GitHub Trending CLI
CLI application that talks to GitHub API and shows the trending repositories
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Goal for this project is to help you practice building CLI applications, integrating third party APIs, handling errors, configurations etc.
Create a command-line interface (CLI) tool that interacts with the GitHub API to retrieve and display trending repositories. The tool will allow users to specify a time range (day, week, month, or year) to filter the trending repositories.
The CLI tool will fetch data from the GitHub API and present it in a user-friendly format. The tool should be easy to use and provide clear output.
Language: Pick any backend language
GitHub API: Utilize the GitHub REST API for fetching repository data.
Authentication: No authentication required for public repositories.
Time Range Options: Support filtering by day, week, month, and year.
Data Fetching: Implement error handling for API requests.
Data Parsing: Parse the JSON response from the GitHub API.
Sorting: Sort repositories by star count.
Output Formatting: Display the trending repositories in a clear and readable format (e.g., repository name, description, number of stars, language).
Command-Line Arguments:
--duration: Specifies the time i.e.day,week,month,year). Default toweek.--limit: Specifies the number of repositories to display. Default to10.
Error Handling: Implement robust error handling for invalid input and API errors.
Documentation: Provide clear instructions on how to install and use the tool.
Example Usage:
trending-repos --duration month --limit 20
