📅 2023-04-14 — Session: Developed and Automated GitHub Repository Management
🕒 04:00–05:00
🏷️ Labels: Github, Automation, Scripting, Python, Bash
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The session aimed to enhance and automate the management of GitHub repositories using both Python and Bash scripting.
Key Activities
- Troubleshooting Wiz Light WiFi Connectivity Issues: Initial steps involved resolving connectivity issues with smart home devices, which was not directly related to the main goal.
- Listing GitHub Repositories: Explored methods to list GitHub repositories using both the GitHub profile page and API.
- Python Script Development: Created and corrected a Python script to fetch and list GitHub repositories, handling JSON parsing errors and implementing API pagination.
- Bash Scripting for Git Management: Developed and refined Bash scripts to automate cloning, updating, and managing Git repositories, ensuring no overwriting of existing directories.
Achievements
- Successfully developed scripts in Python and Bash to automate the management of GitHub repositories, including fetching, cloning, updating, and handling local changes.
- Addressed and resolved JSON parsing errors in the Python script, ensuring robust API integration.
Pending Tasks
- Further testing and optimization of the Bash scripts for handling edge cases in repository management.
- Integration of error handling mechanisms in the scripts for improved reliability.