How to commit a file to GitHub programmatically from your Android app java code?

Published: 21 March 2024
on channel: Programmer World

This video shows the code to commit a file to a GitHub repository programmatically from your Android App. It uses the GitHub Java APIs from the below Maven - https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/or...

I hope you like this video. For any questions, suggestions or appreciation please contact us at: https://programmerworld.co/contact/ or email at: programmerworld1990@gmail.com

Complete source code and other details/ steps of this video are posted in the below link:
https://programmerworld.co/android/ho...

However, the main Java code is copied below also for reference:

package com.programmerworld.githubfilecommit;

import static android.Manifest.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES;

import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.storage.StorageManager;
import android.os.storage.StorageVolume;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.TextView;

import androidx.activity.EdgeToEdge;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat;
import androidx.core.graphics.Insets;
import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat;
import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat;

import org.kohsuke.github.GHContentBuilder;
import org.kohsuke.github.GHContentUpdateResponse;
import org.kohsuke.github.GHRepository;
import org.kohsuke.github.GitHub;
import org.kohsuke.github.GitHubBuilder;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private TextView textView;
private String stringToken = "ghp_wWZEbSftTbAvnmSP3sgr1p9fon0ay51aYEwi";

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
EdgeToEdge.enable(this);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
ViewCompat.setOnApplyWindowInsetsListener(findViewById(R.id.main), (v, insets) - {
Insets systemBars = insets.getInsets(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars());
v.setPadding(systemBars.left, systemBars.top, systemBars.right, systemBars.bottom);

ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this, new String[]{READ_MEDIA_IMAGES},
PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED);

textView = findViewById(R.id.textView);
return insets;
});
}

public void buttonGithubCommit(View view){

StorageManager storageManager = (StorageManager) getSystemService(STORAGE_SERVICE);
StorageVolume storageVolume = storageManager.getStorageVolumes().get(0); // 0 for internal storage
File file = new File(storageVolume.getDirectory().getPath() + "/Download/images.jpg");

Thread thread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
try {
GitHub gitHub = new GitHubBuilder().withOAuthToken(stringToken).build();
GHRepository ghRepository = gitHub.getRepository("programmerworld1990/CommitFileAndroidAppDemo");
GHContentBuilder ghContentBuilder = ghRepository.createContent();
byte[] bytes = Files.readAllBytes(file.toPath());
ghContentBuilder.content(bytes);
ghContentBuilder.branch("main");
ghContentBuilder.message("1st commit from Android App Demo");
ghContentBuilder.path("image_Github2.jpg");

GHContentUpdateResponse ghContentUpdateResponse = ghContentBuilder.commit();

} catch (IOException e) {
throw new RuntimeException(e);
}
}
});
thread.start();
while (thread.isAlive()){
textView.setText("Thread is processing the request");
}
textView.setText("SUCCESS");
}
}

--

On this page of the site you can watch the video online How to commit a file to GitHub programmatically from your Android app java code? with a duration of hours minute second in good quality, which was uploaded by the user Programmer World 21 March 2024, share the link with friends and acquaintances, this video has already been watched 67 times on youtube and it was liked by 5 viewers. Enjoy your viewing!

363,581

4.8K