Creating custom additional labels ('change', 'update') for a new repo using the GitHub API and cURL

label-generation.cmd

:: http://www.confusedbycode.com/curl/ > curl-7.39.0-win64.zip
:: https://robinpowered.com/blog/best-practice-system-for-organizing-and-tagging-github-issues/
@echo off
SETLOCAL
echo This script creates issue labels for a GitHub repository
echo.
echo Please specify the GitHub Profile containing the Repository, e.g.:
echo https://github.com/:org|:owner/:repo
echo                     ~~~  ~~~~~
set /P username= "  Enter GitHub Username: "
echo.
echo Please specify the GitHub password/token for that profile:
set /P password= "  Enter Password/Token: "
echo.
echo Please specify the GitHub Repository, e.g.:
echo https://github.com/:org|:owner/:repo
echo                                 ~~~~
echo.
set /P repository= "  Enter Repository: "
echo.
echo Deleting redundant labels...
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -X DELETE https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels/duplicate
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -X DELETE https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels/help+wanted
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -X DELETE https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels/invalid
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -X DELETE https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels/question
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -X DELETE https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels/wontfix
echo.
echo Creating new labels...
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"angular\":\"bfd4f2\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"node\":\"bfd4f2\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"bug\":\"ee3f46\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"security\":\"ee3f46\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"production\":\"f45d43\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"chore\":\"fef2c0\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"legal\":\"fef2c0\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"copy\":\"ffc274\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"design\":\"ffc274\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"ux\":\"ffc274\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"staging\":\"fad8c7\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"test\":\"fad8c7\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"discussion\":\"cc317c\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"rfc\":\"cc317c\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"question\":\"cc317c\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"enhancement\":\"5ebeff\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"optimisation\":\"5ebeff\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"feature\":\"91ca55\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"in progress\":\"fbca04\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"watchlist\":\"fbca04\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"invalid\":\"d2dae1\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"wontfix\":\"d2dae1\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"duplicate\":\"d2dae1\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" -d "{\"name\":\"on hold\":\"d2dae1\"}" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
echo.
echo Current labels...
curl -k -u "%username%:%password%" https://api.github.com/repos/%username%/%repository%/labels
ENDLOCAL
pause