List GitHub Repository Branches
Fetch list of branches in a repository
Source Code
const [owner, repo, per_page = "30"] = process.argv.slice(2);
const token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN || "PLACEHOLDER_TOKEN";
async function listBranches() {
const params = new URLSearchParams({ per_page });
const url = `https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/branches?${params}`;
console.log(`Fetching branches for ${owner}/${repo}...`);
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
Accept: "application/vnd.github+json",
"X-GitHub-Api-Version": "2022-11-28",
},
});
if (!response.ok) {
const error = await response.json();
console.error("ERROR: GitHub API request failed.");
console.error(` Status: ${response.status}`);
console.error(` Message: ${error.message || response.statusText}`);
console.error(" Check that the repository exists and you have access.");
process.exit(1);
}
const remaining = response.headers.get("X-RateLimit-Remaining");
if (remaining && parseInt(remaining) < 100) {
console.log(`โ ๏ธ Rate limit warning: ${remaining} requests remaining`);
}
const branches = await response.json();
const fs = await import("fs");
fs.writeFileSync("session/branches.json", JSON.stringify(branches, null, 2));
console.log(`Found ${branches.length} branches, wrote to session/branches.json`);
if (branches.length > 0) {
console.log("\nBranches:");
branches.slice(0, 10).forEach(branch => {
const protection = branch.protected ? "๐" : "";
console.log(` ${protection}${branch.name}`);
});
if (branches.length > 10) {
console.log(` ... and ${branches.length - 10} more`);
}
}
}
try {
await listBranches();
} catch (error) {
console.error("ERROR: Unexpected failure listing branches.");
console.error(` ${error.message}`);
process.exit(1);
}