Get user events with Github API and Octokit

Question

I'm trying to make a simple call to retrieve user events on github through octokit.

According to the docs I create new client and visit the user events endpoint.

client = Octokit::Client.new(access_token: my_token)
user = client.user

Up to here it works fine, now I continue with

events = user.events
=> nil

Alternatively, when I do

client = Octokit::Client.new(access_token: my_token, api_endpoint: 'users/:user/events')

I get

#<Octokit::Client:0x007f9a78ac04f8...

Ian Stapleton Cordasco · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-09T21:55:14.883

1

I think what you want is

client = Octokit::Client.new(access_token: my_token)
user = client.user
events = client.user_events user.login

It isn't exactly intuitive and I had to read the source. I haven't had a chance to test this yet but there doesn't appear to be a better way.

edited Sep 09 '14 at 21:55

answered Sep 09 '14 at 00:15

Thanks a lot, you were close. Here is how to retrieve events `events = client.user_events(user.login)` – olimart Sep 09 '14 at 02:41
@olivier feel free to edit my answer then :D That aside, I feel like that might be a bug. I thought octokit accepted objects as well as strings but I'm probably wrong. – Ian Stapleton Cordasco Sep 09 '14 at 16:11
@olivier sorry that they rejected your edit. Had I been online and seen it, I would havea ccepted it. – Ian Stapleton Cordasco Sep 09 '14 at 21:54

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 08 '14 at 06:40

0

You have a typo:

client = Octokit::Client::new(access_token: my_token)
                        ^^

Should be:

client = Octokit::Client.new(access_token: my_token)
                        ^

answered Sep 08 '14 at 06:40

Substantial

correct but it's a typo. I'm able to connect but not retrieve the data I'm looking for. any idea? – olimart Sep 08 '14 at 13:27

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