# Usage Statistics Tracker A comprehensive GitHub Action for tracking download statistics across multiple platforms (NPM, GitHub, PyPI, Homebrew, PowerShell, Postman, Go) with configurable outputs and README integration. ## ๐Ÿš€ Features - ๐Ÿ“Š **Multi-Platform Tracking**: NPM, GitHub, PyPI, Homebrew, PowerShell, Postman, Go - ๐ŸŽญ **Preview Mode**: Test with mock data without external API calls - ๐Ÿ“„ **Flexible Outputs**: JSON, CSV, and human-readable reports - ๐Ÿ“ **README Integration**: Auto-update README with statistics - โš™๏ธ **Configurable**: Custom configurations via JSON or preset modes - ๐Ÿ”„ **GitHub Actions Ready**: Built for CI/CD workflows - ๐Ÿงช **Comprehensive Testing**: Full test suite with Bun ## ๐Ÿ“ฆ Installation ### As a GitHub Action ```yaml - name: Usage Statistics Tracker uses: your-username/usage-statistics@v1 with: config: 'production' json-output-path: 'stats.json' csv-output-path: 'stats.csv' report-output-path: 'report.md' update-readme: 'true' github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} ``` ### Local Development ```bash # Install dependencies bun install # Run the tracker bun start # Preview mode (no external API calls) bun preview # Run tests bun test ``` ## ๐Ÿ”ง Configuration ### Input Parameters | Parameter | Description | Required | Default | |-----------|-------------|----------|---------| | `config` | Configuration mode or JSON | No | `production` | | `json-output-path` | Path for JSON output | No | `stats.json` | | `csv-output-path` | Path for CSV output | No | (empty) | | `report-output-path` | Path for human-readable report | No | (empty) | | `update-readme` | Whether to update README | No | `true` | | `readme-path` | Path to README file | No | `README.md` | | `github-token` | GitHub token for API access | No | `${{ github.token }}` | | `postman-api-key` | Postman API key | No | (empty) | | `commit-message` | Commit message for changes | No | `chore: update usage statistics [skip ci]` | | `preview-mode` | Run with mock data | No | `false` | ### Configuration Modes #### Production Mode ```yaml - name: Usage Statistics Tracker uses: your-username/usage-statistics@v1 with: config: 'production' ``` #### Development Mode ```yaml - name: Usage Statistics Tracker uses: your-username/usage-statistics@v1 with: config: 'development' ``` #### Custom JSON Configuration ```yaml - name: Usage Statistics Tracker uses: your-username/usage-statistics@v1 with: config: '{"npmPackages": ["lodash", "axios"], "githubRepositories": ["microsoft/vscode"]}' ``` ### Outputs | Output | Description | |--------|-------------| | `json-output` | Path to the generated JSON file | | `csv-output` | Path to the generated CSV file | | `report-output` | Path to the generated report file | | `total-downloads` | Total downloads across all platforms | | `unique-packages` | Number of unique packages tracked | | `platforms-tracked` | Comma-separated list of platforms tracked | ## ๐Ÿ“‹ Usage Examples ### Basic Usage ```yaml name: Update Usage Statistics on: schedule: - cron: '0 0 * * *' # Daily at midnight workflow_dispatch: jobs: update-stats: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - name: Checkout code uses: actions/checkout@v4 - name: Usage Statistics Tracker uses: your-username/usage-statistics@v1 with: config: 'production' json-output-path: 'stats.json' update-readme: 'true' github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} - name: Commit and push changes run: | git config user.name "github-actions[bot]" git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com" git add stats.json README.md git commit -m "chore: update usage statistics [skip ci]" || echo "No changes to commit" git push ``` ### Advanced Usage with Multiple Outputs ```yaml - name: Usage Statistics Tracker uses: your-username/usage-statistics@v1 with: config: 'production' json-output-path: 'data/stats.json' csv-output-path: 'data/stats.csv' report-output-path: 'docs/usage-report.md' update-readme: 'true' readme-path: 'README.md' github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} postman-api-key: ${{ secrets.POSTMAN_API_KEY }} commit-message: 'feat: update usage statistics with detailed report' ``` ### Preview Mode for Testing ```yaml - name: Test Usage Statistics uses: your-username/usage-statistics@v1 with: preview-mode: 'true' json-output-path: 'test-stats.json' csv-output-path: 'test-stats.csv' report-output-path: 'test-report.md' update-readme: 'false' ``` ### Using Outputs in Subsequent Steps ```yaml - name: Usage Statistics Tracker id: stats uses: your-username/usage-statistics@v1 with: config: 'production' json-output-path: 'stats.json' - name: Use Statistics Data run: | echo "Total downloads: ${{ steps.stats.outputs.total-downloads }}" echo "Unique packages: ${{ steps.stats.outputs.unique-packages }}" echo "Platforms: ${{ steps.stats.outputs.platforms-tracked }}" echo "JSON file: ${{ steps.stats.outputs.json-output }}" ``` ## ๐Ÿ“Š README Integration To enable automatic README updates, add these markers to your README.md: ```markdown ## ๐Ÿ“Š Usage Statistics Last updated: 2025-07-29T18:53:52.619Z ### Summary - **Total Downloads**: 414,533 - **Unique Packages**: 8 - **Platforms Tracked**: npm, pypi, homebrew, go ### Top Packages 1. **node** (homebrew) - 226,882 downloads 2. **git** (homebrew) - 153,281 downloads 3. **axios** (npm) - 18,397 downloads 4. **lodash** (npm) - 15,914 downloads 5. **github.com/go-chi/chi** (go) - 33 downloads ### Recent Activity - **node** (homebrew) - 226,882 downloads on 7/29/2025 - **git** (homebrew) - 153,281 downloads on 7/29/2025 - **axios** (npm) - 722 downloads on 7/29/2025 - **lodash** (npm) - 857 downloads on 7/29/2025 - **axios** (npm) - 936 downloads on 7/28/2025 ``` ## ๐Ÿ”ง Development ### Prerequisites - [Bun](https://bun.sh/) (version 1.0.0 or higher) ### Local Development ```bash # Install dependencies bun install # Run in development mode bun dev # Run tests bun test # Build the action bun run action:build # Test the action locally bun run action:test ``` ### Project Structure ``` usage-statistics/ โ”œโ”€โ”€ src/ โ”‚ โ”œโ”€โ”€ index.ts # Main library entry point โ”‚ โ”œโ”€โ”€ action.ts # GitHub Action entry point โ”‚ โ”œโ”€โ”€ config.ts # Configuration management โ”‚ โ”œโ”€โ”€ aggregator.ts # Statistics aggregation โ”‚ โ”œโ”€โ”€ types/ # TypeScript type definitions โ”‚ โ”œโ”€โ”€ trackers/ # Platform-specific trackers โ”‚ โ””โ”€โ”€ utils/ # Utility functions โ”œโ”€โ”€ .github/ โ”‚ โ””โ”€โ”€ workflows/ # GitHub Actions workflows โ”œโ”€โ”€ action.yml # Action metadata โ”œโ”€โ”€ package.json # Project configuration โ””โ”€โ”€ README.md # This file ``` ## ๐Ÿš€ Publishing to GitHub Marketplace ### 1. Prepare Your Repository 1. **Create a release tag**: ```bash git tag v1.0.0 git push origin v1.0.0 ``` 2. **Build the action**: ```bash bun run action:build ``` 3. **Commit the built files**: ```bash git add dist/ git commit -m "build: add action distribution files" git push ``` ### 2. Publish to Marketplace 1. Go to your repository on GitHub 2. Click on the **Actions** tab 3. Click **Publish this Action to the GitHub Marketplace** 4. Fill in the required information: - **Action name**: `usage-statistics-tracker` - **Description**: `Track download statistics across multiple platforms` - **Category**: `Data` or `Utilities` - **Icon**: Upload an appropriate icon - **Color**: Choose a brand color - **README**: Use the content from this README ### 3. Version Management For each new version: ```bash # Update version in package.json # Build the action bun run action:build # Create and push a new tag git tag v1.1.0 git push origin v1.1.0 ``` ## ๐Ÿ“ˆ Supported Platforms - **NPM**: Package download statistics - **GitHub**: Release download statistics - **PyPI**: Python package downloads - **Homebrew**: Formula installation statistics - **PowerShell**: Module download statistics - **Postman**: Collection fork/download statistics - **Go**: Module proxy statistics ## ๐Ÿค Contributing 1. Fork the repository 2. Create a feature branch 3. Make your changes 4. Add tests for new functionality 5. Run the test suite 6. Submit a pull request ## ๐Ÿ“„ License This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details. ## ๐Ÿ™ Acknowledgments - Built with [Bun](https://bun.sh/) for fast TypeScript execution - Uses [Octokit](https://github.com/octokit/octokit.js) for GitHub API integration - Inspired by the need for comprehensive usage analytics across multiple platforms