GitHub Metrics TopX

Reference example which scans a GitHub Enterprise Server instance to collect Top X metrics of activity across all organizations and repositories.

This example repository uses Node.js to communicate with the GitHub GraphQL API using Octokit.

• GitHub Metrics TopX
  • Requirements
  • Usage
    • Usage - Local Exec
    • Usage - Workflow Dispatch
      • Components - Workflow Dispatch
      • Workflow Configuration - Workflow Dispatch
  • Output

Requirements

• Node.js: Tested with v16.14.2 of Node.js with npm version 8.6.0. Refer to the Node.js Docs Site for installation details.
• Personal Access Token: A Personal Access Token is used to authenticate with GitHub for this script. Token should have the following scopes:
  • read:enterprise
  • read:org
  • read:packages
  • read:user
  • repo
  • user:email

Usage

Usage - Local Exec

The orgmetrics app can be run from a system which has the requirements fulfilled for Node.JS.

• Create a .env file using provided .env.example with the following variables:
  • GHE_API_TOKEN: required Used by app.js, Personal Authentication Token used for API calls.
  • GHE_HOSTNAME: Used by app.js, Optional FQDN for GitHub Enterprise Server instance for API calls. Defaults to api.github.com. For a GitHub Enterprise Server(GHES) installation this would be GHES_INSTANCE.FQDN.domain.
  • GHE_METRICS_DEPTH: Integer, Depth level for metrics -- to collect top 25 metrics then set to 25. Default 10.
  • GHE_ORG_LIST: Optional comma-separated list of orgs to scan.
• Install npm dependencies: npm install
• Execute orgmetrics app: npx node app.js
• Results will be saved to individual JSON files under ./data/orgmetrics local path and combined to ./data/orgmetrics.json.

Usage - Workflow Dispatch

This example repository can be triggered with a Workflow Dispatch event to directly trigger a workflow run with parameters.

Components - Workflow Dispatch

• package.json: Node.js app definition and source of dependencies.
• app.js: Contains orgmetrics app logic.
• Environment Variables used:
  • GHE_API_TOKEN: required Used by app.js, Personal Authentication Token used for API calls.
  • GHE_HOSTNAME: Used by app.js, Optional FQDN for GitHub Enterprise Server instance for API calls. Defaults to api.github.com. For a GitHub Enterprise Server(GHES) installation this would be GHES_INSTANCE.FQDN.domain.
  • GHE_METRICS_DEPTH: Integer, Depth level for metrics -- to collect top 25 metrics then set to 25. Default 10.
  • GHE_ORG_LIST: Optional comma-separated list of orgs to scan.
• orgmetrics.json file will be saved as a workflow artifact.

Workflow Configuration - Workflow Dispatch

The following shows relevant configuration options which are similar to the orgmetrics.yml workflow located in this repository.

on:
  # Allow for manual execution
  workflow_dispatch:
  # Execute on schedule
  schedule:
    - cron:  '30 17 * * *'

jobs:
  orgmetrics_exec:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    env:
      GHE_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GHE_API_TOKEN }}
      GHE_HOSTNAME: ${{ secrets.GHE_HOSTNAME }}
      GHE_METRICS_DEPTH: ${{ vars.GHE_METRICS_DEPTH }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Use Node.js 16.x
        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
        with:
          node-version: 16.x
      - name: npm setup
        run: npm install
      - name: exec orgmetrics
        run: npx node app.js
      - name: Save orgmetrics.json artifact
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: orgmetrics
          path: orgmetrics.json
      - name: Send orgmetrics to metrics endpoint
        run: |
          echo 'This is a step to show an example where the
          orgmetrics.json can be transmitted to a datastore
          where metrics are collected for long-term reporting.'

Output

Example output of an individual repository:

{
  "nameWithOwner": "my-org/my-repo",
  "pushedAt": "2022-10-09T13:49:38Z",
  "defaultBranchRef": {
    "name": "main",
    "target": {
      "id": "MDY6Q29tbWl0MTcwNTphNmNkYWVmYjA4YjUzMDAzZjYzZTc3NGY5MTA4YWY5ODE5YWZlZmNh",
      "authoredDate": "2022-10-09T13:49:38Z",
      "author": {
        "name": "GHE Admin",
        "date": "2022-10-09T08:49:38-05:00"
      }
    }
  },
  "languages": {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "name": "JavaScript"
      }
    ],
    "edges": [
      {
        "size": 338
      }
    ]
  },
  "issues": {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "number": 2,
        "author": {
          "login": "ghe-admin"
        },
        "lastEditedAt": null,
        "createdAt": "2022-10-09T13:42:55Z",
        "closedAt": null
      },
      {
        "number": 3,
        "author": {
          "login": "ghe-admin"
        },
        "lastEditedAt": null,
        "createdAt": "2022-10-09T13:43:02Z",
        "closedAt": null
      },
      {
        "number": 4,
        "author": {
          "login": "ghe-admin"
        },
        "lastEditedAt": null,
        "createdAt": "2022-10-09T13:45:38Z",
        "closedAt": "2022-10-09T13:45:45Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "pullRequests": {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "number": 1,
        "author": {
          "login": "ghe-admin"
        },
        "lastEditedAt": null,
        "createdAt": "2022-10-09T13:42:44Z",
        "mergedAt": "2022-10-09T13:48:04Z",
        "closedAt": "2022-10-09T13:48:04Z"
      },
      {
        "number": 5,
        "author": {
          "login": "ghe-admin"
        },
        "lastEditedAt": null,
        "createdAt": "2022-10-09T13:46:00Z",
        "mergedAt": "2022-10-09T13:46:06Z",
        "closedAt": "2022-10-09T13:46:06Z"
      },
      {
        "number": 6,
        "author": {
          "login": "ghe-admin"
        },
        "lastEditedAt": null,
        "createdAt": "2022-10-09T13:47:19Z",
        "mergedAt": "2022-10-09T13:49:38Z",
        "closedAt": "2022-10-09T13:49:38Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}