Recent Languages Box

✨ Inspired by lang-box

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This project analyzes your recent GitHub commits using the GitHub API and Linguist to display the percentage of each programming language used. It also calculates the number of lines added/removed per language.

Preview

Setup Guide

1. Create a GitHub Gist

Go to https://gist.github.com/ and create a new public gist.
Name the file (e.g., "Recent Coding Languages") and add a description (e.g., "💻 Recent GitHub Activity Languages").

2. Generate a GitHub Token

Create a new Personal Access Token
Configure repository access:
- For public repositories：Select "Public Repositories (read-only)"
- For all repositories: Select "All repositories"
- For specific repositories:
  1. Choose "Only select repositories"
  2. Select the desired repositories from the list
Configure permissions:
- Repository permissions > Metadata: Read-only
  - When selecting "Public Repositories (read-only)" no configuration is required.
- Account permissions > Gists: Read and write
Generate and copy the token for use in the next steps.

Note: Ensure you save the token securely, as it won't be displayed again.

3. Set Up the Project

Fork this repository or create a new one using the template.
Ensure GitHub Actions are enabled for your repository.
Go to repository Settings > Security > Actions secrets and variables > Secrets, add the following environment variables:
- GH_TOKEN: The GitHub token generated above.
Go to repository Settings > Security > Actions secrets and variables > Variables, add the following environment variables:
- GIST_ID: The ID of your gist (e.g., 914dd217cecdc3bf27960be421c95850 from https://gist.github.com/liby/914dd217cecdc3bf27960be421c95850)

4. Pin the Gist to Your Profile

Follow GitHub's guide on pinning items to your profile to display your language stats.