github-commit

title: Getting last commit hash for GitHub repository
functions:
  downloadGitHubRepo: './github.md'

Getting last commit hash for GitHub repository

This tutorial is part of package functions documentation in Iconify Tools.

Function [func]getGitHubRepoHash() retrieves last commit hash from remote GitHub repository using GitHub API.

It is used by [func]downloadGitHubRepo() to check if repository has been updated and to generate download link for archive.

Usage

Function has the following parameter:

• [prop]options, [type]DownloadGitHubRepoOptions. Options, same as in [prop]downloadGitHubRepo() function (only properties relevant to accessing GitHub API are used).

Function returns last commit hash as [type]string.

Function is asynchronous.