github-tools/github

Github.js is a JavaScript library that provides a simpler way to interact with the GitHub API from within a browser or Node.js application. Rather than constructing raw HTTP requests to GitHub's servers yourself, you create a client object and call methods on it: listing a user's notifications, reading or creating gists, fetching starred repositories, and similar tasks. The library supports both an older callback style and a newer promise-based approach, so existing code written in either convention can use it. Authentication is optional. You can make unauthenticated requests for public data, or provide a username and password, or an OAuth token, to access private resources and perform actions on behalf of an account. API documentation is generated from the source code using JSDoc and is hosted on GitHub Pages. The package is available through npm and is intentionally small: the core file is about 5 KB, and a standalone bundle that includes dependencies runs to about 20 KB. It can also be loaded directly in a browser via a CDN script tag if you prefer not to use a build step. The project's README opens with a note that new maintainers are wanted, which suggests it is not under active development at this time. The library is still installable and usable, but anyone considering it for ongoing production work should check whether it stays current with changes to the GitHub API. Tests use Mocha and are primarily integration tests that run against the real GitHub API, requiring a personal access token for the test account to run the full suite.