apiNG-plugin-github is a GitHub Data API v3 plugin for apiNG.

Information

• Supported apiNG models: repo
• This plugin supports the get-native-data parameter
• This plugin may needs an access token⚠️
• Used promise library: angular-github-api-factory(included in distribution files)

Documentation

1. INSTALLATION
   1. Get file
   2. Include file
   3. Add dependency
   4. Add plugin
2. ACCESS TOKEN
   1. Generate your access_token
   2. Insert your access_token into aping-config.js
3. USAGE
   1. Models
   2. Requests
   3. Rate limit

1. INSTALLATION

a) Get file
b) Include file
c) Add dependency
d) Add the plugin

I. Get file

Install via either bower, npm, CDN (jsDelivr) or downloaded files:

• bower install apiNG-plugin-github --save
• npm install aping-plugin-github --save
• use CDN file
• download apiNG-plugin-github.zip

II. Include file

Include aping-plugin-github.min.js in your apiNG application

<!-- when using bower --><scriptsrc="bower_components/apiNG-plugin-github/dist/aping-plugin-github.min.js"></script><!-- when using npm --><scriptsrc="node_modules/aping-plugin-github/dist/aping-plugin-github.min.js"></script><!-- when using cdn file --><scriptsrc="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/aping-plugin-github@latest/dist/aping-plugin-github.min.js"></script><!-- when using downloaded files --><scriptsrc="aping-plugin-github.min.js"></script>

III. Add dependencies

Add the module jtt_aping_github as a dependency to your app module:

angular.module('app',['jtt_aping','jtt_aping_github']);

IV. Add the plugin

Add the plugin's directive aping-github="[]" to your apiNG directive and configure your requests

<apingtemplate-url="templates/repo.html"
model="repo"
items="20"
aping-github="[{'user':'JohnnyTheTank'}]"></aping>

2. ACCESS TOKEN

I. Generate your access_token

1. Login on github.com
2. Open github.com/settings/tokens/new
   • Remove all scopes except public_repo
   • Generate your access_token

II. Insert your access_token into aping-config.js

Create and open js/apiNG/aping-config.js in your application folder. It should be look like this snippet:

angular.module('jtt_aping').config(['$provide',function($provide){$provide.value("apingDefaultSettings",{apingApiKeys : {github: [{'access_token':'<YOUR_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN>'}],//...}});}]);

⚠️ Replace <YOUR_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN> with your github access_token

3. USAGE

I. Models

Supported apiNG models

model	content	support	max items per request	(native) default items per request
repo	repositories	full	100	30
user	users	full	100	30

support:

• full: the source platform provides a full list with usable results
  
• partly: the source platform provides just partly usable results

II. Requests

Every apiNG plugin expects an array of requests as html attribute.

Requests by User

parameter	sample	default	description	optional
user	JohnnyTheTank		GitHub username	no
repo	apiNG		Limits the request to specific GitHub repository name	yes
items	75	30	Items per request (0-100)	yes

Sample requests:

• [{'user':'JohnnyTheTank'}, {'user':'xremix', 'items':10}]
• [{'user':'JohnnyTheTank', 'repo':'apiNG'}]
• [{'user':'JohnnyTheTank'}]

Requests by Search

parameter	sample	default	description	optional
search	bootstrap		The search keywords, as well as any qualifierse	no
sort	stars		The sort field. One of stars, forks, or updated. Default: results are sorted by best match	yes
order	asc	desc	The sort order if sort parameter is provided. One of asc or desc	yes
items	75	30	Items per request (0-100)	yes

Sample requests:

• [{'search':'apiNG', 'sort':'stars', 'order':'desc', 'items':50}]
• [{'search':'JohnnyTheTank', 'items':10}]

III. Rate limit

Visit the official GitHub Data API documentation

For requests using Basic Authentication or OAuth, you can make up to 5,000 requests per hour.

Licence

MIT