GitHub APIv3 release assets uploader without any external dependencies

README.md

Usage

GITHUB_TOKEN=<token> ./create-release username/reponame <tag-name> <path-to-upload>

Example: GITHUB_TOKEN=4a68631afb82bala9f9c49892e0e3c82eaa7ef66 ./create-release GrowtopiaJaw/adb-wireless v1 adb-wireless.zip

Credits and Source

1. Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
2. Can someone give a python requests example of uploading a release asset in github?

create-release

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import json
import os
import sys

from urllib.parse import urlencode
from urllib.request import Request, urlopen

repo = sys.argv[1]
tag = sys.argv[2]
upload_file = sys.argv[3]

token = os.environ['GITHUB_TOKEN']

url_template = 'https://{}.github.com/repos/' + repo + '/releases'

# Create.
_json = json.loads(urlopen(Request(
    url_template.format('api'),
    json.dumps({
        'tag_name': tag,
        'name': tag,
        'prerelease': True,
    }).encode(),
    headers={
        'Accept': 'application/vnd.github.v3+json',
        'Authorization': 'token ' + token,
    },
)).read().decode())
release_id = _json['id']

# Upload.
with open(upload_file, 'br') as myfile:
    content = myfile.read()
_json = json.loads(urlopen(Request(
    url_template.format('uploads') + '/' + str(release_id) + '/assets?' \
      + urlencode({'name': os.path.split(upload_file)[1]}),
    content,
    headers={
        'Accept': 'application/vnd.github.v3+json',
        'Authorization': 'token ' + token,
        'Content-Type': 'application/zip',
    },
)).read().decode())