and npm and other repo systems maybe even docker ?
• Dark mode support for the banner and settings system.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request if you’d like to improve GitPulse.

📜 License

Free for all to use

CI/CD (Store publishing)

When you push to main with a manifest.json version bump, GitHub Actions can automatically build and publish the new package(s) to the extension stores.

• Workflow: .github/workflows/publish.yml
• Always uploads dist/*.zip as artifacts.
• Publishes to stores only when the required secrets are configured.

Chrome Web Store secrets

• CHROME_EXTENSION_ID
• CHROME_CLIENT_ID
• CHROME_CLIENT_SECRET
• CHROME_REFRESH_TOKEN

Firefox AMO secrets

• FIREFOX_API_KEY
• FIREFOX_API_SECRET