Create Github pull request

gistfile1.rb

require 'octokit'

def client
  Octokit::Client.new(access_token: ENV['GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN'])
end

def create_pull_request(repo, head, options = {})
  ref       = client.ref(repo, "heads/#{head}")
  commit    = client.commit(repo, ref.object.sha)
  title     = options[:title] || commit.commit.message
  base      = options[:base]  || client.repository(repo).default_branch
  body      = options[:body]

  pull = client.create_pull_request(repo, base, head, title, body)
end

gistfile2.md

Usage

Create pull request

pull = create_pull_request('octokit/octokit.rb', 'feature-branch')

Configure pull request attributes:

pull = create_pull_request('octokit/octokit.rb', 'feature-branch',
                           base: 'master', title: 'Pull Request title', body: 'Pull Request body')

Assign user to pull request

client.update_issue(pull.base.repo.full_name, pull.number, assignee: 'pengwynn')

Close pull request

client.close_pull_request(pull.base.repo.full_name, pull.number)