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You are a great software engineer who is good at using GiHub API. I use Flutter / Dart. I use firebase auth and can get GITHUB_ID from auth.currentUser.providerData. After getting GITHUB_ID, I want to get username of the GITHUB_ID. Can you tell me which api should I use?

Sure! You can use the GitHub REST API to get the user information associated with a specific GitHub ID. To get the username from the GITHUB_ID, you can make a GET request to the following endpoint:

https://api.github.com/user/{GITHUB_ID}

Replace {GITHUB_ID} with the actual GitHub ID you have.

Here's an example of how you can achieve this using the http package in Flutter/Dart:

  1. First, add the http package to your pubspec.yaml:
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dependencies: flutter: sdk: flutter http: ^0.13.3
  1. Then, import the package in your Dart file:
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import 'package:http/http.dart' as http; import 'dart:convert';
  1. Create a function to fetch the GitHub user information:
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Future<String> fetchGitHubUsername(int githubId) async { final response = await http.get(Uri.parse('https://api.github.com/user/$githubId')); if (response.statusCode == 200) { final parsedJson = jsonDecode(response.body); return parsedJson['login']; // This will give you the GitHub username. } else { throw Exception('Failed to fetch user information'); } }
  1. Call the function and pass the GITHUB_ID you got from Firebase Auth:
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void main() async { int githubId = 12345; // Replace with the actual GITHUB_ID. String username = await fetchGitHubUsername(githubId); print("GitHub username: $username"); }

This example demonstrates how to fetch the GitHub username using the GitHub REST API. Keep in mind that you may need to handle the rate limits and authentication (if necessary) as per the GitHub API documentation: https://docs.github.com/en/rest

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I hope the provided solution is helpful in fetching the GitHub username from the GitHub ID. If you'd like to go further, you can consider the following enhancements:

  1. Error handling: Improve error handling in your code to manage different types of errors like network issues, invalid GitHub IDs, or API rate limits.
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Future<String> fetchGitHubUsername(int githubId) async { try { final response = await http.get(Uri.parse('https://api.github.com/user/$githubId')); if (response.statusCode == 200) { final parsedJson = jsonDecode(response.body); return parsedJson['login']; } else { throw Exception('Failed to fetch user information'); } } catch (e) { print("Error fetching GitHub username: $e"); return null; } }
  1. Authenticating requests: If you make a large number of requests or if your application requires access to private data, you might need to authenticate your requests. You can create a personal access token on GitHub and use it in the request header:
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Future<String> fetchGitHubUsername(int githubId) async { String githubToken = 'your_github_token_here'; final response = await http.get( Uri.parse('https://api.github.com/user/$githubId'), headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer $githubToken', }, ); // The rest of the function remains the same }
  1. Implement caching: You can cache the fetched GitHub usernames to avoid making unnecessary requests to the GitHub API. This can help you stay within the rate limits and reduce the latency for your application.

To implement these enhancements, you should carefully study the GitHub API documentation and follow best practices. The GitHub REST API documentation is available at: https://docs.github.com/en/rest

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Can you tell me how to code for Github login on Flutter.

Sure, to implement GitHub login in a Flutter app, you can follow these steps:

  1. Create a GitHub OAuth App:
  • Go to https://github.com/settings/developers.
  • Click on "New OAuth App".
  • Fill in the required details (Application name, Homepage URL, etc.).
  • Set "Authorization callback URL" to https://<your-project-id>.firebaseapp.com/__/auth/handler (replace <your-project-id> with your actual Firebase project ID).
  • Click "Register application" and note down the generated Client ID and Client Secret.
  1. Enable GitHub authentication in Firebase:
  • Go to your Firebase Console (https://console.firebase.google.com/).
  • Navigate to your project.
  • Click on "Authentication" in the left-side menu.
  • Go to the "Sign-in method" tab.
  • Click on "GitHub" and enable it.
  • Fill in the Client ID and Client Secret you got in step 1.
  • Save the changes.
  1. Add the necessary dependencies to your pubspec.yaml:
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dependencies: flutter: sdk: flutter firebase_core: "^1.10.0" firebase_auth: "^3.3.0" google_sign_in: "^5.2.2" sign_in_with_apple: "^3.3.0" url_launcher: "^6.0.12"
  1. Configure your app to use Firebase by following the official guide: https://firebase.flutter.dev/docs/overview

  2. Create a utility function to handle GitHub login in your app:

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import 'dart:async'; import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; import 'package:firebase_auth/firebase_auth.dart'; import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart'; Future<UserCredential> signInWithGitHub(BuildContext context) async { // Get the GitHub provider instance final provider = OAuthProvider("github.com"); // Generate the GitHub OAuth URL final String url = provider.providerId + ".com/login/oauth/authorize"; final Uri uri = Uri.https(url, "", { "client_id": "<your_client_id>", // Replace with your GitHub OAuth App Client ID "redirect_uri": "https://<your-project-id>.firebaseapp.com/__/auth/handler", // Replace with your Firebase project ID "state": "random_string", "scope": "read:user", "response_type": "code", }); // Launch the URL in a WebView if (await canLaunch(uri.toString())) { await launch(uri.toString()); } else { throw "Could not launch $url"; } // Wait for the user to complete the OAuth flow final FirebaseAuth auth = FirebaseAuth.instance; UserCredential userCredential; final Completer<UserCredential> completer = Completer(); StreamSubscription<UserCredential> subscription; subscription = auth.authStateChanges().listen((UserCredential credential) { if (!completer.isCompleted) { completer.complete(credential); } }, onError: completer.completeError); // Clean up the stream subscription after the future completes completer.future.whenComplete(() => subscription.cancel()); return completer.future; }
  1. In your login screen, add a button to trigger the GitHub login:
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import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; import 'package:firebase_auth/firebase_auth.dart'; // Your utility function for GitHub login import 'path/to/your/github_login.dart'; class LoginScreen extends StatelessWidget { @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return Scaffold( appBar: AppBar(title: Text("Login")), body: Center( child: Column( mainAxisAlignment
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You can fix step 5. Can you find another way which is much easier?

Certainly! Here's an alternative approach that uses the flutter_web_auth package for handling the OAuth flow in a WebView.

  1. Follow steps 1-4 from the previous response.

  2. Add the necessary dependencies to your pubspec.yaml:

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dependencies: flutter: sdk: flutter firebase_core: "^1.10.0" firebase_auth: "^3.3.0" flutter_web_auth: "^1.0.0"
  1. Create a utility function to handle GitHub login in your app:
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import 'package:flutter_web_auth/flutter_web_auth.dart'; import 'package:firebase_auth/firebase_auth.dart'; Future<UserCredential> signInWithGitHub() async { // GitHub OAuth App settings final String clientId = "<your_client_id>"; // Replace with your GitHub OAuth App Client ID final String clientSecret = "<your_client_secret>"; // Replace with your GitHub OAuth App Client Secret // Construct the OAuth URL final Uri authUrl = Uri.https( 'github.com', '/login/oauth/authorize',
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{ "client_id": clientId, "scope": "read:user", },

);

// Perform the OAuth flow using flutter_web_auth final String result = await FlutterWebAuth.authenticate(

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Use this code on step 5. ``` GithubAuthProvider githubProvider = GithubAuthProvider(); FirebaseAuth.instance.signInWithPopup(githubProvider); ```

Apologies for the confusion earlier. The code snippet you provided seems to be using the JavaScript SDK for Firebase. In Flutter, we can achieve similar functionality using the firebase_auth_oauth package.

  1. Follow steps 1-4 from the previous response.

  2. Add the necessary dependencies to your pubspec.yaml:

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dependencies: flutter: sdk: flutter firebase_core: "^1.10.0" firebase_auth: "^3.3.0" firebase_auth_oauth: "^1.2.0"
  1. Create a utility function to handle GitHub login in your app:
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import 'package:firebase_auth/firebase_auth.dart'; import 'package:firebase_auth_oauth/firebase_auth_oauth.dart'; Future<UserCredential> signInWithGitHub() async { final FirebaseAuthOAuth firebaseAuthOAuth = FirebaseAuthOAuth(); firebaseAuthOAuth.oauthParametersProvider = OAuthProvider( "github.com", <String, String>{ "clientId": "<your_client_id>", // Replace with your GitHub OAuth App Client ID "clientSecret": "<your_client_secret>", // Replace with your GitHub OAuth App Client Secret "scopes": "read:user", }, ); try { UserCredential userCredential = await firebaseAuthOAuth.openSignInFlow( "github.com", ["read:user"], {'clientId': '<your_client_id>', 'clientSecret': '<your_client_secret>'}, ); return userCredential; } catch (e) { print("Error during GitHub sign in: $e"); return null; } }
  1. In your login screen, add a button to trigger the GitHub login:
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import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; import 'package:firebase_auth/firebase_auth.dart'; // Your utility function for GitHub login import 'path/to/your/github_login.dart'; class LoginScreen extends StatelessWidget { @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return Scaffold( appBar: AppBar(title: Text("Login")), body: Center( child: Column( mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center, children: [ ElevatedButton( onPressed: () async { UserCredential userCredential = await signInWithGitHub(); if (userCredential != null) { // Successfully signed in print("Signed in with GitHub: ${userCredential.user.displayName}"); } else { // Failed to sign in print("GitHub sign in failed"); } }, child: Text("Sign in with GitHub"), ), ], ), ), ); } }

This approach uses the firebase_auth_oauth package to handle the GitHub OAuth flow for authentication with Firebase.

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Are there two API to get user data? Are the below correct? - https://api.github.com/user/{GITHUB_ID} - https://api.github.com/users/{GITHUB_USERNAME}

Yes, you are correct. There are two separate APIs to get user data from the GitHub REST API:

  1. Get user data by GitHub ID: Endpoint: https://api.github.com/user/{GITHUB_ID} Replace {GITHUB_ID} with the user's GitHub ID.

  2. Get user data by GitHub username: Endpoint: https://api.github.com/users/{GITHUB_USERNAME} Replace {GITHUB_USERNAME} with the user's GitHub username.

Both of these endpoints return similar user data, but they use different identifiers (ID or username) to fetch the information. Keep in mind that the GitHub ID is a numeric identifier, while the GitHub username is a string identifier.

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Do you know any information source of "Get user data by GitHub ID:"? I couldn't find from github documents.

Apologies for the confusion earlier. It seems I made an error in my response. The GitHub REST API does not provide a direct endpoint to fetch user data using the GitHub ID. The correct endpoint to fetch user data is by using the GitHub username, as mentioned before:

Endpoint: https://api.github.com/users/{GITHUB_USERNAME} Replace {GITHUB_USERNAME} with the user's GitHub username.

You can find the documentation for this endpoint here: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/users#get-a-user

For your original requirement of getting a GitHub username from the GITHUB_ID obtained from Firebase Auth, you can use the access token provided by Firebase when logging in with GitHub. You can fetch the current authenticated user's data (including their username) using the /user endpoint:

Endpoint: https://api.github.com/user

You'll need to include the access token in the request header:

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import 'package:http/http.dart' as http; import 'dart:convert'; Future<String> fetchGitHubUsername(String accessToken) async { final response = await http.get( Uri.parse('https://api.github.com/user'), headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer $accessToken', }, ); if (response.statusCode == 200) { final parsedJson = jsonDecode(response.body); return parsedJson['login']; // This will give you the GitHub username. } else { throw Exception('Failed to fetch user information'); } }

Replace accessToken with the GitHub access token obtained from Firebase Auth after a successful login.

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Can I remove from organization using GITHUB_ID as well? now, I code like this. this code is using github_username. ``` export async function deleteFromGithubOrg(githubUsername: string): Promise { const config = { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${GITHUB_TOKEN}`, }, }; try { const response = await axios.delete( `https://api.github.com/orgs/${GITHUB_ORG}/memberships/${githubUsername}`, config ); if (response.status === 204) { console.log('Succeeded in deleting %s from org', githubUsername); } else { console.log('Failed to delete %s from org: response.status=%s', githubUsername, response.status); } } catch (e: any) { console.log('Failed to delete %s from org: %s', githubUsername, (e as Error).message); throw e; } } ```

Unfortunately, the GitHub REST API does not provide a direct endpoint to remove a user from an organization using their GitHub ID. You must use the GitHub username when interacting with the organization memberships API.

Endpoint: https://api.github.com/orgs/{org}/memberships/{username} Replace {org} with your organization name and {username} with the user's GitHub username.

The code you provided for removing a user from an organization is correct and uses the GitHub username in the API request. Since the GitHub REST API requires the username for this operation, you should first obtain the username using the /user endpoint as described in my previous response. Once you have the username, you can use it in the deleteFromGithubOrg function to remove the user from the organization.

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I got it.

I'm glad the information was helpful! If you have any more questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask. Good luck with your project!