Pithub::Gists(3) Github v3 Gists API

VERSION

version 0.01033

METHODS

comments

Provides access to Pithub::Gists::Comments.

create

•
Create a gist 

    POST /gists

Parameters:

•
data: mandatory hashref, having following keys:
  • description: optional string
  • public: mandatory boolean
  • files: mandatory hashref, please see examples section below

Examples: 

    my $g = Pithub::Gists->new;
    my $result = $g->create(
        data => {
            description => 'the description for this gist',
            public      => 1,
            files       => { 'file1.txt' => { content => 'String file content' } }
        }
    );
    if ( $result->success ) {
        printf "The new gist is available at %s\n", $result->content->{html_url};
    }

Response: Status: 201 Created 

    {
        "url": "https://api.github.com/gists/1",
        "id": "1",
        "description": "description of gist",
        "public": true,
        "user": {
            "login": "octocat",
            "id": 1,
            "gravatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
            "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat"
        },
        "files": {
            "ring.erl": {
                "size": 932,
                "filename": "ring.erl",
                "raw_url": "https://gist.github.com/raw/365370/8c4d2d43d178df44f4c03a7f2ac0ff512853564e/ring.erl",
                "content": "contents of gist"
            }
        },
        "comments": 0,
        "git_pull_url": "git://gist.github.com/1.git",
        "git_push_url": "[email protected]:1.git",
        "created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
        "forks": [
        {
            "user": {
                "login": "octocat",
                "id": 1,
                "gravatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
                "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat"
            },
            "url": "https://api.github.com/gists/5",
            "created_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z"
        }
        ],
        "history": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.github.com/gists/1/57a7f021a713b1c5a6a199b54cc514735d2d462f",
            "version": "57a7f021a713b1c5a6a199b54cc514735d2d462f",
            "user": {
                "login": "octocat",
                "id": 1,
                "gravatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
                "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat"
            },
            "change_status": {
                "deletions": 0,
                "additions": 180,
                "total": 180
            },
            "committed_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z"
        }
        ]
    }

delete

•
Delete a gist 

    DELETE /gists/:id

Parameters:

  • gist_id: mandatory integer

Examples: 

    my $g = Pithub::Gists->new;
    my $result = $g->delete( gist_id => 784612 );
    if ( $result->success ) {
        print "The gist 784612 has been deleted\n";
    }

Response: Status: 204 No Content

fork

•
Fork a gist 

    POST /gists/:id/forks

Parameters:

  • gist_id: mandatory integer

Examples: 

    my $g = Pithub::Gists->new;
    my $result = $g->fork( gist_id => 784612 );
    if ( $result->success ) {
        printf "The gist 784612 has been forked: %s\n", $result->content->{html_url};
    }

Response: Status: 201 Created 

    {
        "url": "https://api.github.com/gists/1",
        "id": "1",
        "description": "description of gist",
        "public": true,
        "user": {
            "login": "octocat",
            "id": 1,
            "gravatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
            "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat"
        },
        "files": {
            "ring.erl": {
                "size": 932,
                "filename": "ring.erl",
                "raw_url": "https://gist.github.com/raw/365370/8c4d2d43d178df44f4c03a7f2ac0ff512853564e/ring.erl",
                "content": "contents of gist"
            }
        },
        "comments": 0,
        "git_pull_url": "git://gist.github.com/1.git",
        "git_push_url": "[email protected]:1.git",
        "created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z"
    }

get

•
Get a single gist 

    GET /gists/:id

Parameters:

  • gist_id: mandatory integer

Examples: 

    my $g = Pithub::Gists->new;
    my $result = $g->get( gist_id => 784612 );
    if ( $result->success ) {
        print $result->content->{html_url};
    }

Response: Status: 200 OK 

    {
        "url": "https://api.github.com/gists/1",
        "id": "1",
        "description": "description of gist",
        "public": true,
        "user": {
            "login": "octocat",
            "id": 1,
            "gravatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
            "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat"
        },
        "files": {
            "ring.erl": {
                "size": 932,
                "filename": "ring.erl",
                "raw_url": "https://gist.github.com/raw/365370/8c4d2d43d178df44f4c03a7f2ac0ff512853564e/ring.erl",
                "content": "contents of gist"
            }
        },
        "comments": 0,
        "git_pull_url": "git://gist.github.com/1.git",
        "git_push_url": "[email protected]:1.git",
        "created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
        "forks": [
        {
            "user": {
                "login": "octocat",
                "id": 1,
                "gravatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
                "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat"
            },
            "url": "https://api.github.com/gists/5",
            "created_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z"
        }
        ],
        "history": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.github.com/gists/1/57a7f021a713b1c5a6a199b54cc514735d2d462f",
            "version": "57a7f021a713b1c5a6a199b54cc514735d2d462f",
            "user": {
                "login": "octocat",
                "id": 1,
                "gravatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
                "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat"
            },
            "change_status": {
                "deletions": 0,
                "additions": 180,
                "total": 180
            },
            "committed_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z"
        }
        ]
    }

is_starred

•
Check if a gist is starred 

    GET /gists/:id/star

Parameters:

  • gist_id: mandatory integer

Examples: 

    my $g = Pithub::Gists->new;
    my $result = $g->is_starred( gist_id => 784612 );

Response: Status: 204 No Content / "Status: 404 Not Found"

list

•
List a user's gists: 

    GET /users/:user/gists

Parameters:

  • user: string

Examples: 

    my $g = Pithub::Gists->new;
    my $result = $g->list( user => 'miyagawa' );
    if ( $result->success ) {
        while ( my $row = $result->next ) {
            printf "%s => %s\n", $row->{html_url}, $row->{description} || 'no description';
        }
    }
•
List the authenticated user's gists or if called anonymously, this will returns all public gists: 

    GET /gists

Examples: 

    my $g = Pithub::Gists->new;
    my $result = $g->list;
•
List all public gists: 

    GET /gists/public

Parameters:

  • public: boolean

Examples: 

    my $g = Pithub::Gists->new;
    my $result = $g->list( public => 1 );
•
List the authenticated user's starred gists: 

    GET /gists/starred

Parameters:

  • starred: boolean

Examples: 

    my $g = Pithub::Gists->new;
    my $result = $g->list( starred => 1 );

Response: Status: 200 OK 

    [
        {
            "url": "https://api.github.com/gists/1",
            "id": "1",
            "description": "description of gist",
            "public": true,
            "user": {
                "login": "octocat",
                "id": 1,
                "gravatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
                "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat"
            },
            "files": {
                "ring.erl": {
                    "size": 932,
                    "filename": "ring.erl",
                    "raw_url": "https://gist.github.com/raw/365370/8c4d2d43d178df44f4c03a7f2ac0ff512853564e/ring.erl",
                    "content": "contents of gist"
                }
            },
            "comments": 0,
            "git_pull_url": "git://gist.github.com/1.git",
            "git_push_url": "[email protected]:1.git",
            "created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z"
        }
    ]

star

•
Star a gist 

    PUT /gists/:id/star

Parameters:

  • gist_id: mandatory integer

Examples: 

    my $g = Pithub::Gists->new;
    my $result = $g->star( gist_id => 784612 );

Response: Status: 204 No Content

unstar

•
Unstar a gist 

    DELETE /gists/:id/star

Parameters:

  • gist_id: mandatory integer

Examples: 

    my $g = Pithub::Gists->new;
    my $result = $g->unstar( gist_id => 784612 );

Response: Status: 204 No Content

update

•
Edit a gist 

    PATCH /gists/:id

Parameters:

•
gist_id: mandatory integer
•
data: mandatory hashref, having following keys:
  • description: optional string
  • public: mandatory boolean
  • files: mandatory hashref, please see examples section below

    NOTE: All files from the previous version of the gist are carried over by default if not included in the hash. Deletes can be performed by including the filename with a null hash.

Examples: 

    my $g      = Pithub::Gists->new;
    my $result = $g->update(
        gist_id => 784612,
        data    => {
            description => 'the description for this gist',
            files       => {
                'file1.txt'    => { content => 'updated file contents' },
                'old_name.txt' => {
                    filename => 'new_name.txt',
                    content  => 'modified contents'
                },
                'new_file.txt'         => { content => 'a new file' },
                'delete_this_file.txt' => undef
            }
        }
    );

Response: Status: 200 OK 

    {
        "url": "https://api.github.com/gists/1",
        "id": "1",
        "description": "description of gist",
        "public": true,
        "user": {
            "login": "octocat",
            "id": 1,
            "gravatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
            "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat"
        },
        "files": {
            "ring.erl": {
                "size": 932,
                "filename": "ring.erl",
                "raw_url": "https://gist.github.com/raw/365370/8c4d2d43d178df44f4c03a7f2ac0ff512853564e/ring.erl",
                "content": "contents of gist"
            }
        },
        "comments": 0,
        "git_pull_url": "git://gist.github.com/1.git",
        "git_push_url": "[email protected]:1.git",
        "created_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z",
        "forks": [
        {
            "user": {
                "login": "octocat",
                "id": 1,
                "gravatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
                "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat"
            },
            "url": "https://api.github.com/gists/5",
            "created_at": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z"
        }
        ],
        "history": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.github.com/gists/1/57a7f021a713b1c5a6a199b54cc514735d2d462f",
            "version": "57a7f021a713b1c5a6a199b54cc514735d2d462f",
            "user": {
                "login": "octocat",
                "id": 1,
                "gravatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
                "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat"
            },
            "change_status": {
                "deletions": 0,
                "additions": 180,
                "total": 180
            },
            "committed_at": "2010-04-14T02:15:15Z"
        }
        ]
    }

AUTHOR

Johannes Plunien <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2011 by Johannes Plunien.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

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