"Did you mean...?" for GitHub

"Did you mean...?" for GitHub

This extension suggests you similar repository names when you get a 404 error on GitHub

"Did you mean...?" for GitHub
What is "Did you mean...?" for GitHub?
"Did you mean...?" for GitHub is a browser extension that suggests repositories with similar names when you encounter a 404 error on GitHub.
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By: vantezzen
Users: 4 ▲ 1
Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2019-09-29)
Creation date: 2019-09-29
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • https://github.com/*/*
  • storage
Size: 990.21K
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Summary

"Did you mean...? for GitHub" is a browser extension that suggests repositories that have a similar name when you encounter a 404 error. When trying to access "https://github.com/facebook/reakt", GitHub gives a 404 error. You probably meant to go to "https://github.com/facebook/react" so this extension suggests you the correct repository.

You can optionally add a GitHub API token. In this case, the extension will query the GitHub GraphQL API for the possible repository names generated above to filter out repositories that don't exist.

The full source code of this extension is available on https://github.com/vantezzen/did-you-mean-for-github, if you find any issues or have a question please visit https://github.com/vantezzen/did-you-mean-for-github/issues.

This extension needs the following permissions:

  • "://github.com/" (=> "Read and change you data on github.com") to insert the "Did you mean...?" list into the 404 page
  • "storage" to save your GitHub API token

We do not collect or save any usage or other data about the users of this extension.

This extension is not affiliated to GitHub.com in any way!

Safety
Risk impact

"Did you mean...?" for GitHub may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

"Did you mean...?" for GitHub has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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