awesome electronics

The Problem

Electronic engineers and hobbyists need a single, well‑maintained index of tools, tutorials, and parts. Scattered resources make discovery time‑consuming and risk missing newer or niche options.

What This Does

README.md (and the other markdown files) hold a curated, categorized list of links. The repository is essentially a static knowledge base—no application code runs at runtime. The only automation lives in .github/workflows/doctoc.yml, which runs the doctoc tool to keep the table‑of‑contents in README.md up‑to‑date after each push.

Key files:

How It Is Wired

Execution is limited to the GitHub Actions workflow:

1. Trigger – push (any branch) and schedule (weekly) events fire .github/workflows/doctoc.yml.
2. Setup – The job checks out the repo, installs Node via the actions/setup-node action, then runs yarn install using the lockfile.
3. Run – The doctoc CLI (installed from package.json) rewrites the <!-- START doctoc generated TOC --> block in README.md.
4. Commit – The workflow commits the updated README.md back to the same branch (git push). No other scripts, services, or databases are touched.

Because the repository contains only static markdown, there is no internal call graph beyond this CI step. The workflow owns the sole side‑effect (a commit). No runtime entry point exists for end‑users.

How To Use It

# 1. Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/moses-y/awesome-electronics.git
cd awesome-electronics

# 2. Install the tooling needed for contribution (optional)
yarn install   # pulls the doctoc dependency used by CI

# 3. View the list locally
#    Open README.md in any markdown viewer or browser

To add a new resource:

1. Edit README.md (or a related markdown file) following the existing headings.
2. Run npx doctoc README.md locally to refresh the TOC, or rely on the CI job after pushing.
3. Commit the change and open a Pull Request per contributing.md.

No environment variables or additional configuration files are required.

Real‑World Use

A hardware startup can script a weekly fetch of the list to populate an internal documentation portal:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/moses-y/awesome-electronics.git /tmp/awesome-electronics
cp /tmp/awesome-electronics/README.md ./docs/electronics-resources.md

The portal then renders the markdown, giving engineers instant access to vetted tools and tutorials.

Code Health & Issues

• High – Open a pull request instead of pushing to the default branch – .github/workflows/doctoc.yml uses git push directly.
• Medium – Declare least‑privilege permissions for GITHUB_TOKEN – workflow omits a permissions: block.
• Medium – Enable Dependabot or Renovate – no automatic dependency updater configured.
• Medium – Gate pull requests on a dependency‑vulnerability scan – CI lacks a vulnerability‑review step.
• Low – Set timeout‑minutes on the workflow jobs – job timeout not defined, defaulting to six hours.

Additional observations: the repo has a license, a lockfile, and CI, but no test files and no Dockerfile. Documentation is present (README.md, contributing.md). No secrets are committed.

The Bottom Line

awesome-electronics delivers a straightforward, community‑driven list of EE resources with minimal automation. The CI workflow keeps the TOC current but pushes directly to the default branch and lacks security hardening (token permissions, vulnerability scanning). For teams that need a static reference, the repo is ready to clone and use; contributors should address the highlighted CI best‑practice gaps before scaling the process.