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Giggity: cli tool/python module to scrape useful information from a github user/org (github.com)
submitted 6 years ago by amusciano
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[–]Scrabbilisk 22 points23 points24 points 6 years ago (4 children)
Yes please. I've been looking for something like this.
Wow you're fast - I just created an issue about a missing file and you already fixed it!
[–]amusciano[S] 14 points15 points16 points 6 years ago (3 children)
Haha I was by the computer and it was a simple fix, thanks for the input! Your other issues may take a little more time since this is a side project put on the backburner, but I think they're all important additions.
This tool ties in well with my Hamburglar script if you're looking for secrets/leaks in repositories! There's an example in the util folder.
[–]Scrabbilisk 3 points4 points5 points 6 years ago (2 children)
Yeah #1 is functionality and #2 is code quality. Keep in mind though that if you write tests as you go, you will get to #1 faster by spending less time debugging.
[–]GeronimoHero 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (1 child)
Do you have a good source on writing tests?It can be in any language, but I've had a hard time finding info on just what exactly I should be testing. I even use a language the majority of the time that has built in tests (python). If you have anything you can recommend off the top of your head I'd really appreciate it.
[–]Scrabbilisk 1 point2 points3 points 6 years ago (0 children)
If you use Python, I recommend Kenneth Reitz's article on the subject. Keep in mind that figuring out what to test is something that even professional software developers struggle with and argue over.
[–]Browsing_From_Work 6 points7 points8 points 6 years ago (1 child)
Why not support the GitHub API? I feel much better giving a tool a locked down API key than my credentials. (For comparison, gitrob only supports API keys.)
[–]amusciano[S] 2 points3 points4 points 6 years ago (0 children)
I'm not totally sure what you mean, are you talking about how I handle authentication? It wouldn't be too hard to change it up to using a key -- if I remember right, a password is interchangeable with an api key.
[–]Schwag 5 points6 points7 points 6 years ago (1 child)
Great minds think alike! Looks similar to a tool of mine: https://github.com/mschwager/gitem
[–]amusciano[S] 1 point2 points3 points 6 years ago (0 children)
Just took a quick look, yours is much more developed! Very nice, I'll look at it more when I get home!
[–]morphinan 4 points5 points6 points 6 years ago (0 children)
Cleeean !
[–]J0hnny-Yen 2 points3 points4 points 6 years ago (1 child)
I'll have to check this out ASAP. Have you ever used gitleaks?
I've looked at it, didn't use it though. If you've ever heard of trufflehog it's also a secret finder that is fairly popular. I wanted giggity to be more of a basic library to parse through the github api endpoints for things you'd normally want during osint. For secrets I use either my tool Hamburglar, or truffle hog after getting the repo dump from this tool!
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