GitHub API - Repositories and Branches by User's Login

Description

This Java application (built using Java 17 and Spring Boot 3) utilizes the GitHub API to search for repositories and their branches based on the provided user login in the URL. The API response will contain a list of repositories belonging to the specified user along with their branches and the last SHA for each. Only repositories that are not forks will be included in the response.

Run the application

Docker

docker run -p 8080:8080 ghcr.io/shair13/github-rest-api:v1

Application will run at

localhost:8080/json/Shair13

for json format or

localhost:8080/Shair13

for HTML format

Clone

Steps:

1. Clone the Repository: Clone this repository to your local machine using the following command in your terminal:

   HTTPS

   git clone https://github.com/Shair13/GitHub-rest-api.git
   

   SSH

    git clone git@github.com:Shair13/GitHub-rest-api.git
   

   Optionally, to increase the number of possible requests after cloning the application, you can add your GitHub token to the application.properties file.

   

2. Build the Application: Navigate to the repository folder and use the Maven command to build the application:

   mvn package

3. Run the Application: After building the application, navigate to the target folder and run the application using the following command:

   cd target
   java -jar GitHub-rest-api-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar

4. Access the Application: Once the application is running, you can access the API using the URLs specified below:

The API is divided into 2 endpoints:

Endpoint 1: JSON Format Data

URL: http://localhost:8080/json/{login}

Replace {login} with the GitHub username you want to search for.

Please use an application such as Postman to set the appropriate header:

• Key: Accept
• Value: application/json.

Otherwise, you will receive an error.

The same issue will occur when using a web browser.

In case the user login is not found, there will be an error response in JSON format.

It's also possible that your token may expire or you do not have a token. In those cases, you will receive an error.

Endpoint 2: HTML Format Data

URL: http://localhost:8080/{login}

Replace {login} with the GitHub username you want to search for.

This endpoint can be opened in any web browser.

In case the user login is not found, there will be an error response in JSON format.

Expired tokens may cause issues. In those cases, you will receive an error.

Contact

If you have any questions, feedback, or issues, feel free to reach out to me.

• Email: cezary.wozakowski@gmail.com