OctoLinker — Links together, what belongs together.

OctoLinker is a browser extension for GitHub, that turns language-specific statements like include require or import into links.

Learn how it works

	const parse = require('url');
	const json = require('micro');
	const pMap = require('p-map');

	const go = require(' ./go ');
	const java = require('./java');
	const ping = require('./ping');
	const registries = require('./registries');

	const log = require('./utils/log');
	const cache = require('./utils/cache');
	const tracking = require('./utils/tracking');

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How it works

1 Read

OctoLinker reads the source code you're currently viewing straight from the browser or, in some cases, using the GitHub API.

No source code will ever be sent to a server! Your source code stays in your browser.

2 Find

Based on the file type, OctoLinker invokes a plugin which then executes a regular expression on the source code to find import statements.

3 Resolve

Relative file references are resolved through the GitHub tree API in your browser. External dependencies are resolved using the OctoLinker API.

Only the name of a dependency along with the registry type is sent to this service.

Features

Relative files

Navigate through GitHub repositories faster than ever before with a single click. OctoLinker leverages the GitHub API to fetch a tree structure of the repository to link relative files.

Dependency Discovery

Never leave GitHub to manually search for a dependency. OctoLinker links dependencies defined in files like package.json, composer.json,Gemfile or requirements.txt with their related GitHub project page.

API Docs

Forgot the signature of core library method? No worries, OctoLinker links to API docs such as nodejs.org/en/docs docs.python.org docs.oracle.com or rubygems.org.

Pull Request

Code review made easy. OctoLinker links dependencies and files on a Pull Request so you can focus on the work that matters – code review.

Issues & Comments

If OctoLinker is able to infer a file type from code snippet in a Markdown file, Issue or Pull Request comment, it will insert links as well.

Private repositories

In order to support all mentioned features on a private repository, OctoLinker requires a GitHub access token. If that happens OctoLinker will prompt a notification. Your GitHub token will be never send to a server! Your token stays in your browser.

Supported environments

composer

css

Deno

docker

Haskell

Homebrew

HTML

Java

JavaScript

less

nodejs

Paket

PHP

npm

python

Ruby

RubyGems

Rust

Sass

TypeScript

Vim

.Net

OctoLinker is just the beginning!

What people are saying

Octo Linker links up dependencies, require() & ES2015 imports across packages on GitHub https://t.co/vhoZyyINi2 👌 pic.twitter.com/LcB7uMoVPI
— Addy Osmani (@addyosmani)December 30, 2015

I'm generally skeptical of Chrome plugins, but OctoLinker's been really handy. Makes it much easier to navigate projects on GitHub. https://t.co/CfZD2Awe8O
— Daniel O'Connor (@_danoc)February 7, 2019

OctoLinker is probably the most valuable tool I've added to my developer belt in the last five years. Lowering friction to read open source code gives me superpowers https://t.co/7eE7pNopRN
— Josh Duff (@TehShrike) October 8, 2018

Octolinker is crucial improvement, being able to jump around files without searching for them makes analysing code and dependencies a breeze
— Pete Nykänen (@pete_tnt)March 16, 2019

Navigating and understanding a new codebase becomes so easy. Thanks @OctoLinker for this! ❤
— Nikhita Raghunath (@TheNikhita) February 16, 2017

How did I go all these years without coming across @OctoLinker extension for GitHub? Essential. https://t.co/3wT8rwaPch
— Steve Wu (@stevenwu) January 28, 2019

Backers

I am truly grateful to all the wonderful humans and companies supporting the development of OctoLinker. Please consider donations through GitHub Sponsors or Open Collective – Thank you 🙇‍♂️

Install OctoLinker

OctoLinker is a browser extension and available on Chrome Web Store, Mozilla Add-ons Store, Microsoft Store and Opera Add-ons Store.
Install and enhance your GitHub experience.

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