git-heatmap visualises activity from the commit history of a local Git repository. Its output provides an at-a-glance view of when work took place, rather than forcing users to infer patterns from a long list of commit dates.
A contribution heatmap can be useful for understanding periods of concentrated development and breaks in activity. The utility works from data already stored in Git and does not require the repository to be hosted on GitHub or another forge.
A calendar display is a compact way to show patterns that can be hard to see in a chronological commit log. It can reveal busy periods and stretches with few recorded commits, but it should not be treated as a measure of work quality or total effort: one commit may represent a very different amount of work from another. As with other contribution calendars, it counts recorded activity rather than estimating code complexity, development effort or the importance of a particular change. The visualisation is therefore best read alongside other repository history reports.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Generates an activity heatmap from the history of a local Git repository.
- Shows how commit activity is distributed across dates.
- Offers visual customisation of the generated heatmap.
- Uses commit history from Git itself rather than relying on a hosted service.
- Provides a command-line workflow suitable for local repository inspection.
Website: codeberg.org/WyndFTW/git-heatmap
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Developer: Wynd
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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