I have a large git repo with multiple .Net solutions in it (in the example repo there is only one). I want to return the paths of all the Directory.Packages.props files within that specific repo. I am trying to use the code below:
from github import Github
token = '<my token>'
# Create a GitHub instance using the token
g = Github(token)
# Search for the file
result = g.search_code('Xcaciv/Xcaciv.Command', qualifiers={'path': '**/Directory.Packages.props'})
# Print the file content
print(result.totalCount)
I have tried several combinations for the parameters to search_code() without success. I feel like I am missing something simple but cannot see it. I have tried putting repo:Xcaciv/Xcacive.Command for the first parameter. I have tried to just use the string repo:Xcaciv/Xcaciv.Command path:**/Directory.Packages.props with no success. I have also tried calling the API directly in this same manner without success.
Each time I try I get HTTP 200 with a result of 0 (no results).
I appreciate any guidance.
you can use this
for all your repo:
from github import Github, RateLimitExceededException
import time
token = 'XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'
g = Github(token)
def search_files(query):
try:
result = g.search_code(query)
return result
except RateLimitExceededException:
print("Rate limit exceeded, waiting for reset...")
core_rate_limit = g.get_rate_limit().core
reset_timestamp = core_rate_limit.reset.timestamp()
current_timestamp = time.time()
wait_time = reset_timestamp - current_timestamp
time.sleep(wait_time + 1)
return search_files(query)
query = 'filename:Directory.Packages.props'
result = search_files(query)
print(f'Total files found: {result.totalCount}')
for file in result:
print(f"File path: {file.path}")
print(f"Repository: {file.repository.full_name}")
print(f"URL: {file.html_url}")
print("-" * 40)
as github has api has ratelimit ,we catch the rate limit error and wait until the limit resets before continuing
for single repository:
from github import Github, RateLimitExceededException
import time
token = 'XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'
g = Github(token, timeout=10)
def search_files(query):
try:
print(f"Searching with query: {query}")
result = g.search_code(query)
print("Search completed.")
return result
except RateLimitExceededException:
print("Rate limit exceeded, waiting for reset...")
core_rate_limit = g.get_rate_limit().core
reset_timestamp = core_rate_limit.reset.timestamp()
current_timestamp = time.time()
wait_time = reset_timestamp - current_timestamp
print(f"Waiting for {wait_time + 1} seconds for rate limit reset...")
time.sleep(wait_time + 1)
return search_files(query)
except Exception as e:
print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
return None
# Specify the repository name (owner/repo)
repo_name = 'owner/repo'
query = f'filename:Directory.Packages.props repo:{repo_name}'
result = search_files(query)
if result:
print(f'Total files found: {result.totalCount}')
for file in result:
print(f"File path: {file.path}")
print(f"Repository: {file.repository.full_name}")
print(f"URL: {file.html_url}")
print("-" * 40)
else:
print("No results found or an error occurred.")
rate_limit = g.get_rate_limit()
print(f"Core rate limit remaining: {rate_limit.core.remaining}")
Note: When using the GitHub search API, the 'filename:' qualifier is used to find files with a specific name, regardless of their directory or path. The API does not support a 'path:' qualifier for searching within specific directories.Instead, if you want to search for files within a specific directory, include the directory path in your query. For example, searching for files under a 'config' directory would look like 'config/Directory.Packages.props'. In this case, we use 'filename:' to ensure the search works as expected.