Git Count by Author - TypeScript

Introduction

Git Count is a command line tool that allows you to count the number of commits made by each author to your Git repository. It provides an easy way to get a quick overview of who has contributed the most to a project. In this tutorial, we will go through how to use Git Count to count commits made by author specifically for TypeScript.

Installation

Git Count can be installed using the npm package manager. Open a command prompt and run the following command:

npm install -g git-count-by-author

Usage

To use Git Count, navigate to your Git repository and run the following command:

git count <options>

The available options are:

• --since <date>: Show commits after a certain date
• --until <date>: Show commits before a certain date
• --author <name>: Show commits made by a certain author
• --reverse: Show the output in reverse order

To count the number of commits made by each author specifically for TypeScript, run the following command:

git count --author <name> --since <date> --until <date> -- TypeScript

The <name> parameter should be replaced with the name of the author you want to count commits for. The <date> parameters should be replaced with the dates you want to limit the commits to. For example, if you want to count commits made by John Doe between January 1st, 2021 and March 31st, 2021 for TypeScript, you would run the following command:

git count --author "John Doe" --since 2021-01-01 --until 2021-03-31 -- TypeScript

Markdown Output

The output of Git Count can be formatted as markdown. To output the results in markdown format, add the --markdown option to the command:

git count --author "John Doe" --since 2021-01-01 --until 2021-03-31 -- TypeScript --markdown

This will output the results in the following format:

| Author | Commits |
| ------ | ------- |
| John Doe | 10 |

You can then copy and paste this output into a markdown document.

Conclusion

Git Count is a useful tool that allows you to quickly count the number of commits made by each author to your Git repository. It's easy to use, and the output can be formatted as markdown to make it easy to include in documentation. In this tutorial, we went through how to use Git Count to count commits made by author specifically for TypeScript.