# NAME

API::Github - Github.com API Client

# VERSION

version 0.05

# SYNOPSIS

    use API::Github;

    my $github = API::Github->new(
        username   => 'USERNAME',
        token      => 'TOKEN',
        identifier => 'APPLICATION NAME',
    );

    $github->debug(1);
    $github->fatal(1);

    my $user = $github->users('h@x0r');
    my $results = $user->fetch;

    # after some introspection

    $user->update( ... );

# DESCRIPTION

This distribution provides an object-oriented thin-client library for
interacting with the Github ([http://github.com](http://github.com)) API. For usage and
documentation information visit [https://developer.github.com/v3](https://developer.github.com/v3).
API::Github is derived from [API::Client](https://metacpan.org/pod/API::Client) and inherits all of it's
functionality. Please read the documentation for API::Client for more usage
information.

# ATTRIBUTES

## identifier

    $github->identifier;
    $github->identifier('IDENTIFIER');

The identifier attribute should be set to a string that identifies your
application.

## token

    $github->token;
    $github->token('TOKEN');

The token attribute should be set to the API user's personal access token.

## username

    $github->username;
    $github->username('USERNAME');

The username attribute should be set to the API user's username.

## debug

    $github->debug;
    $github->debug(1);

The debug attribute if true prints HTTP requests and responses to standard out.

## fatal

    $github->fatal;
    $github->fatal(1);

The fatal attribute if true promotes 4xx and 5xx server response codes to
exceptions, a [API::Client::Exception](https://metacpan.org/pod/API::Client::Exception) object.

## retries

    $github->retries;
    $github->retries(10);

The retries attribute determines how many times an HTTP request should be
retried if a 4xx or 5xx response is received. This attribute defaults to 0.

## timeout

    $github->timeout;
    $github->timeout(5);

The timeout attribute determines how long an HTTP connection should be kept
alive. This attribute defaults to 10.

## url

    $github->url;
    $github->url(Mojo::URL->new('https://api.github.com'));

The url attribute set the base/pre-configured URL object that will be used in
all HTTP requests. This attribute expects a [Mojo::URL](https://metacpan.org/pod/Mojo::URL) object.

## user\_agent

    $github->user_agent;
    $github->user_agent(Mojo::UserAgent->new);

The user\_agent attribute set the pre-configured UserAgent object that will be
used in all HTTP requests. This attribute expects a [Mojo::UserAgent](https://metacpan.org/pod/Mojo::UserAgent) object.

# METHODS

## action

    my $result = $github->action($verb, %args);

    # e.g.

    $github->action('head', %args);    # HEAD request
    $github->action('options', %args); # OPTIONS request
    $github->action('patch', %args);   # PATCH request

The action method issues a request to the API resource represented by the
object. The first parameter will be used as the HTTP request method. The
arguments, expected to be a list of key/value pairs, will be included in the
request if the key is either `data` or `query`.

## create

    my $results = $github->create(%args);

    # or

    $github->POST(%args);

The create method issues a `POST` request to the API resource represented by
the object. The arguments, expected to be a list of key/value pairs, will be
included in the request if the key is either `data` or `query`.

## delete

    my $results = $github->delete(%args);

    # or

    $github->DELETE(%args);

The delete method issues a `DELETE` request to the API resource represented by
the object. The arguments, expected to be a list of key/value pairs, will be
included in the request if the key is either `data` or `query`.

## fetch

    my $results = $github->fetch(%args);

    # or

    $github->GET(%args);

The fetch method issues a `GET` request to the API resource represented by the
object. The arguments, expected to be a list of key/value pairs, will be
included in the request if the key is either `data` or `query`.

## update

    my $results = $github->update(%args);

    # or

    $github->PUT(%args);

The update method issues a `PUT` request to the API resource represented by
the object. The arguments, expected to be a list of key/value pairs, will be
included in the request if the key is either `data` or `query`.

# RESOURCES

## emojis

    $github->emojis;

The emojis method returns a new instance representative of the API
_emojis_ resource requested. This method accepts a list of path
segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation
can be used to find more information. [https://developer.github.com/v3/emojis](https://developer.github.com/v3/emojis).

## events

    $github->events;

The events method returns a new instance representative of the API
_events_ resource requested. This method accepts a list of path
segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation
can be used to find more information. [https://developer.github.com/v3/activity/events](https://developer.github.com/v3/activity/events).

## feeds

    $github->feeds;

The feeds method returns a new instance representative of the API
_feeds_ resource requested. This method accepts a list of path
segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation
can be used to find more information. [https://developer.github.com/v3/activity/feeds](https://developer.github.com/v3/activity/feeds).

## gists

    $github->gists;

The gists method returns a new instance representative of the API
_gists_ resource requested. This method accepts a list of path
segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation
can be used to find more information. [https://developer.github.com/v3/gists](https://developer.github.com/v3/gists).

## gitignore

    $github->gitignore;

The gitignore method returns a new instance representative of the API
_gitignore_ resource requested. This method accepts a list of path
segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation
can be used to find more information. [https://developer.github.com/v3/gitignore](https://developer.github.com/v3/gitignore).

## issues

    $github->issues;

The issues method returns a new instance representative of the API
_issues_ resource requested. This method accepts a list of path
segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation
can be used to find more information. [https://developer.github.com/v3/issues](https://developer.github.com/v3/issues).

## licenses

    $github->licenses;

The licenses method returns a new instance representative of the API
_licenses_ resource requested. This method accepts a list of path
segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation
can be used to find more information. [https://developer.github.com/v3/licenses](https://developer.github.com/v3/licenses).

## markdown

    $github->markdown;

The markdown method returns a new instance representative of the API
_markdown_ resource requested. This method accepts a list of path
segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation
can be used to find more information. [https://developer.github.com/v3/markdown](https://developer.github.com/v3/markdown).

## meta

    $github->meta;

The meta method returns a new instance representative of the API
_meta_ resource requested. This method accepts a list of path
segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation
can be used to find more information. [https://developer.github.com/v3/meta](https://developer.github.com/v3/meta).

## notifications

    $github->notifications;

The notifications method returns a new instance representative of the API
_notifications_ resource requested. This method accepts a list of path
segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation
can be used to find more information. [https://developer.github.com/v3/activity/notifications](https://developer.github.com/v3/activity/notifications).

## orgs

    $github->orgs;

The orgs method returns a new instance representative of the API
_orgs_ resource requested. This method accepts a list of path
segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation
can be used to find more information. [https://developer.github.com/v3/orgs](https://developer.github.com/v3/orgs).

## rate\_limit

    $github->rate_limit;

The rate\_limit method returns a new instance representative of the API
_rate\_limit_ resource requested. This method accepts a list of path
segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation
can be used to find more information. [https://developer.github.com/v3/rate\_limit](https://developer.github.com/v3/rate_limit).

## repos

    $github->repos;

The repos method returns a new instance representative of the API
_repos_ resource requested. This method accepts a list of path
segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation
can be used to find more information. [https://developer.github.com/v3/repos](https://developer.github.com/v3/repos).

## search

    $github->search;

The search method returns a new instance representative of the API
_search_ resource requested. This method accepts a list of path
segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation
can be used to find more information. [https://developer.github.com/v3/search](https://developer.github.com/v3/search).

## users

    $github->users;

The users method returns a new instance representative of the API
_users_ resource requested. This method accepts a list of path
segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation
can be used to find more information. [https://developer.github.com/v3/users](https://developer.github.com/v3/users).

# AUTHOR

Al Newkirk <anewkirk@ana.io>

# COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2014 by Al Newkirk.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.
