Create Issue
Create an issue on a GitHub repository.
Installation
$ npm install github-create-issue
Usage
var createIssue = ;
createIssue( slug, title, options, clbk )
Creates an issue on a GitHub repository.
var opts ='token': 'tkjorjk34ek3nj4!';;{// Check for rate limit information...if infoconsole;console;console;if errorthrow errormessage ;console;// returns <issue_data>}
The function
accepts the following options
:
- token: GitHub access token (required).
- useragent: user agent
string
. - body: issue content.
- assignees: GitHub usernames of assigned users.
- milestone: associated milestone
number
. - labels:
array
of associated labels.
To authenticate with GitHub, set the token
option.
var opts ='token': 'tkjorjk34ek3nj4!';;
To specify a user agent, set the useragent
option.
var opts ='token': 'tkjorjk34ek3nj4!''useragent': 'hello-github!';;
Notes
- Rate limit information includes the following:
- limit: maximum number of requests a consumer is permitted to make per hour.
- remaining: number of remaining requests.
- reset: time at which the current rate limit window resets in UTC seconds.
Examples
var opts ='token': 'tkjorjk34ek3nj4!''useragent': 'beep-boop-bop''body': 'Beep boop.';;{if infoconsole;if errorthrow errormessage ;console;}
To run the example code from the top-level application directory,
$ node ./examples/index.js
Note: in order to run the example, you will need to obtain an access token with appropriate permissions and modify the token
option accordingly.
CLI
Installation
To use the module as a general utility, install the module globally
$ npm install -g github-create-issue
Usage
Usage: ghcreateissue [options] slugOptions:-h, --help Print this message.-V, --version Print the package version.--token token GitHub access token.-ua, --useragent ua User agent.--title title Issue title.--body content Issue content.--assignees user1,user2,... GitHub usernames of assigned users.--milestone number Associated milestone number.--labels label1,label2,... Issue labels.
Notes
- In addition to the
token
option, the token may also be specified by aGITHUB_TOKEN
environment variable. The command-line option always takes precedence. - Issue information is written to
stdout
. - Rate limit information is written to
stderr
.
Examples
Setting the access token using the command-line option:
$ DEBUG=* ghcreateissue beep/boop --title 'Big bug.' --token <token># => '{...}'
Setting the access token using an environment variable:
$ DEBUG=* GITHUB_TOKEN=<token> ghcreateissue beep/boop --title 'Big bug.'# => '{...}'
For local installations, modify the command to point to the local installation directory; e.g.,
$ DEBUG=* ./node_modules/.bin/ghcreateissue beep/boop --title 'Big bug.' --token <token># => '{...}'
Or, if you have cloned this repository and run npm install
, modify the command to point to the executable; e.g.,
$ DEBUG=* node ./bin/cli beep/boop --title 'Big bug.' --token <token># => '{...}'
Tests
Unit
This repository uses tape for unit tests. To run the tests, execute the following command in the top-level application directory:
$ make test
All new feature development should have corresponding unit tests to validate correct functionality.
Test Coverage
This repository uses Istanbul as its code coverage tool. To generate a test coverage report, execute the following command in the top-level application directory:
$ make test-cov
Istanbul creates a ./reports/coverage
directory. To access an HTML version of the report,
$ make view-cov
Browser Support
This repository uses Testling for browser testing. To run the tests in a (headless) local web browser, execute the following command in the top-level application directory:
$ make test-browsers
To view the tests in a local web browser,
$ make view-browser-tests
License
Copyright
Copyright © 2016. Athan Reines.