clone-repo-from-tags

clone-hnl.py

import requests
import subprocess
import os

# Personal access token from GitHub
# Replace 'your_token_here' with your actual GitHub personal access token.
GITHUB_TOKEN = os.getenv('GH_TOKEN')

# Directory where you want to clone the repositories
CLONE_DIR = os.getenv('CLONE_DIR', './')

# GitHub API URL for searching repositories
SEARCH_API_URL = 'https://api.github.com/search/repositories'

# The topic you're interested in
TOPIC = 'hnl2023'

def search_repositories(topic):
    """Search for GitHub repositories by topic."""
    headers = {
        'Authorization': f'token {GITHUB_TOKEN}',
        'Accept': 'application/vnd.github.v3+json',
    }
    params = {
        'q': f'topic:{topic}'
    }
    response = requests.get(SEARCH_API_URL, headers=headers, params=params)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        return response.json()['items']
    else:
        print(f'Failed to search repositories: {response.content}')
        return []

def clone_repository(repo_ssh_url):
    """Clone a GitHub repository using its SSH URL."""
    try:
        subprocess.run(['git', 'clone', repo_ssh_url], check=True, cwd=CLONE_DIR)
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        print(f'Failed to clone repository: {e}')

def main():
    """Main function to search and clone repositories."""
    if not os.path.exists(CLONE_DIR):
        os.makedirs(CLONE_DIR)

    repositories = search_repositories(TOPIC)
    for repo in repositories:
        repo_ssh_url = repo['ssh_url']
        print(f'Cloning {repo["full_name"]}')
        clone_repository(repo_ssh_url)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()