GITHUNT - GitHub Profile Finder 🔎

GITHUNT is a polished GitHub profile explorer built with React that lets users search for developers, inspect public profile details, compare two profiles, and browse repositories with a modern, developer-focused experience.

Overview

GITHUNT combines the GitHub REST API with a clean custom interface to make public profile exploration feel faster and more engaging. The app supports live search, profile analytics, repository filtering, and a visual profile comparison flow.

Key Technologies

• React.js for the UI and routing experience
• GitHub REST API for profile and repository data
• Custom CSS styling with responsive layouts and dark/light mode support
• Optional GitHub GraphQL heatmap support with a personal access token

New Features ✨

• Modern home page with a bold handwritten GITHUNT hero treatment
• GitHub user search with polished loading and empty/error states
• Profile comparison for two GitHub accounts
• Repository cards with language badges, stars, forks, and updated dates
• Repository filtering and sorting with a load-more experience
• Analytics-style dashboard for follower, repo, and language insights
• Optional contribution heatmap support via GitHub token
• Responsive layout and accessible UI patterns

How to Run Locally

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/LakshayD02/GitHunt_Github_Finder.git

# 2. Open the project folder
cd GitHunt_Github_Finder

# 3. Install dependencies
npm install

# 4. Start the development server
npm start

Environment Setup

To enable the contribution heatmap, create a .env file in the project root and add:

REACT_APP_GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token_here

Project Links

• GitHub: https://github.com/LakshayD02
• Repository: https://github.com/LakshayD02/GitHunt_Github_Finder