GEM_BADGE is a lightweight tool that allows you to showcase the download count of your Ruby gem directly on your GitHub README. By leveraging dynamic Shields.io badges, GEM_BADGE provides a quick and easy way to visually represent your gem's popularity.
- Fetches total download counts from RubyGems.org.
- Generates a dynamic badge compatible with Shields.io.
- Simple and intuitive setup for any Ruby gem.
- Deploy GEM_BADGE on your preferred platform (e.g., Render, Railway).
- Replace
<gem_name>in the badge URL with your gem's name:
- Add the badge to your GitHub README to display the download count.
For my gem named faussaire, the badge URL would look like this:
This would render as:
GEM_BADGE is distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 License.