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JGithubPackageRepositoriesContents

Extends \JGithubPackage

GitHub API Repositories Contents class for the Joomla Platform.

deprecated

These API methods let you retrieve the contents of files within a repository as Base64 encoded content. See media types for requesting raw or other formats.

documentation

https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/contents
since

1.7.3
deprecated

4.0 Use the joomla/github package via Composer instead
package

Joomla.Platform

Methods

__construct

Constructor.

__construct(\Joomla\Registry\Registry $options = null, \JGithubHttp $client = null)
inherited
since

1.7.3

Arguments

$options

\Joomla\Registry\RegistryGitHub options object.

$client

\JGithubHttpThe HTTP client object.

__get

Magic method to lazily create API objects

__get(string $name) : \JGithubPackage
inherited
since

3.3
throws

\RuntimeException

Arguments

$name

stringName of property to retrieve

Response

\JGithubPackageGitHub API package object.

fetchUrl

Method to build and return a full request URL for the request. This method will add appropriate pagination details if necessary and also prepend the API url to have a complete URL for the request.

fetchUrl(string $path, integer $page, integer $limit) : string
inherited
since

1.7.3

Arguments

$path

stringURL to inflect

$page

integerPage to request

$limit

integerNumber of results to return per page

Response

stringThe request URL.

get

Get contents

get(string $owner, string $repo, string $path, string $ref = '') : object

This method returns the contents of any file or directory in a repository.

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/contents/:path

Parameters

path Optional string - The content path. ref Optional string - The String name of the Commit/Branch/Tag. Defaults to master.

Response

Status: 200 OK X-RateLimit-Limit: 5000 X-RateLimit-Remaining: 4999

{ "type": "file", "encoding": "base64", "_links": { "git": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/blobs/3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1", "self": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/README.md", "html": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/README.md" }, "size": 5362, "name": "README.md", "path": "README.md", "content": "encoded content ...", "sha": "3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1" }

since

3.3

Arguments

$owner

stringThe name of the owner of the GitHub repository.

$repo

stringThe name of the GitHub repository.

$path

stringThe content path.

$ref

stringThe String name of the Commit/Branch/Tag. Defaults to master.

Response

object

getArchiveLink

Get archive link

getArchiveLink(string $owner, string $repo, string $archive_format = 'zipball', string $ref = '') : object

This method will return a 302 to a URL to download a tarball or zipball archive for a repository. Please make sure your HTTP framework is configured to follow redirects or you will need to use the Location header to make a second GET request.

Note: For private repositories, these links are temporary and expire quickly.

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/:archive_format/:ref

Parameters

archive_format Either tarball or zipball ref Optional string - valid Git reference, defaults to master

Response

Status: 302 Found Location: http://github.com/me/myprivate/tarball/master?SSO=thistokenexpires X-RateLimit-Limit: 5000 X-RateLimit-Remaining: 4999

To follow redirects with curl, use the -L switch:

curl -L https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/tarball > octokit.tar.gz

throws

\UnexpectedValueException
since

3.3

Arguments

$owner

stringThe name of the owner of the GitHub repository.

$repo

stringThe name of the GitHub repository.

$archive_format

stringEither tarball or zipball.

$ref

stringThe String name of the Commit/Branch/Tag. Defaults to master.

Response

object

getReadme

Get the README

getReadme(string $owner, string $repo, string $ref = '') : object

This method returns the preferred README for a repository.

GET /repos/:owner/:repo/readme

Parameters

ref Optional string - The String name of the Commit/Branch/Tag. Defaults to master.

Response

Status: 200 OK X-RateLimit-Limit: 5000 X-RateLimit-Remaining: 4999

{ "type": "file", "encoding": "base64", "_links": { "git": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/git/blobs/3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1", "self": "https://api.github.com/repos/octokit/octokit.rb/contents/README.md", "html": "https://github.com/octokit/octokit.rb/blob/master/README.md" }, "size": 5362, "name": "README.md", "path": "README.md", "content": "encoded content ...", "sha": "3d21ec53a331a6f037a91c368710b99387d012c1" }

since

3.3

Arguments

$owner

stringThe name of the owner of the GitHub repository.

$repo

stringThe name of the GitHub repository.

$ref

stringThe String name of the Commit/Branch/Tag. Defaults to master.

Response

object

processResponse

Process the response and decode it.

processResponse(\JHttpResponse $response, integer $expectedCode = 200, boolean $decode = true) : mixed
inherited
throws

\DomainException
since

3.3.0

Arguments

$response

\JHttpResponseThe response.

$expectedCode

integerThe expected "good" code.

$decode

booleanIf the should be response be JSON decoded.

Response

mixed

Properties

name

inherited
since

3.3

Type(s)

string

packages

inherited
since

3.3

Type(s)

array

options

Options for the GitHub object.

inherited
since

1.7.3

Type(s)

\Joomla\Registry\Registry

client

The HTTP client object to use in sending HTTP requests.

inherited
since

1.7.3

Type(s)

\JGithubHttp
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