Github Blame Tool

Brings better blame traversal links to github's blame and commit pages.
What is Github Blame Tool?
Github Blame Tool is a Chrome extension that enhances the blame and commit pages on Github by providing better links for blame traversal. It allows users to easily navigate between different blame views and access previous versions of files.

Extension stats

Users: 38
Version: 1.1.0 (Last updated: 2015-05-22)
Creation date: 2015-05-22
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 50.86K

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Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Github is a great tool, but it could use a few better links to blame views.

On a blame page, beside every short commit hash, you'll see a < and a |, which link to a blame of that file from the commit before that hash and that hash, respectively.

On a commit blob page, every file now also has a button linking to a "Previous Blame" view and a "Blame" view, that open that file up in blame mode either at the commit previous to the blob you're examining, or at the current commit.

Sometimes, an edit to a file will have been made at a commit prior to a rename of that file. If you're looking at a blame of the file after it's been renamed, you won't be able to jump straight to the blame of the file before it was renamed. You will instead have to follow the commit link for that change, and then on the commit page (which will show the original file), navigate to a blame on that file.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me at [email protected].

Also, if this somehow breaks something for you, you're the only one responsible for it.

Extension safety

Risk impact

Github Blame Tool requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Github Blame Tool has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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