Simple server implemented in Python language which lists the github repositories, their number of stars and sum of stars for the selected username.
Firstly, you need to install the libraries if you don't have them on your computer yet.
pip install requests
Then go to the directory with server.py file. To start the server on the default localhost 9000 port in command line type:
python server.py
To choose the number of the localhost port type:
python server.py <PORT_NUMBER>
like: python server.py 8080
Now your server is working until you will call keyboard interruption pressing Ctrl+C combination.
Server handle three types of request which returns the data using the HTTP protocol.
Returns only headers with response code 200. To send the HEAD request type in command line:
curl -X HEAD -I localhost:<PORT>
like: curl -X HEAD -I localhost:9000
curl -X HEAD -I 127.0.0.1:<PORT>
like curl -X HEAD -I 127.0.0.1:9000
Returns an information as a json file with response code 200. The request should be in the following format with username in a path. To send the GET request type in command line:
curl -X GET localhost:9000/<username>
like: curl -X GET localhost:9000/allegro
curl -X GET 127.0.0.1:9000/<username>
like: curl -X GET 127.0.0.1:9000/allegro
Returns an information as a json file with response code 200.
The request should be in the following format with username in a quotes after -d mark.
To send the POST request type in command line:
curl -X POST -d "<username>" localhost:<PORT>
like: curl -X POST -d "allegro" localhost:9000
curl -X POST -d "<username>" 127.0.0.1:<PORT>
like: curl -X POST -d "allegro" 127.0.0.1:9000
- using authentication tokens to increase github api request limit
- getting more information about the repositories, such as last update or language