https://github.com/nia-cloud-official/collaborator-finder-tool
A tool to help developers find potential collaborators for their GitHub projects. This application utilizes the GitHub API to search for users with specific skills, interests, or contributions relevant to your project.
https://github.com/nia-cloud-official/collaborator-finder-tool
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A tool to help developers find potential collaborators for their GitHub projects. This application utilizes the GitHub API to search for users with specific skills, interests, or contributions relevant to your project.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/nia-cloud-official/collaborator-finder-tool
- Owner: nia-cloud-official
- Created: 2024-08-04T07:24:07.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-05T18:08:25.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-05-29T19:47:31.848Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: collaborator-finder, developer-tools, express, github, github-api, nodejs, npm, open-source, search-tool
- Language: HTML
- Homepage: https://collaborator-finder-tool.onrender.com/
- Size: 1.37 MB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# Collaborator Finder Tool
A tool to help developers find potential collaborators for their GitHub projects. This application utilizes the GitHub API to search for users with specific skills, interests, or contributions relevant to your project.
The backend code can be found here [https://github.com/nia-cloud-official/collab-backend.git](https://github.com/nia-cloud-official/collab-backend.git)
## Features
- **Search by Username**: Find users by their GitHub username.
- **Search by Skill**: Discover users based on their repositories, skills, or interests. (```coming Soon```)
- **Search by Contributions**: Identify users who have contributed to specific repositories.(```coming Soon```)
- **Filter by Location**: Narrow down search results based on geographical location.(```coming Soon```)
- **User Profiles**: View detailed profiles including repositories, contributions, and activity.
## Prerequisites
- Node.js and npm installed on your machine.
- A GitHub personal access token for accessing the GitHub API.
## Installation
1. **Clone the repository:**
```bash
git clone https://github.com/nia-cloud-official/collaborator-finder-tool.git
```
2. **Navigate to the project directory:**
```bash
cd collaborator-finder-tool
```
3. **Install dependencies:**
```bash
npm install
```
4. **Configure GitHub API token:**
Create a `.env` file in the root directory and add your GitHub personal access token:
```
GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_personal_access_token
```
## Usage
1. **Start the application:**
```bash
npm start
```
2. **Open your browser and navigate to:**
```
http://localhost:3000
```
3. **Use the interface to search for collaborators:**
- Enter search criteria such as username, skill, or repository.
- View results and explore user profiles.
## API Documentation
The tool uses the following GitHub API endpoints:
- **Search Users by Username**: `GET /users/{username}`
- **Search Users by Skills/Repositories**: `GET /search/users?q={query}`
- **Search Users by Contributions**: `GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/contributors`
- **User Profile**: `GET /users/{username}`
For more details on GitHub's API, visit [GitHub API Documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/rest).
## Contributing
We welcome contributions to enhance the functionality of this tool. To contribute:
1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your changes.
3. Commit your changes and push the branch.
4. Open a pull request describing your changes.
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
## Contact
For questions or feedback, please contact [miltonhyndrex@gmail.com](mailto:miltonhyndrex@gmail.com).
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**Enjoy finding your next collaborator!**