StevenBlack/hosts

TAKE NOTE: Starting to actively track hosts file sizes

Open

#2,014 opened on Jul 19, 2022

View on GitHub
 (8 comments) (8 reactions) (1 assignee)Python (2,124 forks)batch import
Documentationcoolenhancementhelp wantedpull request wantedwork in progress

Repository metrics

Stars
 (25,335 stars)
PR merge metrics
 (Avg merge 19h 6m) (2 merged PRs in 30d)

Description

This is the beginning of something I've been playing with: tracking hosts file sizes

For example:

Size history

I've added the following files to the repo:

  • hosts_file_size_history.png: the graph above.
  • stats.nb: a Wolfram Mathematica notebook. I'm sure someone will suggest I use Python 😄 — a pull request for that would be nice.
  • stats.out: the data file produced by...
  • stats.sh: the bash file that scours git history. Note there's a dependency on jq.

More to come but this is what I'll be working on for the next while.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Write a Python script to replicate or improve the functionality of stats.sh, using GitPython or similar library to parse git history and compute file sizes.
Tech stack
pythonshell
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Gitjqbash
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70