Data Explorer by OSS Insight

OSS Insight – Real-time GitHub OSS Analytics Platform

OSS Insight is a data analytics toolset built to provide deep insights into developers and repositories on GitHub. It offers real-time visibility into what’s happening now (e.g., events every few seconds), as well as historical trends and curated collections to explore popular projects, trending languages, and activity patterns. The platform is powered by TiDB Cloud and pulls data via the GitHub REST API and GH Archive, delivering fast, scalable insights for developers, data scientists, and product teams.

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Key Capabilities

• Real-time activity feed: observe GitHub events as they happen (updates every 5 seconds).
• Repository rankings: trending repositories ranked by a composite score (stars, forks, base activity).
• Deep insights: metrics around stars, forks, pushes, PRs, issues, reviews, and more to evaluate project momentum.
• Explore by language and topic: filter and explore by programming language and other repository attributes.
• Collections and dashboards: curated lists and dashboards to quickly discover relevant OSS projects and trends.
• API access: programmatic access to insights for integration into dashboards and analysis pipelines.
• Rich visualizations: charts and visual representations built with modern visualization stacks.
• Documentation and tutorials: guides to help you set up and analyze GitHub events in minutes.

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How It Works

1. GitHub data sources: uses GitHub REST API and GH Archive to retrieve repository events and metadata.
2. Data processing: aggregates stars, forks, pushes, PRs, issues, reviews, and other engagement signals.
3. Real-time rendering: displays up-to-date activity (per 5 seconds) alongside historical trends.
4. Visualization and exploration: offers dashboards, hot collections, and sortable rankings for quick discovery.

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How to Use OSS Insight

1. Explore trending repositories by time window, language, and popularity metrics.
2. Browse collections or search for specific topics or languages to find relevant OSS projects.
3. View real-time events to understand current activity patterns on GitHub.
4. Use the API to integrate insights into your own dashboards or analytics workflows.

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Safety and Privacy Considerations

• The platform sources publicly available GitHub data. Respect repository owners’ privacy and use insights for legitimate analytical purposes.
• Ensure compliance with GitHub’s terms of service when consuming and redistributing data.

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Core Features

• Real-time GitHub events feed (updates every 5 seconds)
• Deep OSS insights with stars, forks, pushes, PRs, issues, and reviews
• Trending repositories ranking with composite scoring
• Language and topic-based filtering
• Collections, dashboards, and curated lists
• API access for programmatic data retrieval
• Integration-ready data visualizations and widgets
• Hosted on TiDB Cloud for scalable analytics
• Comprehensive documentation and tutorials