Fork me on GitHub

🐙 A fresher 'Fork me on GitHub' callout, now on React.

Use fork-me-on-github to promote your project on GitHub:

<ForkMeOnGithub repo="https://github.com/whatthefoo/fork-me-on-github"/>

...outputs a black SVG 'Fork me on GitHub' corner that's animated on hover. The default is black background with a white Octocat.

Customization

Instead of maintaining a list of possible combinations on this README, I created a living GitHub page, tha serves both as a way of showcase the variations and facilitate their use.

https://whatthefoo.github.io/fork-me-on-github/

On this page you can:

• Choose your 'Fork me on GitHub' from a set of pre-defined ones
• Copy the resulting component to the clipboard
• See a demonstration of what can be customized

Properties

repo:

String, Required.

<ForkMeOnGithub repo="https://github.com/whatthefoo/fork-me-on-github"/>

---

colorOctocat:

String, Optional (defaults to white)

If the assigned color doesn't pass color validation (courtesy of validate-color), it will fallback to white. Check your console for messages if you don't see your change applied.

<ForkMeOnGithub
  repo="https://github.com/whatthefoo/fork-me-on-github"
  colorOctocat="#bada55"
/>

---

colorBackground:

If the assigned color doesn't pass color validation (courtesy of validate-color), it will fallback to black. Check your console for messages if you don't see your change applied.

String, Optional (defaults to black)

<ForkMeOnGithub
  repo="https://github.com/whatthefoo/fork-me-on-github"
  colorBackground="#bada55"
/>

---

isDocumentation:

Boolean, Optional (defaults to false)

If passed, it won't apply the absolute positioning, overriding the prop side.

<ForkMeOnGithub
  repo="https://github.com/whatthefoo/fork-me-on-github"
  isDocumentation
/>

---

side:

String, Optional (defaults to right, only accepts right or left)

If isDocumentation is passed, side will have no effect as the component won't be absolutely positioned.

<ForkMeOnGithub
  repo="https://github.com/whatthefoo/fork-me-on-github"
  side="left"
/>

---

text:

String, Optional (defaults to Fork me on GitHub)

This property is solely meant to improve accessibility.

<ForkMeOnGithub
  repo="https://github.com/whatthefoo/fork-me-on-github"
  text="View source on GitHub"
/>

Using fork-me-on-github through npm

fork-me-on-github is also available as a package on npm and can be installed as a depedency with:

npm i fork-me-on-github --save

As with any node module, first you'll have to import it with require:

var ForkMeOnGithub = require('fork-me-on-github');

...but in a modern React implementation you'll be using import:

import ForkMeOnGithub from 'fork-me-on-github';

Development

Getting started

Clone this repo locally. You'll need to have NodeJS installed. Install all dependencies by running:

npm i

Run it locally

To start the app locally, run:

npm run start

This command fires up the application on port 9990, making it visible on http://localhost:9990. Because this app is based on create-react-app, the port number should be configured on the .env file.

Building the frontend for Production

When you're ready to build for production, run:

 npm run build

This command compiles all production-optimised resources to a folder called build. It's meant to be run remotely, at the environment host, at build time.

License

MIT

About

fork-me-on-github was put together by Wallace Sidhrée 👨‍💻🇳🇴. It is heavily based on github-corners, an amazing work done by Tim Holman.