https://github.com/andrevarandas/fetch-readme

Fetch a readme.md from a github repository.
https://github.com/andrevarandas/fetch-readme

github readme typescript-library utility

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Fetch a readme.md from a github repository.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/andrevarandas/fetch-readme
• Owner: AndreVarandas
• License: mit
• Created: 2019-01-19T16:27:41.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-06-18T06:17:15.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-24T01:31:25.455Z (13 days ago)
• Topics: github, readme, typescript-library, utility
• Language: TypeScript
• Size: 1010 KB
• Stars: 8
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 4
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: .github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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# Fetch Readme 📖

Fetch a raw readme.md from a public github repository.

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### Install

With Yarn

- `yarn add @varandas/fetch-readme`

With npm

- `npm i --save @varandas/fetch-readme` 

### Usage

```javascript

// Usage for commonjs

const { fetchReadme } = require('@varandas/fetch-readme');

fetchReadme({

  username: 'Microsoft',

  repository: 'TypeScript'

}).then(readme => console.log(readme));

// OR ES2015

import { fetchReadme } from '@varandas/fetch-readme'

(async () => {

  const readme = await fetchReadme({

    username: 'Microsoft',

    repository: 'TypeScript'

  })

  console.log(readme)  

})()

```

### Configuration Options

Both username and repository properties are required.

`branch` defaults to `master` and `readme` to `README.md`.

```javascript

const config = {

    username: 'andrevarandas',

    repository: 'the-repository-name',

    branch: 'develop',

    readme: 'readme.md'

}

```

**Note** The readme file name is case sensitive.

[LICENSE - MIT - André Varandas](LICENSE)