Activity Feed Powered by GitHub WebHooks

The article provides a comprehensive tutorial on creating a simple activity feed application using GitHub WebHooks and Stream Feeds with JavaScript. Designed to track activities in GitHub repositories, the feed app immediately notifies users of events such as pull requests. The tutorial outlines the prerequisites, including NodeJS, ExpressJS, GitHub Web Hooks, and StreamJS, and guides readers through setting up a NodeJS project, configuring the app file structure, and creating a server using Express. It explains the process of registering with Stream to obtain necessary credentials and details on setting up the server, routes, and middleware. Emphasis is placed on understanding the controllers responsible for generating tokens and managing GitHub WebHook data, and the frontend integration for real-time updates using StreamJS. The article concludes by summarizing the workflow, encouraging exploration of Stream Feeds' capabilities, and highlighting the efficiency of using Stream to build scalable activity feed applications without managing infrastructure concerns.