rayantony / gh.js

Tiny GitHub API wrapper for server and client.

gh.js

Tiny GitHub API wrapper for server and client.

Installation

Server

$ npm i gh.js

Then you can use it this way:

var GitHub = require("gh.js");

var gh = new GitHub({
    token: "an optional token"
});

gh.get("users/IonicaBizau", function (err, repos) {
    console.log(err || repos);
});

Client

<script src="path/to/gh.js"></script>
<script>
(function () {
    var gh = new GitHub();
    gh.get("users/IonicaBizau", function (err, repos) {
        console.log(err || repos);
    });
})();
</script>

Example

// Dependencies
var GitHub = require("gh.js");

// Create a new instance
var gh = new GitHub();
gh.get("users/IonicaBizau", function (err, repos) {
    console.log(err || repos);
});

Documentation

GitHub(options)

Creates a new instance of GitHub.

Params

• Object options: An object containing the following options:
• host (String): The GitHub API host (default: "https://api.github.com/").
• token (String): The GitHub token.
• user_agent (String): The user agen (default: "gh.js").

Return

• GitHub A new GitHub instance.

req(url, data, callback)

Makes a request to the GitHub API.

Params

• String url: The request url.
• Object data: The data object.
• Function callback: The callback function.

Return

• Request The request object.

checkResponse(err, data, res, callback)

Checks if the response is an error or not.

Params

• Error err: The error value.
• Object data: The data object.
• Response res: The response object.
• Function callback: The callback option.

get(url, options, callback)

Higher level function for making API requests.

Params

• String url: The request url.
• Object options: An object containing the following fields:
• all (Boolean): If true, then the endpoint pages will be iterated and the results will be concatenated in one array.
• opts (Object): An object containing querystring parameters to be stringified.
• data (Object): The POST data (if provided the request will be a POST request).
• Function callback: The callback function.

Return

• Request The request object.

How to contribute

Have an idea? Found a bug? See how to contribute.

Where is this library used?

If you are using this library in one of your projects, add it in this list. ✨

• gh-polyglot

• github-labeller

• Hubber Memory Game by @alysonla

License

KINDLY © Ionică Bizău