Automated Git Commits on Random Dates

Features

• Create random commits on random days between a specified date range.
• Automate the commit process with customizable parameters.

Prerequisites

• Node.js: Install it from nodejs.org.
• Git: Install it from git-scm.com.

Setup

1. Create a Private Repository

1. Open GitHub and create a new private repository. 📂
2. Clone the repository to your local machine using GitHub Desktop, VS Code, or the terminal. 🖥️

2. Initialize a Node.js Project

npm init -y

3. Install Required npm Packages

npm install moment jsonfile simple-git

4. Create Project Structure

project-directory/
├── data.json
├── index.js
├── package.json
        

5. Create data.json

{
  "date": "2023-12-06T00:00:00+05:30"
}

6. Create index.js

const FILE_PATH = './data.json';
const moment = require('moment');
const jsonfile = require('jsonfile');
const simpleGit = require('simple-git')();

const randomInt = (min, max) => Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;

const makeCommit = async (date, callback) => {
    const data = { date };
    jsonfile.writeFile(FILE_PATH, data, async () => {
        simpleGit.add([FILE_PATH]).commit(date, { '--date': date }, callback);
    });
};

const startDate = moment('2024-01-01');
const endDate = moment('2024-04-01');

const commitDates = [];
for (let date = startDate; date.isBefore(endDate) || date.isSame(endDate); date.add(1, 'days')) {
    const numCommits = randomInt(1, 5); // Random number of commits between 1 and 5
    for (let i = 0; i < numCommits; i++) {
        commitDates.push(date.clone().add(randomInt(0, 23), 'hours').format()); // Random hour of the day
    }
}

const makeCommits = async (dates) => {
    if (dates.length === 0) return simpleGit.push();
    const date = dates.shift();
    await makeCommit(date, () => makeCommits(dates));
};

makeCommits(commitDates);
        

Running the Script

1. Open your terminal and navigate to your project directory. 💻
2. Run the script using Node.js:

   node index.js

3. The script will create random commits on random days within the specified date range and push them to your Git repository. 🚀

Notes

• Ensure that your Git repository is initialized and has at least one initial commit before running the script. ✅
• The script uses the following npm packages:
  • moment: For date manipulation.
  • jsonfile: To read and write JSON files.
  • simple-git: To interact with Git.
• You can adjust the startDate and endDate variables in index.js to customize the date range.

Example Output

After running the script, your Git history will include commits with random timestamps between the specified dates. 📜

Troubleshooting

• Ensure Git is properly configured and authenticated with your remote repository. 🔐
• Verify the data.json file path and structure if errors occur. 🛠️

This script simplifies creating artificial commit histories, ideal for learning, testing, or visualization purposes. 🌟