Repository

Repository

Respository encapsulates the functionality to create, query, and modify files.

Constructor

new Repository(fullname, authopt, apiBaseopt)

Create a Repository.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Default Description
fullname string

the full name of the repository

auth Requestable.auth <optional>

information required to authenticate to Github

apiBase string <optional>
https://api.github.com

the base Github API URL

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Methods

_getContentObject(content) → {Object}

Get the object that represents the provided content

Parameters:
Name Type Description
content string | Buffer | Blob

the content to send to the server

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the representation of content for the GitHub API

Type
Object

commit(parent, tree, message, cb) → {Promise}

Add a commit to the repository

Parameters:
Name Type Description
parent string

the SHA of the parent commit

tree string

the SHA of the tree for this commit

message string

the commit message

cb function

will receive the commit that is created

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

compareBranches(base, head, cb) → {Promise}

Compare two branches/commits/repositories

Parameters:
Name Type Description
base string

the base commit

head string

the head commit

cb Requestable.callback

will receive the comparison

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

createBlob(content, cb) → {Promise}

Create a blob

Parameters:
Name Type Description
content string | Buffer | Blob

the content to add to the repository

cb Requestable.callback

will receive the details of the created blob

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  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

createBranch(oldBranchopt, newBranch, cb) → {Promise}

Create a new branch from an existing branch.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Default Description
oldBranch string <optional>
master

the name of the existing branch

newBranch string

the name of the new branch

cb function

will receive the commit data for the head of the new branch

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

createHook(options, cb) → {Promise}

Add a new hook to the repository

Parameters:
Name Type Description
options Object

the configuration describing the new hook

cb function

will receive the new webhook

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  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

createPullRequest(options, cb) → {Promise}

Create a new pull request

Parameters:
Name Type Description
options Object

the pull request description

cb function

will receive the new pull request

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

createRef(options, cbopt) → {Promise}

Create a reference

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
options Object

the object describing the ref

cb Requestable.callback <optional>

will receive the ref

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  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

createRelease(options, cb) → {Promise}

Create a new release

Parameters:
Name Type Description
options Object

the description of the release

cb Requestable.callback

will receive the newly created release

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

createTree(tree, baseSHA, cb) → {Promise}

Create a new tree in git

Parameters:
Name Type Description
tree Object

the tree to create

baseSHA string

the root sha of the tree

cb Requestable.callback

will receive the new tree that is created

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

deleteFile(branch, path, cb) → {Promise}

Delete a file from a branch

Parameters:
Name Type Description
branch string

the branch to delete from, or the default branch if not specified

path string

the path of the file to remove

cb function

will receive the commit in which the delete occurred

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

deleteHook(id, cb) → {Promise}

Delete a webhook

Parameters:
Name Type Description
id number

the id of the webhook to be deleted

cb function

will receive true if the call is successful

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  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

deleteRef(ref, cbopt) → {Promise}

Delete a reference

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
ref string

the name of the ref to delte

cb Requestable.callback <optional>

will receive true if the request is successful

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

deleteRelease(id, cb) → {Promise}

Delete a release

Parameters:
Name Type Description
id string

the release to be deleted

cb Requestable.callback

will receive true if the operation is successful

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

deleteRepo(cbopt) → {Promise}

Delete a repository

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
cb Requestable.callback <optional>

will receive true if the request is successful

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

fork(cb) → {Promise}

Fork a repository

Parameters:
Name Type Description
cb function

will receive the information about the newly created fork

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

getBlob(sha, cb) → {Promise}

Get a raw blob from the repository

Parameters:
Name Type Description
sha string

the sha of the blob to fetch

cb Requestable.callback

will receive the blob from the API

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  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

getCollaborators(cb) → {Promise}

List the users who are collaborators on the repository. The currently authenticated user must have push access to use this method

Parameters:
Name Type Description
cb function

will receive the list of collaborators

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  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

getCommit(sha, cb) → {Promise}

Get a commit from the repository

Parameters:
Name Type Description
sha string

the sha for the commit to fetch

cb Requestable.callback

will receive the commit data

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

getContents(ref, path, raw, cb) → {Promise}

Get the contents of a repository

Parameters:
Name Type Description
ref string

the ref to check

path string

the path containing the content to fetch

raw boolean

true if the results should be returned raw instead of GitHub's normalized format

cb function

will receive the fetched data

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

getContributors(cb) → {Promise}

List the contributors to the repository

Parameters:
Name Type Description
cb function

will receive the list of contributors

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
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Promise

getDetails(cb) → {Promise}

Get information about the repository

Parameters:
Name Type Description
cb function

will receive the information about the repository

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

getHook(id, cb) → {Promise}

Get a hook for the repository

Parameters:
Name Type Description
id number

the id of the webook

cb function

will receive the details of the webook

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

getPullRequest(number, cbopt) → {Promise}

Get information about a specific pull request

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
number number

the PR you wish to fetch

cb Requestable.callback <optional>

will receive the PR from the API

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

getRef(ref, cbopt) → {Promise}

Get a reference

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
ref string

the reference to get

cb Requestable.callback <optional>

will receive the reference's refSpec or a list of refSpecs that match ref

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
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Promise

getRelease(id, cb) → {Promise}

Get information about a release

Parameters:
Name Type Description
id strign

the id of the release

cb Requestable.callback

will receive the release information

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

getSha(branchopt, path, cb) → {Promise}

Get tha sha for a particular object in the repository. This is a convenience function

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
branch string <optional>

the branch to look in, or the repository's default branch if omitted

path string

the path of the file or directory

cb Requestable.callback

will receive a description of the requested object, including a SHA property

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

getTree(treeSHA, cb) → {Promise}

Get a description of a git tree

Parameters:
Name Type Description
treeSHA string

the SHA of the tree to fetch

cb Requestable.callback

will receive the callback data

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

isCollaborator(username, cb) → {Promise}

Check if a user is a collaborator on the repository

Parameters:
Name Type Description
username string

the user to check

cb function

will receive true if the user is a collaborator and false if they are not

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request {Boolean} [description]
Type
Promise

isStarred(cb) → {Promise}

Check if a repository is starred by you

Parameters:
Name Type Description
cb Requestable.callback

will receive true if the repository is starred and false if the repository is not starred

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request {Boolean} [description]
Type
Promise

listBranches(cb) → {Promise}

List all the branches for the repository

Parameters:
Name Type Description
cb Requestable.callback

will receive the list of branches

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

listCommits(optionsopt, cb) → {Promise}

List the commits on a repository, optionally filtering by path, author or time range

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
options Object <optional>

the filtering options for commits

Properties
Name Type Attributes Description
sha string <optional>

the SHA or branch to start from

path string <optional>

the path to search on

author string <optional>

the commit author

since Date | string <optional>

only commits after this date will be returned

until Date | string <optional>

only commits before this date will be returned

cb Requestable.callback

will receive the list of commits found matching the criteria

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

listForks(cb) → {Promise}

List a repository's forks

Parameters:
Name Type Description
cb function

will receive the list of repositories forked from this one

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
Type
Promise

listHooks(cb) → {Promise}

List the hooks for the repository

Parameters:
Name Type Description
cb function

will receive the list of hooks

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
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Promise

listPullRequests(options, cbopt) → {Promise}

List the open pull requests on the repository

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
options Object

options to filter the search

cb Requestable.callback <optional>

will receive the list of PRs

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
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Promise

listReleases(cb) → {Promise}

Get information about all releases

Parameters:
Name Type Description
cb Requestable.callback

will receive the release information

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
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Promise

listStatuses(sha, cb) → {Promise}

List the commit statuses for a particular sha, branch, or tag

Parameters:
Name Type Description
sha string

the sha, branch, or tag to get statuses for

cb Requestable.callback

will receive the list of statuses

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
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Promise

listTags(cbopt) → {Promise}

List the tags on a repository

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
cb Requestable.callback <optional>

will receive the tag data

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
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Promise

move(branch, oldPath, newPath, cb) → {Promise}

Change all references in a repo from oldPath to new_path

Parameters:
Name Type Description
branch string

the branch to carry out the reference change, or the default branch if not specified

oldPath string

original path

newPath string

new reference path

cb function

will receive the commit in which the move occurred

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  • the promise for the http request
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Promise

star(cb) → {Promise}

Star a repository

Parameters:
Name Type Description
cb Requestable.callback

will receive true if the repository is starred

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
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Promise

unstar(cb) → {Promise}

Unstar a repository

Parameters:
Name Type Description
cb Requestable.callback

will receive true if the repository is unstarred

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
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Promise

updateHead(ref, commitSHA, force, cb) → {Promise}

Update a ref

Parameters:
Name Type Description
ref string

the ref to update

commitSHA string

the SHA to point the reference to

force boolean

indicates whether to force or ensure a fast-forward update

cb function

will receive the updated ref back

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  • the promise for the http request
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Promise

updateHook(id, options, cb) → {Promise}

Edit an existing webhook

Parameters:
Name Type Description
id number

the id of the webhook

options Object

the new description of the webhook

cb function

will receive the updated webhook

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
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Promise

updateRelease(id, options, cb) → {Promise}

Edit a release

Parameters:
Name Type Description
id string

the id of the release

options Object

the description of the release

cb Requestable.callback

will receive the modified release

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
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Promise

updateTree(baseTreeSHA, path, blobSHA, cb) → {Promise}

Update a tree in Git

Parameters:
Name Type Description
baseTreeSHA string

the SHA of the tree to update

path string

the path for the new file

blobSHA string

the SHA for the blob to put at path

cb Requestable.callback

will receive the new tree that is created

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
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Promise

writeFile(branch, path, content, message, optionsopt, cb) → {Promise}

Write a file to the repository

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
branch string

the name of the branch

path string

the path for the file

content string

the contents of the file

message string

the commit message

options Object <optional>

commit options

Properties
Name Type Attributes Description
author Object <optional>

the author of the commit

commiter Object <optional>

the committer

encode boolean <optional>

true if the content should be base64 encoded

cb function

will receive the new commit

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Returns:
  • the promise for the http request
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Promise