techgaun/active-forks

Commits behind\ahead\identical

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#17 opened on Nov 3, 2018

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Description

Currently this project shows active forks based on forks\fallows, but I'm interested more in development side. It would be great to see fork status. Additional column with number of commits behind\ahead\identical. It looks like this would require new request for each fork. Maybe checkbox could be added 'Show fork status' which would show additional column ?

e.g: https://api.github.com/repos/justcla/EasyMotion/compare/master...DomasM:master

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Tech stack
javascriptrest api
Domain
full stack
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.
1-2 days
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
Familiarity with the active forks codebaseUnderstanding of GitHub APIBasic frontend developmentBasic backend development
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
45
Research direction
This feature requires adding a checkbox to the UI to optionally display a new column showing commits behind/ahead/identical for each fork. The data can be fetched via the GitHub API endpoint for comparing branches (e.g., https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/compare/{base}...{head}). Start by examining the existing codebase at https://github.com/techgaun/active forks to understand how forks are currently listed and how UI components are structured. Review the issue comments for any suggested approaches or limitations. Implement the new column as an optional toggle to avoid breaking existing functionality.