Beginnings of a Github API class.

github_api.rb

class GithubAPI
  require 'net/http'
  require 'net/https'
  require 'uri'
  require 'open-uri'
  
  # Get the configuration values from APP_CONFIG
  Token = APP_CONFIG['github_api_token']
  Base_Url = APP_CONFIG['github_api_url']
  User = APP_CONFIG['github_api_user']
  Repo = APP_CONFIG['github_api_repo']
  Open_Issue_Action = 'issues/open'
  Url_Format = '%s/%s/%s/%s' #Base URL + Action + User + Repo
  
  # Create an issue in Github for the Support Center
  def create_issue(submitter, title, body)
    
    # Build the Open Issue URL
    open_issue_url = URI.parse(sprintf(Url_Format, Base_Url, Open_Issue_Action, User, Repo))
    
    # Private github repos must be interacted with via https/ssl
    http = Net::HTTP.new(open_issue_url.host, open_issue_url.port)
    http.use_ssl = true
    
    # Create the ticket and return the response
    request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(open_issue_url.request_uri)
    request.set_form_data({'title' => title,
                                       'body' => submitter + ': ' + body,
                                       'login' => User,
                                       'token' => Token})
    response = http.request(request)
    
  end
  
end