diff --git a/.github/workflows/star-history.yml b/.github/workflows/star-history.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9c369d22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/star-history.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+name: Star History
+
+on:
+ workflow_dispatch:
+ schedule:
+ - cron: "37 6 * * *"
+ push:
+ branches: [main]
+ paths:
+ - ".github/workflows/star-history.yml"
+ - "scripts/star-history/**"
+
+permissions: {}
+
+concurrency:
+ group: star-history
+ cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+ publish:
+ name: Refresh chart
+ if: github.repository == 'bookorbit/bookorbit'
+ runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+ timeout-minutes: 10
+ permissions:
+ contents: write
+
+ steps:
+ - name: Checkout
+ uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+
+ - name: Set up Node.js
+ uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v6
+ with:
+ node-version: 24
+
+ - name: Test generator
+ run: node --test scripts/star-history/generate.test.mjs
+
+ - name: Restore accumulated series
+ env:
+ SERIES_PATH: ${{ runner.temp }}/star-history.json
+ run: |
+ if git ls-remote --exit-code --heads origin star-history >/dev/null; then
+ git fetch --depth 1 origin \
+ '+refs/heads/star-history:refs/remotes/origin/star-history'
+ git show origin/star-history:star-history.json > "$SERIES_PATH"
+ else
+ cp scripts/star-history/bootstrap.json "$SERIES_PATH"
+ fi
+
+ - name: Generate chart
+ env:
+ GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+ STAR_HISTORY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STAR_HISTORY_TOKEN }}
+ SERIES_PATH: ${{ runner.temp }}/star-history.json
+ SVG_PATH: ${{ runner.temp }}/star-history.svg
+ run: |
+ node scripts/star-history/generate.mjs \
+ --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
+ --series "$SERIES_PATH" \
+ --bootstrap scripts/star-history/bootstrap.json \
+ --out "$SVG_PATH"
+
+ - name: Publish chart and data
+ env:
+ SERIES_PATH: ${{ runner.temp }}/star-history.json
+ SVG_PATH: ${{ runner.temp }}/star-history.svg
+ run: |
+ git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+ git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+ json_blob=$(git hash-object -w "$SERIES_PATH")
+ svg_blob=$(git hash-object -w "$SVG_PATH")
+ tree=$(printf '100644 blob %s\tstar-history.json\n100644 blob %s\tstar-history.svg\n' \
+ "$json_blob" "$svg_blob" | git mktree)
+
+ parent=$(git rev-parse --verify refs/remotes/origin/star-history 2>/dev/null || true)
+ if [ -n "$parent" ]; then
+ previous_tree=$(git rev-parse "$parent^{tree}")
+ if [ "$tree" = "$previous_tree" ]; then
+ echo "Star history is unchanged"
+ exit 0
+ fi
+ commit=$(printf '%s\n' "chore: update star history" | \
+ TZ=UTC git commit-tree "$tree" -p "$parent")
+ else
+ commit=$(printf '%s\n' "chore: initialize star history" | \
+ TZ=UTC git commit-tree "$tree")
+ fi
+
+ git push origin "$commit:refs/heads/star-history"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6806f299a..771b0897b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ A self-hosted library management and reading platform for ebooks, PDFs, audioboo
---
-
+
## What is BookOrbit?
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ BookOrbit is available in English, German, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, and Slov
---
+## Community Growth
+
+[](https://github.com/bookorbit/bookorbit/stargazers)
+
+---
+
## Support
- **Questions and discussion:** [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/bookorbit/bookorbit/discussions)
diff --git a/docs/STAR_HISTORY.md b/docs/STAR_HISTORY.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe360d60b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/STAR_HISTORY.md
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Star History Chart
+
+BookOrbit renders its README star-history chart in the repository instead of
+depending on an external chart service.
+
+## Storage
+
+The `star-history` branch contains two generated files:
+
+- `star-history.json`: validated daily aggregate counts and source metadata
+- `star-history.svg`: the self-contained README chart
+
+The workflow creates normal commits on this branch. It does not force-push, so
+previous chart data remains recoverable without adding automated commits to
+`main`.
+
+The bootstrap snapshot at `scripts/star-history/bootstrap.json` contains the
+initial exact aggregate history. It is used only when the publication branch
+does not exist. Raw stargazer records and GitHub usernames are never stored.
+
+## Refresh behavior
+
+The `Star History` workflow runs daily and can also be dispatched manually.
+It restores the stored series, obtains the current repository star count,
+replaces any existing point for the current UTC date, renders the SVG, and
+publishes the JSON and SVG in one branch commit.
+
+The built-in workflow token is sufficient for daily snapshots. An optional
+`STAR_HISTORY_TOKEN` repository secret belonging to a collaborator enables
+exact-history refreshes from GitHub's timestamped stargazer endpoint. Exact
+refreshes replace the aggregate curve and correct any drift from previous
+snapshots. If the endpoint is unavailable, the workflow retains the stored
+history and falls back to the current count.
+
+The generator refuses malformed series, data for a different repository,
+future points, invalid API responses, and exact histories beyond GitHub's
+pagination limit. A failed run publishes nothing.
+
+## Local commands
+
+Run the focused test suite:
+
+```bash
+pnpm run test:star-history
+```
+
+Generate from a stored series and the current count:
+
+```bash
+GITHUB_TOKEN=... node scripts/star-history/generate.mjs \
+ --repo bookorbit/bookorbit \
+ --series star-history.json \
+ --bootstrap scripts/star-history/bootstrap.json \
+ --out star-history.svg
+```
+
+Set `STAR_HISTORY_TOKEN` as well to attempt a complete exact-history refresh.
diff --git a/docs/images/dashboard-overview.png b/docs/images/dashboard-overview.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..459acbc19
Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/images/dashboard-overview.png differ
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ea0e76ea..e2cb99858 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
"lint:fix": "pnpm --filter server lint:fix && pnpm --filter client lint:fix",
"format": "pnpm --filter server format && pnpm --filter client format",
"format:check": "pnpm --filter server format:check && pnpm --filter client format:check",
- "test": "pnpm run test:server && pnpm run test:client",
+ "test": "pnpm run test:star-history && pnpm run test:server && pnpm run test:client",
+ "test:star-history": "node --test scripts/star-history/generate.test.mjs",
"test:server": "pnpm --filter server test",
"test:client": "pnpm --filter client test:unit --run",
"e2e:run": "node ./scripts/e2e/run-suite.mjs",
diff --git a/scripts/star-history/bootstrap.json b/scripts/star-history/bootstrap.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f6a27fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/star-history/bootstrap.json
@@ -0,0 +1,305 @@
+{
+ "schemaVersion": 1,
+ "repository": "bookorbit/bookorbit",
+ "updatedAt": "2026-07-27",
+ "lastExactFetch": "2026-07-27",
+ "source": "exact",
+ "points": [
+ {
+ "date": "2026-05-15",
+ "stars": 1
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-05-16",
+ "stars": 11
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-05-17",
+ "stars": 64
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-05-18",
+ "stars": 86
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-05-19",
+ "stars": 97
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-05-20",
+ "stars": 173
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-05-21",
+ "stars": 213
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-05-22",
+ "stars": 243
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-05-23",
+ "stars": 354
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-05-24",
+ "stars": 460
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-05-25",
+ "stars": 486
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-05-26",
+ "stars": 501
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-05-27",
+ "stars": 518
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-05-28",
+ "stars": 532
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-05-29",
+ "stars": 605
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-05-30",
+ "stars": 624
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-05-31",
+ "stars": 640
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-01",
+ "stars": 672
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-02",
+ "stars": 729
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-03",
+ "stars": 761
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-04",
+ "stars": 816
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-05",
+ "stars": 836
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-06",
+ "stars": 853
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-07",
+ "stars": 866
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-08",
+ "stars": 871
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-09",
+ "stars": 882
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-10",
+ "stars": 887
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-11",
+ "stars": 897
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-12",
+ "stars": 933
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-13",
+ "stars": 997
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-14",
+ "stars": 1055
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-15",
+ "stars": 1078
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-16",
+ "stars": 1106
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-17",
+ "stars": 1128
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-18",
+ "stars": 1138
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-19",
+ "stars": 1145
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-20",
+ "stars": 1156
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-21",
+ "stars": 1164
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-22",
+ "stars": 1171
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-23",
+ "stars": 1178
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-24",
+ "stars": 1189
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-25",
+ "stars": 1199
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-26",
+ "stars": 1213
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-27",
+ "stars": 1224
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-28",
+ "stars": 1250
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-29",
+ "stars": 1271
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-06-30",
+ "stars": 1284
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-01",
+ "stars": 1302
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-02",
+ "stars": 1318
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-03",
+ "stars": 1334
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-04",
+ "stars": 1360
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-05",
+ "stars": 1374
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-06",
+ "stars": 1393
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-07",
+ "stars": 1409
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-08",
+ "stars": 1422
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-09",
+ "stars": 1431
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-10",
+ "stars": 1483
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-11",
+ "stars": 1504
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-12",
+ "stars": 1520
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-13",
+ "stars": 1537
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-14",
+ "stars": 1550
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-15",
+ "stars": 1563
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-16",
+ "stars": 1578
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-17",
+ "stars": 1594
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-18",
+ "stars": 1613
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-19",
+ "stars": 1626
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-20",
+ "stars": 1638
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-21",
+ "stars": 1654
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-22",
+ "stars": 1679
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-23",
+ "stars": 1694
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-24",
+ "stars": 1715
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-25",
+ "stars": 1745
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-26",
+ "stars": 1765
+ },
+ {
+ "date": "2026-07-27",
+ "stars": 1768
+ }
+ ]
+}
diff --git a/scripts/star-history/generate.mjs b/scripts/star-history/generate.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b41ef5c35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/star-history/generate.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,719 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { readFile, rename, unlink, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const API_ROOT = "https://api.github.com";
+const DEFAULT_REPOSITORY = "bookorbit/bookorbit";
+const MAX_PAGES = 400;
+const PER_PAGE = 100;
+const REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
+const MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES = 2_000_000;
+
+const WIDTH = 680;
+const HEIGHT = 380;
+const PANEL_X = 18;
+const PANEL_Y = 58;
+const PANEL_WIDTH = 644;
+const PANEL_HEIGHT = 252;
+const PLOT_LEFT = 76;
+const PLOT_RIGHT = 642;
+const GRID_RIGHT = 646;
+const PLOT_TOP = 86;
+const BASELINE = 288;
+const AXIS_LABEL_Y = 332;
+const MAX_DATE_TICKS = 4;
+const MAX_RENDERED_POINTS = 180;
+
+export class GitHubApiError extends Error {
+ constructor(message, { status, url, headers }) {
+ super(message);
+ this.name = "GitHubApiError";
+ this.status = status;
+ this.url = url;
+ this.headers = headers;
+ }
+}
+
+export class HistoryLimitError extends Error {
+ constructor(limit) {
+ super(`GitHub returned at least ${limit.toLocaleString("en-US")} stargazers, which exceeds the exact-history pagination limit`);
+ this.name = "HistoryLimitError";
+ }
+}
+
+function parseArguments(argv) {
+ const options = {
+ repository: process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY || DEFAULT_REPOSITORY,
+ seriesPath: "star-history.json",
+ bootstrapPath: undefined,
+ outputPath: "star-history.svg",
+ };
+
+ for (let index = 0; index < argv.length; index += 1) {
+ const flag = argv[index];
+ const value = argv[index + 1];
+
+ if (!["--repo", "--series", "--bootstrap", "--out"].includes(flag)) {
+ throw new Error(`Unknown argument: ${flag}`);
+ }
+ if (!value) {
+ throw new Error(`Missing value for ${flag}`);
+ }
+
+ if (flag === "--repo") options.repository = value;
+ if (flag === "--series") options.seriesPath = value;
+ if (flag === "--bootstrap") options.bootstrapPath = value;
+ if (flag === "--out") options.outputPath = value;
+ index += 1;
+ }
+
+ return options;
+}
+
+function utcToday(now = new Date()) {
+ return now.toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+}
+
+function isIsoDate(value) {
+ if (!/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/.test(value)) return false;
+ return new Date(`${value}T00:00:00Z`).toISOString().slice(0, 10) === value;
+}
+
+function dayNumber(value) {
+ return Date.parse(`${value}T00:00:00Z`) / 86_400_000;
+}
+
+function dateFromDayNumber(value) {
+ return new Date(value * 86_400_000).toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+}
+
+function xmlEscape(value) {
+ return String(value).replaceAll("&", "&").replaceAll("<", "<").replaceAll(">", ">").replaceAll('"', """).replaceAll("'", "'");
+}
+
+function repositoryApiPath(repository) {
+ const match = /^([A-Za-z0-9_.-]+)\/([A-Za-z0-9_.-]+)$/.exec(repository);
+ if (!match || [match[1], match[2]].some((segment) => segment === "." || segment === "..")) {
+ throw new Error(`Invalid GitHub repository: ${repository}`);
+ }
+ return `${encodeURIComponent(match[1])}/${encodeURIComponent(match[2])}`;
+}
+
+export function normalizeSeries(payload, repository) {
+ if (!payload || typeof payload !== "object" || Array.isArray(payload)) {
+ throw new Error("Star history must be a JSON object");
+ }
+ if (payload.schemaVersion !== 1) {
+ throw new Error(`Unsupported star-history schema version: ${payload.schemaVersion}`);
+ }
+ if (payload.repository !== repository) {
+ throw new Error(`Star history belongs to ${payload.repository ?? "an unknown repository"}, not ${repository}`);
+ }
+ if (!Array.isArray(payload.points) || payload.points.length === 0) {
+ throw new Error("Star history must contain at least one point");
+ }
+
+ let previousDate;
+ const points = payload.points.map((point, index) => {
+ if (!point || typeof point !== "object" || Array.isArray(point)) {
+ throw new Error(`Point ${index + 1} must be an object`);
+ }
+ if (!isIsoDate(point.date)) {
+ throw new Error(`Point ${index + 1} has an invalid date`);
+ }
+ if (!Number.isSafeInteger(point.stars) || point.stars < 0) {
+ throw new Error(`Point ${index + 1} has an invalid star count`);
+ }
+ if (previousDate && point.date <= previousDate) {
+ throw new Error("Star-history dates must be unique and strictly increasing");
+ }
+ previousDate = point.date;
+ return { date: point.date, stars: point.stars };
+ });
+
+ if (payload.updatedAt !== undefined && !isIsoDate(payload.updatedAt)) {
+ throw new Error("Star history has an invalid updatedAt date");
+ }
+ if (payload.lastExactFetch !== undefined && !isIsoDate(payload.lastExactFetch)) {
+ throw new Error("Star history has an invalid lastExactFetch date");
+ }
+ if (payload.source !== "exact" && payload.source !== "snapshot") {
+ throw new Error("Star history source must be exact or snapshot");
+ }
+
+ return {
+ schemaVersion: 1,
+ repository,
+ updatedAt: payload.updatedAt,
+ lastExactFetch: payload.lastExactFetch,
+ source: payload.source,
+ points,
+ };
+}
+
+export async function loadSeries(path, repository) {
+ try {
+ const raw = await readFile(path, "utf8");
+ if (!raw.trim()) return undefined;
+ return normalizeSeries(JSON.parse(raw), repository);
+ } catch (error) {
+ if (error?.code === "ENOENT") return undefined;
+ if (error instanceof SyntaxError) {
+ throw new Error(`${path} is not valid JSON: ${error.message}`);
+ }
+ throw error;
+ }
+}
+
+async function writeFileAtomically(path, contents) {
+ const temporaryPath = `${path}.${process.pid}.tmp`;
+ try {
+ await writeFile(temporaryPath, contents, "utf8");
+ await rename(temporaryPath, path);
+ } catch (error) {
+ await unlink(temporaryPath).catch(() => {});
+ throw error;
+ }
+}
+
+export async function saveSeries(path, series) {
+ await writeFileAtomically(path, `${JSON.stringify(series, null, 2)}\n`);
+}
+
+async function readJsonResponse(response) {
+ const declaredLength = Number(response.headers.get("content-length"));
+ if (Number.isFinite(declaredLength) && declaredLength > MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES) {
+ throw new Error(`GitHub response exceeds ${MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES} bytes`);
+ }
+ if (!response.body) return undefined;
+
+ const reader = response.body.getReader();
+ const chunks = [];
+ let totalBytes = 0;
+
+ while (true) {
+ const { done, value } = await reader.read();
+ if (done) break;
+ totalBytes += value.byteLength;
+ if (totalBytes > MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES) {
+ await reader.cancel();
+ throw new Error(`GitHub response exceeds ${MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES} bytes`);
+ }
+ chunks.push(Buffer.from(value));
+ }
+
+ const body = Buffer.concat(chunks).toString("utf8");
+ try {
+ return body ? JSON.parse(body) : undefined;
+ } catch {
+ return undefined;
+ }
+}
+
+async function requestJson(url, token, fetchImpl = fetch) {
+ const response = await fetchImpl(url, {
+ headers: {
+ Accept: "application/vnd.github+json",
+ Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+ "X-GitHub-Api-Version": "2022-11-28",
+ "User-Agent": "bookorbit-star-history",
+ },
+ signal: AbortSignal.timeout(REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS),
+ });
+
+ const payload = await readJsonResponse(response);
+
+ if (!response.ok) {
+ const apiMessage = payload && typeof payload.message === "string" ? payload.message : "GitHub returned no message body";
+ throw new GitHubApiError(`GitHub API returned ${response.status}: ${apiMessage}`, {
+ status: response.status,
+ url,
+ headers: response.headers,
+ });
+ }
+
+ return payload;
+}
+
+export async function fetchStarDates(repository, token, { fetchImpl = fetch, maxPages = MAX_PAGES, perPage = PER_PAGE } = {}) {
+ const dates = [];
+ const repositoryPath = repositoryApiPath(repository);
+
+ for (let page = 1; page <= maxPages; page += 1) {
+ const url = new URL(`${API_ROOT}/repos/${repositoryPath}/stargazers`);
+ url.searchParams.set("per_page", String(perPage));
+ url.searchParams.set("page", String(page));
+
+ const response = await fetchImpl(url, {
+ headers: {
+ Accept: "application/vnd.github.star+json",
+ Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+ "X-GitHub-Api-Version": "2022-11-28",
+ "User-Agent": "bookorbit-star-history",
+ },
+ signal: AbortSignal.timeout(REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS),
+ });
+
+ const batch = await readJsonResponse(response);
+
+ if (!response.ok) {
+ const apiMessage = batch && typeof batch.message === "string" ? batch.message : "GitHub returned no message body";
+ throw new GitHubApiError(`GitHub API returned ${response.status}: ${apiMessage}`, {
+ status: response.status,
+ url: url.toString(),
+ headers: response.headers,
+ });
+ }
+ if (!Array.isArray(batch)) {
+ throw new Error("GitHub returned an invalid stargazer response");
+ }
+
+ for (const entry of batch) {
+ const date = entry?.starred_at?.slice(0, 10);
+ if (!isIsoDate(date)) {
+ throw new Error("GitHub returned a stargazer without a valid starred_at timestamp");
+ }
+ dates.push(date);
+ }
+
+ if (batch.length < perPage) {
+ return dates.sort();
+ }
+ }
+
+ throw new HistoryLimitError(maxPages * perPage);
+}
+
+export async function fetchStarCount(repository, token, { fetchImpl = fetch } = {}) {
+ const repositoryPath = repositoryApiPath(repository);
+ const payload = await requestJson(`${API_ROOT}/repos/${repositoryPath}`, token, fetchImpl);
+ if (!Number.isSafeInteger(payload?.stargazers_count) || payload.stargazers_count < 0) {
+ throw new Error("GitHub returned an invalid stargazers_count");
+ }
+ return payload.stargazers_count;
+}
+
+export function buildExactSeries(starDates, today) {
+ if (!isIsoDate(today)) throw new Error("today must be an ISO date");
+ if (starDates.length === 0) throw new Error("GitHub returned no stargazers");
+
+ const points = [];
+ let count = 0;
+
+ for (const date of [...starDates].sort()) {
+ if (!isIsoDate(date)) throw new Error(`Invalid stargazer date: ${date}`);
+ if (date > today) throw new Error(`Stargazer date is in the future: ${date}`);
+ count += 1;
+ if (points.at(-1)?.date === date) {
+ points[points.length - 1] = { date, stars: count };
+ } else {
+ points.push({ date, stars: count });
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (points.at(-1).date < today) {
+ points.push({ date: today, stars: count });
+ }
+
+ return points;
+}
+
+export function appendSnapshot(points, date, stars) {
+ if (!isIsoDate(date)) throw new Error("Snapshot date must be an ISO date");
+ if (!Number.isSafeInteger(stars) || stars < 0) {
+ throw new Error("Snapshot count must be a non-negative integer");
+ }
+
+ const futurePoint = points.find((point) => point.date > date);
+ if (futurePoint) {
+ throw new Error(`Stored series contains a future point at ${futurePoint.date}`);
+ }
+
+ return [...points.filter((point) => point.date !== date), { date, stars }].sort((a, b) => a.date.localeCompare(b.date));
+}
+
+export function niceYAxis(maximum) {
+ const target = Math.max(1, maximum * 1.1);
+ const rawStep = target / 4;
+ const magnitude = 10 ** Math.floor(Math.log10(rawStep));
+ const normalized = rawStep / magnitude;
+ const factor = normalized <= 1 ? 1 : normalized <= 2 ? 2 : normalized <= 2.5 ? 2.5 : normalized <= 5 ? 5 : 10;
+ const step = Math.max(1, factor * magnitude);
+ return {
+ maximum: Math.ceil(target / step) * step,
+ step,
+ };
+}
+
+function formatCount(value) {
+ return value.toLocaleString("en-US");
+}
+
+function formatDateLabel(value, { day = false, year = false } = {}) {
+ return new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", {
+ month: "short",
+ ...(day ? { day: "numeric" } : {}),
+ ...(year ? { year: "numeric" } : {}),
+ timeZone: "UTC",
+ }).format(new Date(`${value}T00:00:00Z`));
+}
+
+function coordinate(value) {
+ return Number(value.toFixed(1));
+}
+
+function fivePointStarPath(centerX, centerY, outerRadius) {
+ const points = [];
+ for (let index = 0; index < 10; index += 1) {
+ const radius = index % 2 === 0 ? outerRadius : outerRadius * 0.44;
+ const angle = -Math.PI / 2 + (index * Math.PI) / 5;
+ points.push(`${coordinate(centerX + Math.cos(angle) * radius)},${coordinate(centerY + Math.sin(angle) * radius)}`);
+ }
+ return `M${points.join(" L")}Z`;
+}
+
+function seededRandom(seed) {
+ let state = 2_166_136_261;
+ for (const character of seed) {
+ state ^= character.codePointAt(0);
+ state = Math.imul(state, 16_777_619);
+ }
+ return () => {
+ state ^= state << 13;
+ state ^= state >>> 17;
+ state ^= state << 5;
+ return (state >>> 0) / 4_294_967_296;
+ };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Keeps the rendered path small enough for a README-sized card. Years of daily
+ * history would otherwise ship thousands of curve segments nobody can see.
+ */
+export function condensePoints(points, limit = MAX_RENDERED_POINTS) {
+ if (points.length <= limit) return points;
+
+ const stride = (points.length - 1) / (limit - 1);
+ const indexes = new Set();
+ for (let index = 0; index < limit; index += 1) {
+ indexes.add(Math.round(index * stride));
+ }
+ indexes.add(points.length - 1);
+
+ return [...indexes].sort((a, b) => a - b).map((index) => points[index]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Smooths the series with monotone cubic interpolation so the curve never
+ * overshoots into a star count the repository never had.
+ */
+function monotoneCurve(coordinates) {
+ const [first] = coordinates;
+ const commands = [`M${coordinate(first[0])} ${coordinate(first[1])}`];
+ const widths = [];
+ const slopes = [];
+
+ for (let index = 0; index < coordinates.length - 1; index += 1) {
+ const width = coordinates[index + 1][0] - coordinates[index][0];
+ widths.push(width);
+ slopes.push(width === 0 ? 0 : (coordinates[index + 1][1] - coordinates[index][1]) / width);
+ }
+
+ const tangents = coordinates.map((_, index) => {
+ if (index === 0) return slopes[0];
+ if (index === coordinates.length - 1) return slopes.at(-1);
+ if (slopes[index - 1] * slopes[index] <= 0) return 0;
+ const left = 2 * widths[index] + widths[index - 1];
+ const right = widths[index] + 2 * widths[index - 1];
+ return (left + right) / (left / slopes[index - 1] + right / slopes[index]);
+ });
+
+ for (let index = 0; index < coordinates.length - 1; index += 1) {
+ const [x0, y0] = coordinates[index];
+ const [x1, y1] = coordinates[index + 1];
+ const third = widths[index] / 3;
+ commands.push(
+ `C${coordinate(x0 + third)} ${coordinate(y0 + tangents[index] * third)} ${coordinate(x1 - third)} ${coordinate(y1 - tangents[index + 1] * third)} ${coordinate(x1)} ${coordinate(y1)}`,
+ );
+ }
+
+ return commands.join(" ");
+}
+
+function polylineLength(coordinates) {
+ let total = 0;
+ for (let index = 1; index < coordinates.length; index += 1) {
+ total += Math.hypot(coordinates[index][0] - coordinates[index - 1][0], coordinates[index][1] - coordinates[index - 1][1]);
+ }
+ return total;
+}
+
+const RESERVED_TEXT_BOXES = [
+ { x: 16, y: 14, width: 290, height: 34 },
+ { x: WIDTH - 190, y: 20, width: 174, height: 28 },
+ { x: WIDTH - 170, y: HEIGHT - 34, width: 154, height: 26 },
+];
+
+function overlapsText(x, y) {
+ return RESERVED_TEXT_BOXES.some((box) => x >= box.x && x <= box.x + box.width && y >= box.y && y <= box.y + box.height);
+}
+
+function renderStarfield(repository) {
+ const random = seededRandom(repository);
+ const dust = [];
+ const twinkles = [];
+
+ for (let index = 0; index < 48; index += 1) {
+ const x = 14 + random() * (WIDTH - 28);
+ const y = 12 + random() * (HEIGHT - 24);
+ const roll = random();
+
+ if (overlapsText(x, y)) continue;
+
+ if (roll > 0.87) {
+ const radius = 2.6 + random() * 1.9;
+ const duration = 3.6 + random() * 3.4;
+ const delay = -(random() * duration);
+ twinkles.push(
+ ``,
+ );
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ const radius = 0.6 + random() * 1.1;
+ const opacity = 0.12 + random() * 0.3;
+ dust.push(``);
+ }
+
+ return [...dust, ...twinkles].join("\n ");
+}
+
+function buildDateAxis(firstDate, lastDate) {
+ const firstDay = dayNumber(firstDate);
+ const span = Math.max(1, dayNumber(lastDate) - firstDay);
+ const spansYears = firstDate.slice(0, 4) !== lastDate.slice(0, 4);
+
+ if (span < 45) {
+ return [0.08, 0.5, 0.92].map((fraction, index) => {
+ const date = dateFromDayNumber(Math.round(firstDay + span * fraction));
+ return { date, label: formatDateLabel(date, { day: true, year: index === 0 && spansYears }) };
+ });
+ }
+
+ const months = [];
+ const cursor = new Date(`${firstDate}T00:00:00Z`);
+ cursor.setUTCDate(1);
+ cursor.setUTCMonth(cursor.getUTCMonth() + 1);
+ while (cursor.toISOString().slice(0, 10) < lastDate) {
+ months.push(cursor.toISOString().slice(0, 10));
+ cursor.setUTCMonth(cursor.getUTCMonth() + 1);
+ }
+
+ const stride = Math.ceil(months.length / MAX_DATE_TICKS);
+ return months.filter((_, index) => index % stride === 0).map((date, index) => ({ date, label: formatDateLabel(date, { year: index === 0 }) }));
+}
+
+export function renderSvg(series) {
+ const { repository, points } = series;
+ if (points.length < 2) {
+ throw new Error("At least two data points are required to render the chart");
+ }
+
+ const first = points[0];
+ const latest = points.at(-1);
+ const firstDay = dayNumber(first.date);
+ const daySpan = Math.max(1, dayNumber(latest.date) - firstDay);
+ const plotWidth = PLOT_RIGHT - PLOT_LEFT;
+ const plotHeight = BASELINE - PLOT_TOP;
+ const yAxis = niceYAxis(Math.max(...points.map((point) => point.stars)));
+
+ const x = (date) => PLOT_LEFT + ((dayNumber(date) - firstDay) / daySpan) * plotWidth;
+ const y = (stars) => BASELINE - (stars / yAxis.maximum) * plotHeight;
+
+ const curve = condensePoints(points).map((point) => [x(point.date), y(point.stars)]);
+ const trendPath = monotoneCurve(curve);
+ const areaPath = `${trendPath} L${coordinate(curve.at(-1)[0])} ${BASELINE} L${coordinate(curve[0][0])} ${BASELINE} Z`;
+ const trendLength = Math.ceil(polylineLength(curve) * 1.08);
+
+ const gridLines = [];
+ for (let value = 0; value <= yAxis.maximum; value += yAxis.step) {
+ const gridY = y(value);
+ gridLines.push(``);
+ if (Number.isInteger(value)) {
+ gridLines.push(`${formatCount(value)}`);
+ }
+ }
+
+ const dateLabels = buildDateAxis(first.date, latest.date).map(
+ ({ date, label }) => `${label}`,
+ );
+
+ const endX = x(latest.date);
+ const endY = y(latest.stars);
+ const badgeLabel = `${formatCount(latest.stars)} stars`;
+ const badgeWidth = Math.round(badgeLabel.length * 7.5 + 20);
+ const badgeX = Math.min(endX - 14 - badgeWidth, PANEL_X + PANEL_WIDTH - badgeWidth - 12);
+ const badgeY = Math.max(PANEL_Y + 8, endY - 38);
+ const repositoryLabel = xmlEscape(repository);
+ const updatedAt = xmlEscape(series.updatedAt || latest.date);
+
+ return `
+`;
+}
+
+function describeFallback(error) {
+ if (error instanceof GitHubApiError) {
+ const remaining = error.headers?.get?.("x-ratelimit-remaining");
+ const rateLimit = remaining === "0" ? " Rate limit exhausted." : "";
+ return `${error.message}.${rateLimit}`;
+ }
+ return error.message;
+}
+
+export async function updateSeries({ repository, existingSeries, exactToken, metadataToken, today = utcToday(), fetchImpl = fetch }) {
+ repositoryApiPath(repository);
+
+ if (exactToken) {
+ try {
+ const starDates = await fetchStarDates(repository, exactToken, { fetchImpl });
+ return {
+ schemaVersion: 1,
+ repository,
+ updatedAt: today,
+ lastExactFetch: today,
+ source: "exact",
+ points: buildExactSeries(starDates, today),
+ };
+ } catch (error) {
+ if (!existingSeries) throw error;
+ console.warn(`Exact stargazer history is unavailable. ${describeFallback(error)}`);
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!existingSeries) {
+ throw new Error("No stored series is available. Provide a bootstrap series or STAR_HISTORY_TOKEN.");
+ }
+ if (!metadataToken) {
+ throw new Error("GITHUB_TOKEN is required to refresh the current star count");
+ }
+
+ const count = await fetchStarCount(repository, metadataToken, { fetchImpl });
+ return {
+ schemaVersion: 1,
+ repository,
+ updatedAt: today,
+ ...(existingSeries.lastExactFetch ? { lastExactFetch: existingSeries.lastExactFetch } : {}),
+ source: "snapshot",
+ points: appendSnapshot(existingSeries.points, today, count),
+ };
+}
+
+export async function run(argv = process.argv.slice(2)) {
+ const options = parseArguments(argv);
+ const storedSeries = await loadSeries(options.seriesPath, options.repository);
+ const bootstrapSeries = storedSeries || !options.bootstrapPath ? undefined : await loadSeries(options.bootstrapPath, options.repository);
+ const existingSeries = storedSeries || bootstrapSeries;
+
+ const series = await updateSeries({
+ repository: options.repository,
+ existingSeries,
+ exactToken: process.env.STAR_HISTORY_TOKEN,
+ metadataToken: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN || process.env.STAR_HISTORY_TOKEN,
+ });
+
+ const svg = renderSvg(series);
+ await saveSeries(options.seriesPath, series);
+ await writeFileAtomically(options.outputPath, svg);
+
+ console.log(
+ `Wrote ${options.outputPath} with ${series.points.length} points and ${formatCount(series.points.at(-1).stars)} stars (${series.source})`,
+ );
+}
+
+const entryPath = process.argv[1] ? resolve(process.argv[1]) : undefined;
+if (entryPath === fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)) {
+ run().catch((error) => {
+ console.error(error.message);
+ process.exitCode = 1;
+ });
+}
diff --git a/scripts/star-history/generate.test.mjs b/scripts/star-history/generate.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e52aa2bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/star-history/generate.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { mkdtemp, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, describe, it, mock } from "node:test";
+
+import {
+ HistoryLimitError,
+ appendSnapshot,
+ buildExactSeries,
+ condensePoints,
+ fetchStarDates,
+ loadSeries,
+ niceYAxis,
+ normalizeSeries,
+ renderSvg,
+ saveSeries,
+ updateSeries,
+} from "./generate.mjs";
+
+const REPOSITORY = "bookorbit/bookorbit";
+const temporaryDirectories = [];
+
+function dateFromDay(value) {
+ return new Date(value * 86_400_000).toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+}
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+ mock.restoreAll();
+ await Promise.all(temporaryDirectories.splice(0).map((directory) => rm(directory, { recursive: true, force: true })));
+});
+
+function series(overrides = {}) {
+ return {
+ schemaVersion: 1,
+ repository: REPOSITORY,
+ updatedAt: "2026-07-27",
+ lastExactFetch: "2026-07-26",
+ source: "snapshot",
+ points: [
+ { date: "2026-05-15", stars: 1 },
+ { date: "2026-06-15", stars: 540 },
+ { date: "2026-07-27", stars: 1768 },
+ ],
+ ...overrides,
+ };
+}
+
+describe("series data", () => {
+ it("collapses exact timestamps into cumulative daily points", () => {
+ assert.deepEqual(buildExactSeries(["2026-05-16", "2026-05-15", "2026-05-16", "2026-05-18"], "2026-05-20"), [
+ { date: "2026-05-15", stars: 1 },
+ { date: "2026-05-16", stars: 3 },
+ { date: "2026-05-18", stars: 4 },
+ { date: "2026-05-20", stars: 4 },
+ ]);
+ });
+
+ it("replaces a same-day snapshot and permits legitimate decreases", () => {
+ assert.deepEqual(
+ appendSnapshot(
+ [
+ { date: "2026-07-26", stars: 101 },
+ { date: "2026-07-27", stars: 103 },
+ ],
+ "2026-07-27",
+ 100,
+ ),
+ [
+ { date: "2026-07-26", stars: 101 },
+ { date: "2026-07-27", stars: 100 },
+ ],
+ );
+ });
+
+ it("rejects exact timestamps in the future", () => {
+ assert.throws(() => buildExactSeries(["2026-07-28"], "2026-07-27"), /in the future/);
+ });
+
+ it("rejects repository mismatches and duplicate dates", () => {
+ assert.throws(() => normalizeSeries(series({ repository: "someone/else" }), REPOSITORY), /belongs to someone\/else/);
+ assert.throws(
+ () =>
+ normalizeSeries(
+ series({
+ points: [
+ { date: "2026-07-27", stars: 10 },
+ { date: "2026-07-27", stars: 11 },
+ ],
+ }),
+ REPOSITORY,
+ ),
+ /strictly increasing/,
+ );
+ });
+
+ it("round-trips an atomically written series", async () => {
+ const directory = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "bookorbit-star-history-"));
+ temporaryDirectories.push(directory);
+ const path = join(directory, "series.json");
+
+ await saveSeries(path, series());
+
+ assert.deepEqual(await loadSeries(path, REPOSITORY), series());
+ });
+
+ it("reports malformed JSON with its path", async () => {
+ const directory = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "bookorbit-star-history-"));
+ temporaryDirectories.push(directory);
+ const path = join(directory, "broken.json");
+ await writeFile(path, "{", "utf8");
+
+ await assert.rejects(loadSeries(path, REPOSITORY), /broken\.json is not valid JSON/);
+ });
+});
+
+describe("GitHub data sources", () => {
+ it("requests timestamped stargazers and returns sorted dates", async () => {
+ const fetchImpl = mock.fn(async (_url, options) => {
+ assert.equal(options.headers.Accept, "application/vnd.github.star+json");
+ return new Response(JSON.stringify([{ starred_at: "2026-05-16T03:20:51Z" }, { starred_at: "2026-05-15T18:12:51Z" }]), { status: 200 });
+ });
+
+ assert.deepEqual(await fetchStarDates(REPOSITORY, "token", { fetchImpl }), ["2026-05-15", "2026-05-16"]);
+ assert.equal(fetchImpl.mock.callCount(), 1);
+ });
+
+ it("fails instead of silently truncating exact history", async () => {
+ const fetchImpl = async () =>
+ new Response(JSON.stringify([{ starred_at: "2026-05-15T18:12:51Z" }]), {
+ status: 200,
+ });
+
+ await assert.rejects(
+ fetchStarDates(REPOSITORY, "token", {
+ fetchImpl,
+ maxPages: 1,
+ perPage: 1,
+ }),
+ HistoryLimitError,
+ );
+ });
+
+ it("rejects oversized API responses before reading them", async () => {
+ const fetchImpl = async () =>
+ new Response("[]", {
+ status: 200,
+ headers: { "content-length": "2000001" },
+ });
+
+ await assert.rejects(fetchStarDates(REPOSITORY, "token", { fetchImpl }), /exceeds 2000000 bytes/);
+ });
+
+ it("rejects invalid repository identifiers", async () => {
+ await assert.rejects(fetchStarDates("../private", "token", { fetchImpl: mock.fn() }), /Invalid GitHub repository/);
+ });
+
+ it("falls back to the current count while preserving exact-history metadata", async () => {
+ mock.method(console, "warn", () => {});
+ const fetchImpl = async (url) => {
+ if (String(url).includes("/stargazers")) {
+ return new Response(JSON.stringify({ message: "Forbidden" }), {
+ status: 403,
+ });
+ }
+ return new Response(JSON.stringify({ stargazers_count: 1771 }), {
+ status: 200,
+ });
+ };
+
+ const updated = await updateSeries({
+ repository: REPOSITORY,
+ existingSeries: series(),
+ exactToken: "exact-token",
+ metadataToken: "metadata-token",
+ today: "2026-07-28",
+ fetchImpl,
+ });
+
+ assert.equal(updated.source, "snapshot");
+ assert.equal(updated.lastExactFetch, "2026-07-26");
+ assert.deepEqual(updated.points.at(-1), {
+ date: "2026-07-28",
+ stars: 1771,
+ });
+ });
+});
+
+describe("SVG rendering", () => {
+ it("chooses readable rounded y-axis intervals", () => {
+ assert.deepEqual(niceYAxis(1768), { maximum: 2000, step: 500 });
+ assert.deepEqual(niceYAxis(8), { maximum: 10, step: 2.5 });
+ });
+
+ it("renders a deterministic self-contained BookOrbit star card", () => {
+ const svg = renderSvg(series());
+
+ assert.equal(svg, renderSvg(series()));
+ assert.match(svg, /bookorbit\/bookorbit/);
+ assert.match(svg, /id="bookorbit-mark"/);
+ assert.match(svg, /id="current-coordinate"/);
+ assert.match(svg, /id="current-total"/);
+ assert.match(svg, /class="twinkle"/);
+ assert.match(svg, /prefers-reduced-motion/);
+ assert.match(svg, /GitHub stars over time/);
+ assert.match(svg, /updated 2026-07-27/);
+ assert.match(svg, /1,768 stars/);
+ assert.doesNotMatch(svg, /