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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
The EGit Mylyn GitHub connector supports creating task repositories for working with [http://www.github.com GitHub] issues and [http://gist.github.com Gists]. A GitHub issue task repository is required for each GitHub project repository you want to access issues for. A single Gist repository allows you to access all Gists on http://gist.github.com. | The EGit Mylyn GitHub connector supports creating task repositories for working with [http://www.github.com GitHub] issues and [http://gist.github.com Gists]. A GitHub issue task repository is required for each GitHub project repository you want to access issues for. A single Gist repository allows you to access all Gists on http://gist.github.com. | ||
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+ | The latest version of the EGit Mylyn GitHub connector can be downloaded from: | ||
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+ | http://download.eclipse.org/egit/github/updates-nightly | ||
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+ | Please see the [[#Prerequisites|prerequisites]] section before installing. | ||
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== Prerequisites == | == Prerequisites == | ||
The EGit Mylyn GitHub connector depends on the [http://code.google.com/p/google-gson/ Gson] library (version 1.6 or higher) for JSON serialization/deserialization and the [http://hc.apache.org/ Apache HTTP Components] library (version 4.1.0 or higher) for HTTP requests. These dependencies must be installed prior to installing the connector. The Gson and HTTP Components plug-ins are not yet available from the Indigo update site so the following steps must be taken to install them from the [http://www.eclipse.org/orbit/ Orbit] update site. | The EGit Mylyn GitHub connector depends on the [http://code.google.com/p/google-gson/ Gson] library (version 1.6 or higher) for JSON serialization/deserialization and the [http://hc.apache.org/ Apache HTTP Components] library (version 4.1.0 or higher) for HTTP requests. These dependencies must be installed prior to installing the connector. The Gson and HTTP Components plug-ins are not yet available from the Indigo update site so the following steps must be taken to install them from the [http://www.eclipse.org/orbit/ Orbit] update site. |
Revision as of 13:04, 26 May 2011
Contents
Overview
The EGit Mylyn GitHub connector supports creating task repositories for working with GitHub issues and Gists. A GitHub issue task repository is required for each GitHub project repository you want to access issues for. A single Gist repository allows you to access all Gists on http://gist.github.com.
The latest version of the EGit Mylyn GitHub connector can be downloaded from:
http://download.eclipse.org/egit/github/updates-nightly
Please see the prerequisites section before installing.
Prerequisites
The EGit Mylyn GitHub connector depends on the Gson library (version 1.6 or higher) for JSON serialization/deserialization and the Apache HTTP Components library (version 4.1.0 or higher) for HTTP requests. These dependencies must be installed prior to installing the connector. The Gson and HTTP Components plug-ins are not yet available from the Indigo update site so the following steps must be taken to install them from the Orbit update site.
- Help > Install New Software...
- Add a repository for http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/S20110422041657/repository/
- Select Gson from under the Orbit Bundles By Name: com.google.* category
- Select Apache HttpComponents HttpCore and Apache HttpClient OSGi bundle from under the Orbit Bundles By Name: org.apache.* category
- Select Next and complete installation
Getting Started
The Mylyn GitHub connector supports bulk adding all your GitHub repositories to the Mylyn Task Repositorities view.
- Select File > Import...
- Select the GitHub Task Repositories node under the Tasks category
- Select Next
- Enter your GitHub login name and password on the credentials wizard page
- Select Next
- Check all the GitHub repositories that you want to access issues from.
- Select Finish
- Open the Task Repositories view to browse the newly added task repositories and add queries or create new tasks.
Issues
Queries
GitHub issue task repositories support creating queries that filter by the following fields:
- State (open or closed)
- Milestones
- Mentions
- Assignee
- Labels
Note that when multiple filters are used in the same query the returned issues will match all of the filters. The minimum required for a valid query is at least one status selected and a non-empty title.
Issue Editor
The GitHub issue task editor supports the following:
- Editing the title & description
- Adding a new comment
- Closing & reopening the issue from the Actions section
- Assigning the issue to someone from the People section
- Adding and removing labels from the Attributes section
- Updating the milestone from the Attributes section
Gists
Creating
Gists can be created by selecting text in a editor or files in an explorer and selecting either the GitHub > Create Private Gist or GitHub > Create Public Gist context menu. The Gist will be created in a background job and a notification popup will display with a link to open the newly created Gist.
Queries
Gist queries only support filtering by a specified GitHub login name.
Gist Editor
The task editor for Gists supports the following:
- Editing the description
- Adding a new comment
- Opening the files in a gist in an editor
- Adding new files to the gist
- Replacing the content of a file currently in the gist
- Cloning the gist to a local Eclipse project
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Does the connector support GitHub API tokens?
- No, API tokens are no longer supported by the GitHub v3 API which the connector uses for requests.
- Are GitHub API requests made over HTTPS?
- Yes, all requests made through the GitHub API are over HTTPS.