https://github.com/jonschlinkert/topics
Get and update GitHub repository topics.
https://github.com/jonschlinkert/topics
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Get and update GitHub repository topics.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/jonschlinkert/topics
- Owner: jonschlinkert
- License: mit
- Created: 2017-08-20T00:50:22.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2017-08-21T21:46:30.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-20T14:58:59.916Z (about 2 months ago)
- Topics: api, github, javascript, nodejs, repository, topics
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage: https://github.com/jonschlinkert
- Size: 22.5 KB
- Stars: 12
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
-
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: .github/contributing.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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# topics [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/topics) [](https://npmjs.org/package/topics) [](https://npmjs.org/package/topics) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/topics)
> Get and update GitHub repository topics.
Follow this project's author, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert), for updates on this project and others.
## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
```sh
$ npm install --save topics
```
## Usage
This library uses [github-base](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/github-base). Visit that library's [github repository](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/github-base) for documentation about all available options and authentication options.
```js
var topics = require('topics');
```
**Example response**
Status: 200 OK
```json
{
"names": [
"octocat",
"atom",
"electron",
"API"
]
}
```
## API
### [topics](index.js#L30)
List all topics for a repository. The main export is a function that calls the [.get](#get) method.
**Params**
* `owner` **{String}**: Either `owner/repo` combination, or `owner` if `repo` is the second argument.
* `repo` **{String|Object}**: Repository name or options.
* `options` **{Object}**
* `returns` **{Promise}**
**Example**
```js
var options = {
username: 'your_username',
password: 'your_password'
};
topics('micromatch/micromatch', options)
.then(function(topics) {
console.log('topics', topics);
})
.catch(console.error)
```
### [.request](index.js#L58)
Create a topics request with the given `method`, `owner`, `repo` and `options`.
**Params**
* `method` **{String}**
* `owner` **{String}**: Either `owner/repo` combination, or `owner` if `repo` is the second argument.
* `repo` **{String|Object}**: Repository name or options.
* `options` **{Object}**
* `returns` **{Promise}**
**Example**
```js
var options = {
username: 'your_username',
password: 'your_password'
};
topics.request('get', 'micromatch', 'micromatch', options)
.then(function(topics) {
console.log('topics', topics);
})
.catch(console.error)
```
### [.get](index.js#L109)
List all topics for a repository.
**Params**
* `owner` **{String}**: Either `owner/repo` combination, or `owner` if `repo` is the second argument.
* `repo` **{String|Object}**: Repository name or options.
* `options` **{Object}**
* `returns` **{Promise}**
**Example**
```js
var options = {
username: 'your_username',
password: 'your_password'
};
topics.get('micromatch/micromatch', options)
.then(function(topics) {
console.log('topics', topics);
})
.catch(console.error)
```
### [.put](index.js#L142)
Replace all topics for a repository.
**Params**
* `owner` **{String}**: Either `owner/repo` combination, or `owner` if `repo` is the second argument.
* `repo` **{String|Object}**: Repository name or options.
* `options` **{Object}**
* `returns` **{Promise}**
**Example**
```js
var options = {
username: 'your_username',
password: 'your_password',
// new topics to use (overwrites all existing topics)
names: [
'foo',
'bar',
'baz'
]
};
topics.put('micromatch/micromatch', options)
.then(function(topics) {
console.log('topics', topics);
})
.catch(console.error)
```
### [.patch](index.js#L177)
Gets all topics for a repository and then replaces the existing topics with one or more additional topics defined on `options.names`. Send an empty array (`[]
**Params**
* `owner` **{String}**: Either `owner/repo` combination, or `owner` if `repo` is the second argument.
* `repo` **{String|Object}**: Repository name or options.
* `options` **{Object}**
* `returns` **{Promise}**
**Example**
```js
var options = {
username: 'your_username',
password: 'your_password',
// new topics to use (overwrites all existing topics)
names: [
'foo',
'bar',
'baz'
]
};
topics.patch('micromatch/micromatch', options)
.then(function(topics) {
console.log('topics', topics);
})
.catch(console.error)
```
### [.normalize](index.js#L202)
Utility for normalizing options. This is already used in
necessary places in the other request methods, but it's exposed for
unit tests and debugging.
**Params**
* `owner` **{String}**
* `repo` **{String}**
* `options` **{String}**
* `returns` **{Object}**: Returns the options object to use with the request methods.
## About
### Related projects
You might also be interested in these projects:
* [commits](https://www.npmjs.com/package/commits): List the commits on a GitHub repository. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/commits "List the commits on a GitHub repository.")
* [gists](https://www.npmjs.com/package/gists): Methods for working with the GitHub Gist API. Node.js/JavaScript | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/gists "Methods for working with the GitHub Gist API. Node.js/JavaScript")
* [github-base](https://www.npmjs.com/package/github-base): JavaScript wrapper that greatly simplifies working with GitHub's API. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/github-base "JavaScript wrapper that greatly simplifies working with GitHub's API.")
* [github-contributors](https://www.npmjs.com/package/github-contributors): Generate a markdown or JSON list of contributors for a project using the GitHub API. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/github-contributors "Generate a markdown or JSON list of contributors for a project using the GitHub API.")
* [github-metadata](https://www.npmjs.com/package/github-metadata): Gather GitHub metadata about a repository. | [homepage](https://github.com/doowb/github-metadata "Gather GitHub metadata about a repository.")
* [github-traffic](https://www.npmjs.com/package/github-traffic): Get the Github traffic for the specified repository | [homepage](https://github.com/doowb/github-traffic "Get the Github traffic for the specified repository")
* [github-trees](https://www.npmjs.com/package/github-trees): Get a tree from a GitHub repository. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/github-trees "Get a tree from a GitHub repository.")
* [repos](https://www.npmjs.com/package/repos): Pull down a list of GitHub repositories for the specified user or org, and save… [more](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/repos) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/repos "Pull down a list of GitHub repositories for the specified user or org, and save to a local JSON file.")
### Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
Please read the [contributing guide](.github/contributing.md) for advice on opening issues, pull requests, and coding standards.
### Contributors
| **Commits** | **Contributor** |
| --- | --- |
| 10 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
| 2 | [doowb](https://github.com/doowb) |
### Building docs
_(This project's readme.md is generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the [.verb.md](.verb.md) readme template.)_
To generate the readme, run the following command:
```sh
$ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb
```
### Running tests
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
```sh
$ npm install && npm test
```
### Author
**Jon Schlinkert**
* [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
* [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
### License
Copyright © 2017, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
***
_This file was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), v0.6.0, on August 21, 2017._