createrepo.py

#gitpython
#http://gitpython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/tutorial.html

from github import Github
from agithub.GitHub import GitHub
import agithub
import os
import argparse
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
import sys
import requests

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Generate github repo and upload Dockerfile/CWL')
parser.add_argument('--token', dest='token', help='your github token')
parser.add_argument('--org', dest='org', help='the github organization to make repositories in')
parser.add_argument('--tool', dest='tool', help='the tool being registered')
parser.add_argument('--tag', action='append', dest='tag', help='the tags to apply to the repo')

args = parser.parse_args()

#g = Github("github handle", "password") #OR
g = Github(args.token)
ag = GitHub(token=args.token)

user = g.get_user()
organization = g.get_organization(args.org)

# create repo
try:
    print ("Creating repo: "+args.tool+" in org: "+args.org)
    repo = organization.create_repo(name=args.tool, description="Pfda2Dockstore Github repo for tool "+args.tool,
                            homepage="https://github.com", private=False,
                            has_issues=False, has_wiki=False, has_downloads=False )
    # loop over each tag
    # NOTE: you probably have different files for each tag!
    for tag in args.tag:
        # create files in repo
        file_list = ['./Dockstore.cwl','./Dockerfile']
        for entry in file_list:
            with open(entry, 'rb') as input_file:
                data = input_file.read()
                file_path = '/'+ os.path.basename(input_file.name)
                print (" + creating file:" + file_path)
                repo.create_file(file_path, "initial commit", str(data))
        since = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=1)
        commits = repo.get_commits(since=since)
        last = commits[0]
        #print ("the SHA to tag: "+str(last.sha))
        # doesn't work according to this bug report!  https://github.com/PyGithub/PyGithub/issues/488
        #repo.create_git_tag(tag, 'the tag message', last.sha, 'commit')
        # try a different way
        data = {
          "tag_name": tag,
          "target_commitish": "master",
          "name": tag,
          "body": "the "+tag+" release",
          "draft": False,
          "prerelease": False
        }
        url = "https://api.github.com/repos/"+args.org+"/"+args.tool+"/releases"
        print("the URL: "+url)
        headers = {'Authorization': 'token '+args.token}
        ag.repos[args.org][args.tool].releases.post(body=data)

except:
    e = sys.exc_info()[0]
    print("errors creating repo, check to ensure this is not a duplicate: "+str(e))