noauth-github-activityfeed

retrieves a Github activity feed -- using Github API without authentication!

background

This module is written to be used in the browser using browserify. It uses Github API without authentication.

usage

var githubFeed = require('noauth-github-activityfeed')
 
githubFeed('ninabreznik', function (err, feed) {
  console.log(feed)
})

This will output an array of objects:

[
  {
    "type": "PushEvent",
    "repo": "https://api.github.com/repos/ninabreznik/noauth-github-activityfeed",
    "details": {
      "push_id": 1940532575,
      "size": 1,
      "distinct_size": 1,
      "ref": "refs/heads/master",
      "head": "289c00d1abe5d9b52b308e2ae164056738abcc86",
      "before": "029f76a7140d0b96b8c64822a9e23885309e1d0f",
      "commits": [
        {
          "sha": "289c00d1abe5d9b52b308e2ae164056738abcc86",
          "author": {
            "email": "[e-mail]",
            "name": "ninabreznik"
          },
          "message": "Add github activityfeed using Github API",
          "distinct": true,
          "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/ninabreznik/noauth-github-activityfeed/commits/289c00d1abe5d9b52b308e2ae164056738abcc86"
        }
      ]
    },
    "time": "2017-08-23T22:48:28Z"
  },
  {
    "type": "CreateEvent",
    "repo": "https://api.github.com/repos/ninabreznik/noauth-github-activityfeed",
    "details": {
      "ref": "master",
      "ref_type": "branch",
      "master_branch": "master",
      "description": "retrieves a Github activity feed -- using Github API without authentication! ",
      "pusher_type": "user"
    },
    "time": "2017-08-23T22:09:53Z"
  },
  {
    "type": "IssuesEvent",
    "repo": "https://api.github.com/repos/ethereum/browser-solidity",
    "details": {
      "action": "opened",
      "issue": {
        "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/ethereum/browser-solidity/issues/706",
        "repository_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/ethereum/browser-solidity",
        "labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/ethereum/browser-solidity/issues/706/labels{/name}",
        "comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/ethereum/browser-solidity/issues/706/comments",
        "events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/ethereum/browser-solidity/issues/706/events",
        "html_url": "https://github.com/ethereum/browser-solidity/issues/706",
        "id": 251386221,
        "number": 706,
        "title": "Update colors/UI elements in Remix + remove style-guide from Browser-solidity",
        "user": {
          "login": "ninabreznik",
          "id": 1076427,
          "avatar_url": "https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/1076427?v=4",
          "gravatar_id": "",
          "url": "https://api.github.com/users/ninabreznik",
          "html_url": "https://github.com/ninabreznik",
          "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/ninabreznik/followers",
          "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/ninabreznik/following{/other_user}",
          "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/ninabreznik/gists{/gist_id}",
          "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/ninabreznik/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
          "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/ninabreznik/subscriptions",
          "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/ninabreznik/orgs",
          "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/ninabreznik/repos",
          "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/ninabreznik/events{/privacy}",
          "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/ninabreznik/received_events",
          "type": "User",
          "site_admin": false
        },
        "labels": [],
        "state": "open",
        "locked": false,
        "assignee": null,
        "assignees": [],
        "milestone": null,
        "comments": 0,
        "created_at": "2017-08-19T00:16:07Z",
        "updated_at": "2017-08-19T00:16:07Z",
        "closed_at": null,
        "body": ""
      }
    },
    "time": "2017-08-19T00:16:07Z"
  }
  ...

api

var githubFeed = require('noauth-github-activityfeed')

example

Clone the repository and run npm start to see the example.js or see the demo page

noauth-github-activityfeed({ username }, cb(err, tweets))

Specify a username of the Github user whose activity feed (events) you want to see. The callback cb will contain an optional error as its first parameter, and an array with the user's latest activity as its second parameter.

installation

$ npm i noauth-github-activityfeed

ever-shifting ground

As Github API changes, things will break. If you notice that noauth-github-activityfeed isn't working, please file an issue. Better yet, file a fixing pull request.

license

MIT