Project: GitHub CLI

Project Goals

Build a CLI that interacts with GitHub API:

gh user <username> — show user info
gh repos <username> — list repositories
gh star <owner/repo> — star a repo
gh issues <owner/repo> — list open issues

Components to Use

cobra — for CLI structure
net/http — for API requests
lipgloss — for pretty output

API Endpoints

GitHub API

// User info
GET https://api.github.com/users/{username}

// User repos
GET https://api.github.com/users/{username}/repos

// Star a repo (requires auth)
PUT https://api.github.com/user/starred/{owner}/{repo}

// List issues
GET https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues

Example Output

Terminal output

$ gh user golang
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  golang                             │
│  The Go Programming Language        │
│  ────────────────────────────────   │
│  📍 Location: n/a                   │
│  👥 Followers: 23,456               │
│  📦 Public repos: 42                │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Skills Used: HTTP clients, JSON decoding, Cobra CLI, environment variables for API tokens, lipgloss styling.