badges/shields

Badge request: GitHub dependency graph

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#1,550 opened on Mar 6, 2018

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Description

It would be great to have a shield displaying stats from GitHub's dependency graph (dependent repos / packages):

https://github.com/badges/shields/network/dependents

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascriptrest api
Domain
backendapi
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
JavaScriptNode.jsREST API basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
To implement this badge, create a new service in `services/` following the pattern of existing services like `github/traffic service.js`. Use the GitHub API endpoint `/repos/{owner}/{repo}/dependents` (or similar) to fetch dependent repository count. The hardest part may be parsing the HTML or finding the correct API endpoint, as GitHub's dependency graph may not have a public REST API. Check community discussions in the issue for alternatives. Add a route in `server.js` and a badge definition in `services/`.