[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!

https://github.com/julianlam/nodebb-plugin-github-embed/commit/8c49fc34122fce78d53b3d2f6a649dfd7e2149a7

a_5mith

@julian said:

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

https://github.com/julianlam/nodebb-plugin-github-embed/commit/8c49fc34122fce78d53b3d2f6a649dfd7e2149a7

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.