Slightly relaxes the necessary amount of memory, as we are no longer loading everything all at once. Also for unknown reasons git interferes with other git processes running in the same repository only on Linux. This causes Linux runs of this tool to have strange issues detecting the authors, as git just quits with a success error code. Fun.
This tool aids in the proper upkeep of copyright headers for changes contained within this repository. It will generate a new header, or replace the original one if one exists. As this task has often been forgotten by both developers and contributors, having a tool manage this will hopefully improve the situation.
The choice of Node.JS for this tool was deliberate, as many developers and CI solutions already have Node.JS in a reasonably up to date version installed. Additionally the versatility of Node.JS eliminates the need to create custom or platform specific solutions for tasks that are relatively simple. While the performance is not ideal, it still completes its task relatively quickly.
Michael Fabian 'Xaymar' Dirks