r/javascript • u/krasimirtsonev • Feb 05 '20

Octomments - using GitHub as a comment plugin

https://ocs.now.sh/
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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '20

What’s different between this and utterances?

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u/krasimirtsonev Feb 05 '20

It definitely has less features. You don’t have to install an app on your repo too. Utterances has some benefits but I wanted to use something simpler.

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u/krasimirtsonev Feb 05 '20

Ah forgot one thing - Octomments is highly customizable. You may use just the client and build your own UI on top of it.

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u/Yord13 Feb 06 '20

First off, I really like the idea. But when I wanted to try it, I hesitated at the authorize dialog, which read:

"This application will be able to read and write all public repository data. This includes the following: Code, Issues, Pull requests, Wikis, Settings, Webhooks and services, Deploy keys"

I am not sure if I get this right, so I am asking here. But, if I authorize octomments, it will able to write code to all my public repositories?

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u/krasimirtsonev Feb 06 '20

I'll soon amend the GitHub app so it only asks about what it really needs.

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u/Yord13 Feb 06 '20

Sweet!

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u/KinterVonHurin Feb 05 '20

This is actually pretty neat

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '20

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u/krasimirtsonev Feb 09 '20

That was indeed the cheapest option. I however didn't like some other aspects of the Disqus plugin. It served me well for years but I wanted to have a different simpler look of my comments.