GitHub App demo

Demo of a GitHub App using Python 3.7, gidgethub and aiohttp.

Other dependencies: pyjwt and cryptography.

See requirements.txt.

When the command line script is run, the GitHub App will open an issue in my repo: Mariatta/strange-relationship.

Example issue created by the GitHub App: Mariatta/strange-relationship#144

GitHub App Creation

1. Create a GitHub App (https://github.com/settings/apps/new)

   Give it the necessary permission. I gave "read & write" access to Issues.

2. Have a user install the app.

3. Record the App ID. It can be found in the App's settings under "About" heading.

4. Generate a private key for the app. (https://developer.github.com/apps/building-github-apps/authenticating-with-github-apps/#generating-a-private-key)

Local environment setup

1. Install the dependencies, preferably using a virtual environment. For example:

   $ python3.7 -m venv venv
   $ source venv/bin/activate
   $ python -m pip install -U pip
   $ python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
   

2. Create the environment variable GH_APP_ID. (obtained from GitHub App Creation step 3 ). For example:

   $ export GH_APP_ID=1235
   

3. Create the environment variable PEM_FILE_PATH, that is the path to the private key file (downloaded in GitHub App Creation step 4). For example:

   $ export PEM_FILE_PATH=./my-app.2018-11-11.private-key.pem
   

4. Run the command line script:

   $ python __main__.py