github-talker-plugin.js

plugin.onMessageInsertion = function(event){
	// regex is probably wrong
  var github_status_expression = /https*:\/\/github.com\/(.*)\/(.*)/i;
  
  var last_anchor = Talker.getLastInsertion().find('a');

  var last_href = last_anchor.attr('href') || '';

  if (github_status_expression.test(last_href)){
    var author = last_href.match(github_status_expression)[1];
    var repo = last_href.match(github_status_expression)[2];
	console.log(author);
	console.log(repo);
	
    var url = 'http://github.com/api/v2/json/repos/show/'+author+'/'+repo+'?callback=?';
    
    if (last_anchor.hasClass('transformed')){
      return true; // Do not transform the link a second time.
    }

	$.getJSON(url, function(data){
		if (!last_anchor.hasClass('transformed')){
			var repo = data.repository;
			// todo some styling
			var widget = '<a href=' + repo.url + '>'+repo.name+'</a>'+'<p>'+repo.description+'</p>'+'<p>'+'<span=\'watchers\'>'+repo.watchers+'</span>'+'</p>';
	        last_anchor.html($('<q/>').css({
	          clear: 'both',
	          float: 'left'
	        }).append(
				$('<div>').attr({'class': 'github-repo'}).append(widget)
			).addClass('transformed'); // tag as tranformed so we don't do it again
    	}
	});
  }
}

// syntax error somewhere