small bug fix for the unaothorized error

Author: AmariahAK

commit_checker/checker.py

@@ -83,7 +83,20 @@ def check_github_commits(username, token=None):
         response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
         response.raise_for_status()
     except requests.RequestException as e:
-        return f"❌ GitHub API error: {e}", []
+        # Enhanced error handling for common GitHub API issues
+        error_msg = str(e)
+        
+        if "401" in error_msg:
+            if not token:
+                return "⚠️  GitHub API requires authentication. Run --setup to add a GitHub token for private repos, or skip GitHub checks", []
+            else:
+                return "❌ GitHub token expired or invalid. Run --setup to update your token", []
+        elif "403" in error_msg:
+            return "⚠️  GitHub API rate limit exceeded. Try again later or add a token via --setup", []
+        elif "404" in error_msg:
+            return f"❌ GitHub user '{username}' not found", []
+        else:
+            return f"❌ GitHub API error: {e}", []
 
     today = get_today_date()
     events = response.json()

commit_checker/cli.py

@@ -799,13 +799,16 @@ def silent_output(text):
             output(f"❌ No active repositories found this {timeframe}.")
         sys.exit(0)
 
-    # Check GitHub commits
-    if config.get('github_username'):
+    # Check GitHub commits (optional)
+    if config.get('github_username') and not config.get('skip_github', False):
         output(f"🌐 GitHub: @{config['github_username']}")
         try:
             error, commits = check_github_commits(config["github_username"], config.get("github_token"))
             if error:
                 output(error)
+                # If it's an auth error and no token, suggest skipping GitHub checks
+                if "requires authentication" in error and not config.get("github_token"):
+                    output("💡 Run --setup and choose 'Skip GitHub checks' to disable this warning")
             elif not commits:
                 output("😢 No public commits found today.")
                 silent_output("No GitHub commits today")
@@ -816,6 +819,8 @@ def silent_output(text):
                     silent_output(f"{repo}: {count} commit(s)")
         except Exception as e:
             output(f"⚠️  GitHub check failed: {e}")
+    elif config.get('skip_github', False):
+        output("🌐 GitHub checks disabled (run --setup to re-enable)")
 
     # Handle both old and new config formats
     local_paths = config.get('local_paths', [config.get('local_path', '')]) if config.get('local_path') else config.get('local_paths', [])

commit_checker/config.py

@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ def load_config():
             100: "💎 Century of Code! 100 days! 🏆\nYou are unstoppable!"
         }
 
+    if "skip_github" not in config:
+        config["skip_github"] = False  # Default to checking GitHub
+    
     # Save updated config if any changes were made
     save_config(config)
 
@@ -60,8 +63,21 @@ def save_config(data):
 def prompt_config():
     print("🛠️  First-time setup: Let's configure your commit-checker!\n")
 
-    username = input("👤 GitHub username: ").strip()
-    token = input("🔑 GitHub personal token (optional - hit Enter to skip): ").strip()
+    print("🌐 GitHub Configuration:")
+    print("   1. Track GitHub commits (requires username)")
+    print("   2. Skip GitHub checks (local commits only)")
+    
+    github_choice = input("📝 Enter 1 or 2 (default: 1): ").strip()
+    
+    if github_choice == "2":
+        username = None
+        token = None
+        skip_github = True
+        print("✅ GitHub checks disabled - focusing on local commits only")
+    else:
+        username = input("👤 GitHub username: ").strip()
+        token = input("🔑 GitHub personal token (optional - hit Enter to skip): ").strip()
+        skip_github = False
 
     # Smart path detection
     print("\n📁 Setting up local development folder...")
@@ -113,6 +129,7 @@ def prompt_config():
     config = {
         "github_username": username,
         "github_token": token if token else None,
+        "skip_github": skip_github,
         "local_paths": paths,
         "repo_folder": repo_folder,
         "output": output_mode,