collect_github_time_series_data.sh

#!/bin/bash

access_token='...'
repo='...'
timestamp="$(date "+%s")"

github_api_request() {
  local endpoint="https://api.github.com$1"
  local file_name="$2"
  curl -s \
    -H "Authorization: token $access_token" \
    -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github.beta+json' \
    "$endpoint" \
    | gzip -9 > "$(output_path "$file_name")"
}

output_path() {
  local name="$1"
  echo "$timestamp-$name.json.gz"
}

github_api_request "/repos/$repo/issues?state=open" open-issues