I like it, but the fact that the .el is distributed via a git with a whole bunch of other crap in it makes it somewhat inconvenient to add this as an external dependency to my emacs stuff.

Just for you (seriously, I just made a separate repo because of this post): https://github.com/VincentToups/shadchen-el

Thanks! I really appreciate that. Now I can add it as a submodule in my emacs.d git, and if I ever happen to use it in something I make public I can point people to your repo.

I hope it does not disrupt your workflow too much to have this in a seperate repo.

I've been meaning to organize my emacs libraries for awhile, so its not inconvenience at all.

from the first paragraph of the article: Even though it comes in a giant directory full of junk, it runs standalone. should be ok, no ?