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NullVoxPopuli
NullVoxPopuli

Reputation: 65143

How do you retrieve a file from a repository using the github_api gem?

Most of the documentation is on authorization, and how to retrieve the basic objects the api provides.

What if I want a particular file from the repo?

Like, say me/repo/blob/master/readme.md

I've tried this:

g.git_data.blobs.get("me", "repo", "master/readme.md")

but I get a 404 error.

I'm working with a private repo, and created the object "g" with basic auth (username and password)

this is the gem i'm using: https://github.com/peter-murach/github/

Update, this is how I authed:

g = Github.new :basic_auth => "me:password"

Upvotes: 1

Views: 492

Answers (1)

Kulbir Saini
Kulbir Saini

Reputation: 3915

For me it doesn't work for a private repository but to retrieve a file information from a public repository, the code is

g.repos.contents.get 'kulbirsaini', 'gitlist', 'web/Makefile'

g.repos.contents.get 'kulbirsaini', 'gitlist', 'README.md'

It must be something related to private repository. It'd be best to contact Github support.

Summary of how to get a file from a private repository:

g = Github.new(:basic_auth => "username:password")
file = g.repos.contents.get("username", "private_repo_name", "repo_path_to_file_relative_to_branch")
human_readable_data = Base64.decode64(file)

example of repo_path_to_file_relative_to_branch:

/lib/core.rb

and NOT

/master/lib/core.rb

Upvotes: 2

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