get-github-url

Get a complete (or a canonical) GitHub repository URL (https or ssh) from an incomplete URL or a user/repo path

Installation

$ npm install get-github-url --save

Usage

var getGithubUrl = require('get-github-url');
 
// HTTPS
getGithubUrl('facebook/react');
// => 'https://github.com/facebook/react'
getGithubUrl('github.com/facebook/react');
// => 'https://github.com/facebook/react'
getGithubUrl('[e-mail]:facebook/react.git');
// => 'https://github.com/facebook/react'
getGithubUrl('//github.com/facebook/react.git');
// => 'https://github.com/facebook/react'
 
// SSH
getGithubUrl('facebook/react', { protocol: 'ssh' });
 // => '[e-mail]:facebook/react.git'
getGithubUrl('github.com/facebook/react', { protocol: 'ssh' });
 // => '[e-mail]:facebook/react.git'
getGithubUrl('[e-mail]:facebook/react.git', { protocol: 'ssh' });
// => '[e-mail]:facebook/react.git'
getGithubUrl('//github.com/facebook/react.git', { protocol: 'ssh' });
// => '[e-mail]:facebook/react.git'
 
// Prepare URL for cloning:
getGithubUrl('facebook/react', { cloning: true });
// => 'https://github.com/facebook/react.git'
getGithubUrl('facebook/react', { cloning: true, ssh: true });
// => '[e-mail]:facebook/react.git'
 

API

getGithubUrl(input, options)

Get a complete (or a canonical) GitHub repository URL (https or ssh) from an incomplete URL or a user/repo path

Params

• String input: a URL or a user/repo path
• Object options: An object containing the following fields:
  • protocol (String): A format of returned URL. Possible values: ssh (https is used by default)
  • cloning (Boolean): Make a URL acceptable for git clone command

Return

• String | Null: A valid GitHub URL or null

License

MIT © Philipp Alferov