/*! Inspired by: http://aboutcode.net/2010/11/11/list-github-projects-using-javascript.html */ jQuery.fn.listCommits = function(username, repository, branch) { this.html('<span>Querying GitHub for recent commits…</span>'); var target = this; $.getJSON('https://api.github.com/repos/' + username + '/' + repository + '/commits?sha=' + branch + '&callback=?', function(response) { var commits = response.data; var list = $('<ul class="rssfeeditems"/>'); target.empty().append(list); $(commits).each(function(i) { var githubUrl = 'https://github.com/' + username + '/' + repository + '/commit/' + this.sha; var shortMessage = cutLines(this.commit.message); var author = this.author.login; if (author === '') { author = this.author.name; } list.append('<li><a href="' + githubUrl + '">' + shortMessage + '</a> <em>by <strong>' + author + '</strong></em></li>'); if (i === 9) { return false; } }); }); function cutLines(message) { var lineFeed = message.indexOf("\n"); if (lineFeed > -1) { return message.slice(0, lineFeed); } return message; } };