all-contributors-cli/README.md

# all-contributors-cli

<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-2-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors)<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->

This is a tool to help automate adding contributor acknowledgements according to the [all-contributors](https://github.com/kentcdodds/all-contributors) specification.

## Installation

You can install it via `npm`:
```console
npm install all-contributors-cli
```

## Configuration

### Create a `.all-contributorsrc` file

You must create a `.all-contributorsrc` JSON file. The data used to generate the contributors list will be stored in here, and you can configure how you want `all-contributors-cli` to generate the list.

```json
{
  "files": ["README.md"],
  "owner": "jfmengels",
  "types": {
    "cheerful": {
      "symbol": ":smiley:"
    }
  },
  "contributors": [{
    "login": "jfmengels",
    "...": "..."
  }]
}
```

These are the keys you can specify:
- `files`: Array of files to update. Default: `['README.md']`
- `projectOwner`: Name of the user the project is hosted by. Example: `jfmengels/all-contributor-cli` --> `jfmengels`. Mandatory.
- `projectName`: Name of the project. Example: `jfmengels/all-contributor-cli` --> `all-contributor-cli`. Mandatory.
- `types`: Specify custom symbols or link templates for contribution types. Can override the documented types.
- `imageSize`: Size (in px) of the user's avatar. Default: `100`.
- `contributorsPerLine`: Maximum number of columns for the contributors table. Default: `7`.
- `contributorTemplate`: Define your own template to generate the contributor list.
- `badgeTemplate`: Define your own template to generate the badge.

### Add contributors section

If you don't already have a Contributors section in a Markdown file, create one. Then add the comment tags section below to it. Don't worry, they're visible only to those that read the raw file.

```md
## Contributors

<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->
```

If you wish to add a badge ( [![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-14-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors) ) indicating the number of collaborators, add the following comment tags section:

```md
some-badge
<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START --><!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
some-other-badge
```

## Usage

### Generating the contributors list

Use `generate` to generate the contributors list and inject it into your contributors file. Contributors will be read from your configuration file.

```console
all-contributors generate
```

### Add new contributor

Use `add` to add new contributors to your project. They will be added to your configuration file. The contributors file will then be updated just as if you used the `generate` command.

```console
# Add new contributor <username>, who made a contribution of type <contribution>
all-contributors add <username> <contribution>
# Example:
all-contributors add jfmengels code,doc
```

Where:
- `username` is the user's GitHub username
- `contribution` is a `,`-separated list of ways to contribute, from the following list ([see the specs](https://github.com/kentcdodds/all-contributors#emoji-key)):
  - code: 💻
  - plugin: 🔌
  - tool: 🔧
  - doc: 📖
  - question: ❓
  - test: ⚠️
  - bug: 🐛
  - example: 💡
  - blog: 📝
  - tutorial: ✅
  - translate: 🌍
  - video: 📹
  - talk: 📢
  - design: 🎨
  - review: 👀


## Contributors

Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://github.com/kentcdodds/all-contributors#emoji-key)):

<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
| [![Jeroen Engels](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3869412?v=3&s=undefined)<br /><sub>Jeroen Engels</sub>](https://github.com/jfmengels)<br />[💻](https://github.com/jfmengels/all-contributors-cli/commits?author=jfmengels) [📖](https://github.com/jfmengels/all-contributors-cli/commits?author=jfmengels) [⚠️](https://github.com/jfmengels/all-contributors-cli/commits?author=jfmengels) | [![Kent C. Dodds](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1500684?v=3&s=undefined)<br /><sub>Kent C. Dodds</sub>](http://kentcdodds.com/)<br />[📖](https://github.com/jfmengels/all-contributors-cli/commits?author=kentcdodds) |
| :---: | :---: |
<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->

This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/kentcdodds/all-contributors) specification.
Contributions of any kind welcome!

## LICENSE

MIT