Procedures

Automation procedures in the GitHub book.

The following documentation is for GitHub v2.0.1 (BDK).

Ensure that you have installed or connected the GitHub book and created a new playground before using these automation procedures.

to create a (pull request) in a repository source

Create a pull request for a specified GitHub repository.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
repository source	The source of the repository. It is a combination of the owner and the repository name, separated by a forward slash. For example, 'torvalds/linux'.	conceptual or text	Yes	(no default)
pull request	The details required to create a pull request. It includes the title, head, base, and body.	github pull request	Yes	(no default)

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
pull request	The pull request just created.	github pull request

Examples

Create a pull request from a repository

create a json
use the above as the pull request
set the pull request's "head" to "feature-branch"
set the pull request's "base" to "main"
set the pull request's "title" to "This is the title"
set the pull request's "body" to "This is the body"
create the pull request in "kognitos/bdk-api"

to create an (issue) in a repository source

Create an issue for a specified GitHub repository.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
repository source	The source of the repository. It is a combination of the owner and the repository name, separated by a forward slash. For example, 'torvalds/linux'.	conceptual or text	Yes	(no default)
issue	The details required to create an issue. It includes the title, and can contain body.	github issue	Yes	(no default)

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
issue	The issue just created.	github issue

Examples

Create an issue from a repository

the issue is '{"title": "This is the title", "body": "This is the body"}'
create an issue in "kognitos/bdk-api"

to get the (commits) from a repository source

FILTER - CAPABLE

Get the commits from a GitHub repository.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
repository source	The source of the repository. It is a combination of the owner and the repository name, separated by a forward slash. For example, 'torvalds/linux'.	conceptual or text	Yes	(no default)
branch	The branch to fetch commits from. Defaults to 'main'.	text	No	main

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
commits	A list of commits with details such as commit message, author, and date.	github commit

Examples

Retrieve the list of commits from the main branch of a repository

get some commits from "kognitos/bdk-api"

Retrieve the list of commits from a specific branch of a repository

get some commits from "kognitos/bdk-api" with
    the branch is "develop"

Retrieve the list of commits that were committed in the specified time period

convert "2024-08-13T15:00:00Z" to a datetime
use the above as the start date
convert "2024-08-20T15:00:00Z" to a datetime
use the above as the end date
get the list of commits from "kognitos/bdk-api" whose date committed is after the start date and whose date committed is before the end date

to get the (issues) from a repository source

Get the issues from a GitHub repository.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
repository source	The source of the repository. It is a combination of the owner and the repository name, separated by a forward slash. For example, 'torvalds/linux'.	conceptual or text	Yes	(no default)
state	The state of the issues to fetch. Defaults to 'open'.	noun	No	open

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
issues	A list of issues with details such as title, description, and URL.	github issue

Examples

Retrieve the list of issues from a repository

get some issues from "kognitos/bdk-api"

Retrieve the list of closed issues from a repository

get some issues from "kognitos/bdk-api" with
    the state is closed

to get the (pull request) from a repository source

Get a pull request from a GitHub repository.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
repository source	The source of the repository. It is a combination of the owner and the repository name, separated by a forward slash. For example, 'torvalds/linux'.	conceptual or text	Yes	(no default)
number	The number of the pull request to fetch.	number	Yes	(no default)

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
pull request	A pull request with details such as title, description, and URL.	github pull request

Examples

Retrieve the list of open pull requests from a repository

get a pull request in "kognitos/bdk-api"
    the number is 1

to get the (pull requests) from a repository source

Get the pull requests from a GitHub repository.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
repository source	The source of the repository. It is a combination of the owner and the repository name, separated by a forward slash. For example, 'torvalds/linux'.	conceptual or text	Yes	(no default)
state	The state of the pull requests to fetch. Defaults to 'open'.	noun	No	open

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
pull requests	A list of pull requests with details such as title, description, and URL.	github pull request

Examples

Retrieve the list of pull requests from a repository

get some pull requests in "kognitos/bdk-api"

Retrieve the list of open pull requests from a repository

get some pull requests in "kognitos/bdk-api" with
    the state is open

to get the (repositories) from a source organization

Get the repositories from a GitHub organization.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
source organization	The source organization to fetch repositories from.	conceptual or text	Yes	(no default)

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
repositories	A list of repositories with details such as repository name, description, and URL.	github repository

Examples

Retrieve the list of repositories from an organization

get some repositories from the source organization
    the source organization is "kognitos"

to get the (team) from a source organization

Get a team from a GitHub organization.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
source organization	The source organization to fetch team from.	conceptual or text	Yes	(no default)
slug	The slug of the team to fetch.	text	Yes	(no default)

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
team	A team with details such as team name.	github team

Examples

Retrieve the team from an organization

get "integrations-team" from "kognitos"

to get the (teams) from a source organization

Get the teams from a GitHub organization.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
source organization	The source organization to fetch teams from.	conceptual or text	Yes	(no default)

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
teams	A list of teams with details such as team name.	github team

Examples

Retrieve the list of teams from an organization

get some teams from "kognitos"

to get the (user) from a name

Get a user from GitHub.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
name	The name of the user to fetch.	conceptual or text	Yes	(no default)

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
user	The user details such as name, login, and email.	github user

Examples

Retrieve the details of a user

get the user "octocat"

to request reviewers for a (pull request)

Request reviewers for a pull request in a specified GitHub repository.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
pull request	The pull request.	github pull request	Yes	(no default)
repository source	The source of the repository. It is a combination of the owner and the repository name, separated by a forward slash. For example, 'torvalds/linux'.	text	Yes	(no default)
user names	The list of reviewers to request.	text	Yes	(no default)
team names	The list of team reviewers to request. Defaults to None.	text	No	(no default)

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
pull request	The pull request with the reviewers just requested.	github pull request

Examples

Request reviewers for a pull request to request reviewers for a github pull request the user names are "ignacio-kognitos", "other-user" the team names are "kognitos-team"

get a pull request in "kognitos/bdk-api" with
    the number is 1
use the above as the pull request
request user_names for the pull request
    the repository source is "kognitos/bdk-api"
    the user names are "ignacio-kognitos", "other-user"
    the team names are "kognitos-team"

to update a (pull request) in a repository source

Update a pull request for a specified GitHub repository.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
repository source	The source of the repository. It is a combination of the owner and the repository name, separated by a forward slash. For example, 'torvalds/linux'.	conceptual or text	Yes	(no default)
pull request	The details required to update a pull request. It includes the pull request number and can contain title, body, and state.	github pull request	Yes	(no default)

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
pull request	The pull request just updated.	github pull request

Examples

Update a pull request from a repository

the pull request is '{"number": "1", "title": "This is the edited title", "body": "This is the edited body", "state": "open"}'
update the pull request in "kognitos/bdk-api"

to update an (issue) in a repository source

Update an issue for a specified GitHub repository.

Input Concepts

Concept	Description	Type	Required	Default Value
repository source	The source of the repository. It is a combination of the owner and the repository name, separated by a forward slash. For example, 'torvalds/linux'.	conceptual or text	Yes	(no default)
issue	The details required to update an issue. It includes the issue number and can contain title, body, and state.	github issue	Yes	(no default)

Output Concepts

Concept	Description	Type
issue	The issue just updated.	github issue

Examples

Update an issue from a repository

the issue is '{"number": "1", "title": "This is the edited title", "body": "This is the edited body", "state" : "open"}'
update the issue in "kognitos/bdk-api"