Github Clawgrabber

Is your heart's deepest wish to mash variables into something that doesn't have variables, and smash the

Works great with:

• Shared reporting SQL -- define variables and constants, and keep em version controlled! No more mystery UDFs!
• Mass generating files based on a template!
• Literally anything else where you find yourself wishing 'I wish I had a ruby function I could write instead of this!'

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'github_clawgrabber', git: 'colinxfleming/github_clawgrabber_ruby'

And then execute:

$ bundle install

Usage

This is built around a core GithubClawgrabber module that takes an unfortunate amount of arguments. Its public method is grab.

GithubClawgrabber.grab(auth_token, repo, filepath, branch = 'master', *helper_modules)

Let's break these arguments out:

• auth_token: A github authentication token. Directions to get one are here.
• repo: The github repo path. ex: colinxfleming/github_clawgrabber_ruby.
• filepath: The path to the file within that repo. ex: samples/each_loop.txt.erb.
• branch: A chance to set your branch to not-master if you're working on something.
• helper_modules: A splat of modules you can jam into your templates. ex: [ActiveSupport::Inflector, DateHelper]. (Contrived example!)

There are a few subclasses that do the heavy lifting with public methods exposed, described below.

Fetcher

GithubClawgrabber::Fetcher.fetch(auth_token, repo, filepath, branch)

Templater

This utility class does the ERB templating, using the ContextShell.

GithubClawgrabber::Templater.template(item, context)

ContextShell

This utility class lets you jam in as much in the way of helper modules as your heart desires.

context = ContextShell.new(helper_modules)
context.access_binding

Advice on writing helpers

• I've had best results when keeping them functional, in the sense of not being concerned with the state of what's in ContextShell.
• That said: ERB puts ruby at your fingertips, so go nuts. Ruby, sharp knives, etc.

Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake test to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/colinxfleming/github_clawgrabber_ruby. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Code of Conduct

Everyone interacting in the GithubClawgrabber project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.