Github BFF: Better Fork Finder

Alerts you when there is a more active fork of the Github repo you are viewing

What is Github BFF: Better Fork Finder?

Github BFF: Better Fork Finder is a Chrome extension that alerts you when there is a more active fork of the Github repo you are viewing. Never miss out on active forks again!

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By: Sridatta Thatipamala

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Users: 43 ▲ 1

Rating: 4.17 (6)

Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2012-09-27)

Creation date: 2012-09-26

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

https://github.com/
https://api.github.com/

Size: 37.31K

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 81399 ▲ 720

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#7922 in Developer Tools ▲ 42

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User reviews

It's not the most elegant solution, and it's firing too many requests and getting throttled. Needs to be implemented a little better. Perhaps if Sridatta would be willing to collaborate with me on Github-Omnibox?

Dean Sofer, 2014-01-30

Needs to be updated for new GitHub UI

Naftoli Gugenheim, 2014-01-15

Useful, but has a small bug, and no author contact info for me to report it (otherwise I wouldn't post it as a rating). Specifically, on a project's "Network" page, the extension changes the page geometry in a way that interferes with the network pane's mouse position detection. In order to get the commit info on hover, or to click through to a commit, one has to move the mouse above the target by the height of BFF's div. Personally, I wouldn't mind if BFF only reported a newer fork on the repo landing page (the "Code" tab), versus being on every tab. I'll update the rating to five stars when the author fixes that (whether by my proposal, or by some other means).

Tripp Lilley, 2013-04-03

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Risk impact

Github BFF: Better Fork Finder may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.