Is it possible to edit file and commit github/bitbucket from browser

Question

I want to use editor in browser and save in github without server. Just like text editor in github/bitbucket could new file and save it

I want to know are there any REST api of this 2 services to easily commit file like that

Or a git library in js that could work without the need to pull all files in to our machine

edit:

After 2018 both service already expose their API. This question is outdated

Answer 1

Update August 2021: just type . (dot)

🤫 New shortcut: Press . on any GitHub repo.

That will launch GitHub Codespace on your current repository.

Answer 2

You can use Power Editor for Bitbucket for editing and commiting code from browser in bitbucket.

Answer 3

See the official response here:

tldr: They're working on expanding their API and have responded to an issue opened in 2013

EDIT: An endpoint to do this is now available!

Answer 4

Bitbucket has an online editor where you can change the file and commit right away. Check it out here.

Answer 5

In case you're looking for an online code editor that you can connect to github or bitbucket then you could take a look at these:

• Codeanywhere
• Cloud9

If you're looking to develop such an editor yourself, you could just start from github or bitbucket's REST API documentation:

• Github
• Bitbucket

And just choose the javascript REST library of your preference to interact with those APIs.

For Github: to create/update/remove files you can use the Contents resources.

For example, this section explains how to update a file.

Answer 6

Bitbucket user here, you can EDIT/COMMIT your files in browser.

https://gyazo.com/ff3cb58bcc1cceda0306037989f32ab1

Answer 7

You can install on your local computer benweet/stackedit, a markdown javascript editor.

As mentioned in the README,

Publish your Markdown document on GitHub

(See more at Publication)