Git History UI

A beautiful, modern web UI for visualizing git history with interactive commit graphs, search, filtering, and diff visualization. Built with Angular and Node.js.

🚀 Quick Start

# Run directly with npx (no installation needed)
npx git-history-ui@latest

That's it! The application will start on http://localhost:3000 and open your browser automatically.

✨ Features

• 🎨 Interactive Commit Graph - D3.js-powered visualizations with branch tracking
• 🔍 Advanced Search & Filtering - Search by author, date, commit message, or files
• 📊 Dual View Modes - Switch between graph view and list view
• 🎨 Color Palette System - 6 light and 6 dark themes
• 🌙 Dark/Light Mode - Toggle between themes
• 📱 Responsive Design - Works on desktop and mobile

📖 Usage

CLI Options

# Custom port
npx git-history-ui@latest --port 8080

# Filter by specific file
npx git-history-ui@latest --file src/app.js

# Filter by author
npx git-history-ui@latest --author "your-name"

# Filter by date range
npx git-history-ui@latest --since 2024-01-01

# Don't auto-open browser
npx git-history-ui@latest --no-open

# Show help
npx git-history-ui@latest --help

🏭 Production

Build for Production

# Build both backend and frontend
npm run build:production

# Start production server
npm run start:production

Docker

# Build and run with Docker
docker build -t git-history-ui .
docker run -p 3000:3000 git-history-ui

🛠️ Development

Setup

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/ankit-sharma/git-history-ui.git
cd git-history-ui
npm install

# Start development servers
npm run dev

Testing

# Run backend tests
npm test

# Run frontend tests
cd frontend && npm test

📋 Requirements

• Node.js: 18.0.0 or higher
• Git: Any version (must be in a git repository)

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Run tests
5. Submit a pull request

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

Made with ❤️ for developers who love beautiful git visualizations