Use without Github CLI

[Kinrany]

Is spr usable without gh?

The first error I got from git spr -h was

10:13PM WRN ../../../runner/work/spr/spr/github/githubclient/client.go:101 > failed to read hub config file error="failed to open hub config file: open <snip>/.config/hub: no such file or directory"

No GitHub OAuth token found! You can either create one
at https://github.com/settings/tokens and set the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable,
or use the official "gh" CLI (https://cli.github.com) config to log in:

    $ gh auth login

Alternatively, configure a token manually in ~/.config/hub:

    github.com:
    - user: <your username>
      oauth_token: <your token>
      protocol: https

I created ~/.config/hub with a new token. But the next invocation of git spr -h complains that hosts.yml doesn't exist:

10:41PM WRN ../../../runner/work/spr/spr/github/githubclient/client.go:89 > failed to read gh cli config file error="failed to open gh cli config file: open <snip>/.config/gh/hosts.yml: no such file or directory"

So do other commands, and all of them seem to work other than this warning.

Overall, it's not clear where gh falls on the spectrum between a strict requirement and a small convenience.

[ejoffe]

Try the first approach: create a token at https://github.com/settings/tokens and set the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable. No github cli needed.

[Kinrany]

You mean, place the token in an env variable instead of ~/.config/hub?

[ejoffe]

Yes, exactly. I have the GITHUB_TOKEN env set with the token value exported in my bashrc.

[Kinrany]

That works, thank you!

Had to ask because it was surprising based on the help message that the two would work differently. I'm guessing this is because ~/.config/hub is being read by a third-party library.

[Kinrany]

Closed because there's no bug or anything, but please feel free to reopen/edit the OP if you still need it!