[nodebb-plugin-github-embed] GitHub Issue Embedding

Mandosis

@julian Is it possible to update this plugin to work with private repositories? I have a private forum for a group of developers I am working with to create and indie game and it would great to be able to use this but our repo must be private for obvious reasons.

julian

Hi @Chris-Rabuse -- private repositories are hidden behind secure API endpoints that require a client ID and secret to access. You can generate one tied to your account in the GitHub account settings. I use my personal GitHub account, but I believe an organization works too.

It looks something like this:

If you register for an id/secret pair and put it into the GitHub Embed settings, it should allow the plugin to read/show private issues.

Keep in mind that this also means unprivileged users on your forum could also use the short codes to retrieve private issue data, so caveat emptor

Mandosis

@julian Fantastic! Thanks for the help!

Edit: I cant seem to be able to get this to work. Is it because I dont have a callback URL or that I am not the owner of the repo?

julian

@Chris-Rabuse The use of the id/secret was originally added to raise the limit for GitHub calls. I'm guessing it doesn't work to find private repos

Give me a moment to check...

Mandosis

@julian Would a personal access token work?

julian

@Chris-Rabuse said:

@julian Would a personal access token work?

Yes, though the plugin doesn't support it yet. Will push a new version shortly.

julian

@Chris-Rabuse julianlam/nodebb-plugin-github-embed#7

Done v0.2.2

Mandosis

@julian This works perfectly! Thank you!

julian

Updated the plugin, still working fine on v0.6.x and v0.7.x

julian

Updated the plugin again. Now you can reference commit hashes!

Enhanced plugin to also embed commits · julianlam/nodebb-plugin-github-embed@8c49fc3

Turns issue numbers (#1234) into dynamic entities in posts - Enhanced plugin to also embed commits · julianlam/nodebb-plugin-github-embed@8c49fc3

GitHub (github.com)

a_5mith

@julian said:

Updated the plugin again. Now you can reference commit hashes!

Enhanced plugin to also embed commits · julianlam/nodebb-plugin-github-embed@8c49fc3

Turns issue numbers (#1234) into dynamic entities in posts - Enhanced plugin to also embed commits · julianlam/nodebb-plugin-github-embed@8c49fc3

GitHub (github.com)

Just don't try clicking and dragging the scroll bar.

julian

scrollbar?

a_5mith

Yeah the.. oh you fixed it. Now I look silly.

katana

@julian Thought wrt usability of the keyword replacement and refusal to do thereof (ref post #18) - why not take a step similar to how wikis go and tack on a footnote link which would link to the appropriate segment at the bottom of the post.

ex "gh01234" -> "gh01234 [1]"

Best of both worlds. Users can find the actual embed they want to see info for, and you don't get weird voodoo going on.

Also hi.

a_5mith

@julian Scrollbar! You can't drag it. Turns into a weird image type drag. You can click, and it scrolls, but not drag.