A script that helps you instantly generate a beautiful GitHub Activity Graph for the last year.
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How to use
- Create an empty GitHub repository. Do not initialize it.
- Download the contribute.py script and execute it passing the link on the created repository
python contribute.py [email protected]:user/repo.git
Now you have a repository with lots of changes in your GitHub account. Note: it takes several minutes for GitHub to reindex your activity.
How it works
The script initializes an empty git repository, creates a text file and starts generating changes to the file for every day within the last year (0-20 commits per day). Once the commits are generated it links the created repository with the remote repository and pushes the changes.
Going incognito
No one wants anybody to know that they are cheating. That is why the best option is making the generated repository private. It is free on GitHub. You only need to set up your account to show private contributions. This way GitHub users will see that you made some changes, but they won't be able to see what exactly was changed.
Customizations
You can customize how often to commit and how many commits a day to make, etc.
For instance, with the following command, the script will make from 1 to 12 commits a day. It will commit 60% of 100 days.
python contribute.py --max_commits=12 --frequency=60 --start_date=100 --repository=https://github.com/user/repo.git
Use --no_weekends
option if you don't want to commit on weekends
python contribute.py --no_weekends
Use --start_date
option to specify how many days ago the commit start
python contribute.py --start_date=10
Use --update
option if you want to generate commits on an initialized Github repository
python contribute.py --update
If you do not set the --repository
argument the script won'tย push the changes.
This way you can import the generated repository yourself.
Run python contribute.py --help
to get help.
System requirements
To be able to execute the script you need to have Python and Git installed.
Troubleshooting
I performed the script but my GitHub activity is still the same.
It might take several minutes for GitHub to reindex your activity. Check if the repository has new commits and wait a couple of minutes.
The changes are still not reflected after some time.
Are you using a private repository? If so, enable showing private contributions following this guide.
Still no luck
Make sure the email address you have in GitHub is the same as you have in your local settings. GitHub counts contributions only when they are made using the corresponding email.
Check your local email settings with:
git config --get user.email
If it doesn't match with the one from GitHub reset it with
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
Create a new repository and rerun the script.
There are errors in the logs of the script.
Maybe you tried to use an existing repository. If so, make sure you are using a new one which is not initialized.
If none of the options helped, open an issue and I will fix it as soon as possible.