Daily Commits Automation

This project automates daily commits to keep your GitHub contribution graph active. It generates a new commit each day with a unique message, pushes it to the repository, and handles potential conflicts automatically.

Features

• Automated Daily Commits: Automatically commits a file (temp.txt) with a new timestamp every day.
• Conflict Handling: Resolves conflicts by force-syncing the local branch with the remote branch before each commit.
• Customizable: Easily adjust the commit message or modify the content of each commit.

Setup

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone git@github.com:kaneAmiller/daily-commits.git
   cd daily-commits

2. Install Node.js: Make sure you have Node.js installed to run the script. Download Node.js here.

3. Set Up GitHub SSH Authentication:

   • Generate an SSH key if you haven't already.
   • Add the key to your GitHub account.

4. Edit dailyCommit.js (Optional):

   • By default, the script creates a unique message using the current date and time.
   • If you want to change the commit message format, update the message variable in dailyCommit.js.

Usage

Running the Script Manually

To run the script manually, navigate to the project directory and execute:

node dailyCommit.js

This will:

1. Force-sync the local branch with the remote branch.
2. Generate a new commit message with the current date and time.
3. Push the new commit to the GitHub repository.

Automate with a Cron Job (macOS/Linux)

To run this script automatically every day, set up a cron job:

1. Open your crontab:

   crontab -e

2. Add the following line to schedule the script to run daily at 9 AM:

   0 9 * * * /usr/local/bin/node /path/to/dailyCommit.js

   Replace /path/to/dailyCommit.js with the full path to your dailyCommit.js file.

Automate with Task Scheduler (Windows)

1. Open Task Scheduler.
2. Create a new task with the following settings:
   • Trigger: Daily at your preferred time.
   • Action: Start a Program.
   • Program: Path to node.exe, usually C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe.
   • Arguments: Full path to dailyCommit.js, e.g., C:\path\to\dailyCommit.js.

Customization

• Change Commit Message: Update the message variable in dailyCommit.js to customize the commit message format.
• File Content: The script writes a new message to temp.txt daily. You can modify this to add different content or even add more files if needed.

Troubleshooting

• Conflict Issues: This script uses git reset --hard to resolve conflicts by syncing the local branch with the remote branch before each commit.
• GitHub Authentication: Make sure your SSH key is properly set up on GitHub if you encounter authentication issues.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.