Click 'n' Clone

A bookmarklet for rapid repo cloning. Just click and clone!

v2 - now supports Hugging Face Spaces

Quickly Clone GitHub / Hugging Face Spaces Repo with Bookmarklet

To quickly clone a repository on Github or Hugging Face Spaces, follow these steps:

1. First, run the server:

   • Run the following command to start the server:

     python server.py

   This starts a local server on port 5000 that will handle the repository cloning.

   • Note: The cloned repository will be placed in directory 'github_clones' in the same directory where the server script is run.
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2. Set up the bookmarklet:

   • Copy the code below.
   • Create a new bookmark in your browser.
   • Paste the copied code into the bookmark's URL field.

javascript:(function(){
    var serverUrl = 'http://127.0.0.1:5000/clone';
    var currentUrl = window.location.href;
    var repoUrl;
    // Check for GitHub repository
    var githubMatch = currentUrl.match(/^https?:\/\/github\.com\/([^\/]+\/[^\/]+)/);
    if (githubMatch) {
        repoUrl = 'https://github.com/' + githubMatch[1] + '.git';
    } 
    // Check for Hugging Face space
    else if (currentUrl.startsWith('https://huggingface.co/spaces/')) {
        repoUrl = currentUrl;
    }
    if (repoUrl) {
        window.location.href = serverUrl + '?url=' + encodeURIComponent(repoUrl);
    } else {
        alert('This doesn\'t appear to be a GitHub repository or Hugging Face space page.');
    }
})();
// use with bookmarklet maker https://caiorss.github.io/bookmarklet-maker/

4. Using the bookmarklet:
   • Once the server is running and you've added the bookmarklet, go to any GitHub repository page or Hugging Face Spaces page.
   • Click the bookmark to clone the repo.
   • The repo will be cloned in directory 'github_clones' relative to the server.py script
   • Once complete, the browser will show a tree output of the files.
   • 

Note: Developed and tested only on MacOSX.

NotebookLLm podcast on this readme

click-n-clone-podcast.mp4