### Commit Counter API

**Commit Counter API** is a simple Go-based service that fetches the number of GitHub commits made by a user in the current year.

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### Features
- Fetch commit count for a specified GitHub username.
- Simple and lightweight API.
- Proxies requests through Nginx for secure and scalable access.

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### Prerequisites
- Go (1.18 or higher)
- A GitHub personal access token with public repository access.
- Nginx for proxying requests (optional but recommended).

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### Setup
1. **Clone the repository**:
   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/your-repo/commit-counter.git
   cd commit-counter
   ```

2. **Set up the environment**:
   Create a `.env` file with the following content:
   ```plaintext
   GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_personal_access_token
   PORT=3001
   ```

3. **Install dependencies**:
   ```bash
   go mod tidy
   ```

4. **Run the application**:
   ```bash
   go run main.go
   ```

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### Usage
**API Endpoint**:
```plaintext
GET /commit-count?username={github_username}
```

**Example**:
```bash
curl "http://localhost:3001/commit-count?username=justsaumit"
```

**Response**:
```json
{
  "commit_count": 184
}
```

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### Nginx Configuration
Proxy requests through Nginx:
```nginx
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name commit-counter.example.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3001;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
    }
}
```

Reload Nginx:
```bash
sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl reload nginx
```

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### License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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Happy coding! 🚀