GitHubTree allows you to explore, navigate, and generate formatted directory trees for any GitHub repository without cloning. Perfect for documentation, code reviews, and project overviews.

Features

• Instant Explorer: Visualize any public repository (e.g., facebook/react).
• Media-Aware File Previewer: Live preview code, images (with transparency checkerboard support), and audio elements natively in the web dashboard.
• Repository Meta Intelligence: Get instant rich statistics (repository size, stargazers, forks, branch totals, and active contributors) inside a color-matched dashboard.
• Interactive Embeddable Badges: Share and showcase your repository structure in README files using a custom shields.io Markdown badge generator.
• High Performance & Limit-Free: Zero-API rate-limit usage for public file previews utilizing direct raw CDN fetches with highly efficient session-wide caching.
• Intelligent Navigation: Search and filter files in real-time with parent-folder context preservation.
• Interactive Controls: Unified tree toggles (Compact/Expand) and collapsible folder support.
• Visual Styles: Choose between Classic (└──), Slashed (/src), Minimal, ASCII (+--), and Bulleted (•).
• Private Repository Access: Securely access personal repos using a GitHub PAT (stored only in your browser).
• Deep Linking: Share links that persist your branch, filter, sort, and style settings.

CLI Tool

Generate directory trees directly in your terminal.

Usage (No Install)

npx gh-tree user/repo

Global Installation

npm install -g gh-tree

Commands & Flags

gh-tree <user/repo> [flags]

Flags:

• --branch, -b <name>: Specify branch (default: main)
• --depth, -d <num>: Limit recursion depth
• --ignore, -i <patterns>: Ignore patterns (comma-separated, e.g. node_modules,*.log)
• --style <type>: Visual style (classic, bulleted, minimal, etc.)
• --json: Output raw JSON data instead of ASCII
• --icons: Show file/folder icons in output
• --token, -t <key>: Use a specific GitHub Token
• --save-token <key>: Save a token globally for future use
• --clear-cache: Clear local tree cache

CLI Examples

# Basic usage
gh-tree mgks/githubtree

# Limit depth and ignore specific patterns
gh-tree facebook/react -d 2 -i "node_modules,*.log"

# Show icons and use a specific branch
gh-tree user/repo --branch develop --icons

# Output as JSON for processing
gh-tree user/repo --json > tree.json

For Builders: NPM Package

Use the core engine to integrate tree generation into your own Node.js applications.

Installation

npm install gh-tree

Quick Start

import { GitHubTree } from 'gh-tree';

const gt = new GitHubTree(process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN);

try {
    const { tree } = await gt.getTree('mgks/githubtree', 'main');
    const output = gt.generateAsciiTree(tree, { style: 'classic', icons: true });
    console.log(output);
} catch (err) {
    console.error(err);
}

Local Development (Monorepo)

• packages/core: Core logic, API fetcher, and CLI tool.
• packages/web: Vite-based Web Application.
• tools/: SEO and static page generation scripts.

1. Clone & Install:

   git clone https://github.com/mgks/GitHubTree.git
   cd GitHubTree
   npm install

2. Run Development Server: npm run dev
3. Deploy Production Build: npm run deploy

Contributing

Found a bug or have an idea? Open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

Distributed under the MIT License.