Github.js - A JS Library To Store A File On Github Right From The Browser

[noob007]

http://functionn.blogspot.com/2012/03/githubjs-javascript-library-enabling.html#.T2Z_eitLvSU.hackernews

[Oompa]

Link to the actual Github repo: https://github.com/michael/github

[cleverjake]

It would be really interesting to use this as a part of a posting system to jekyll hosted through github

[vinodkd → cleverjake]

Actually, i'd like to use it to disconnect the last piece of blogging software from the server - comments.

the recent post on jekyllbootstrap.com had instructions on connecting to disqus,quora etc and I couldnt help but think:

"but that's just more text, why are we sending people away to a 3rd party for them to just comment?"

A jekyll addon that handles comments using this library, anyone?

[rytis → vinodkd]

Because our good friends, spammers, need to be treated properly. I doubt a jekyll plugin can be sophisticated enough to keep them at bay.

[swanson → cleverjake]

Yup - it's not that difficult either.

This repo of mine is about 90% of the way there (though it doesn't use this library, it uses the same method): https://github.com/swanson/lanyon

There are some caveats: you need to register an OAuth app to get access to CORS and you have to use basic auth.

[neilparikh → swanson]

Just one quick question, why not just make the gh-pages branches in your project the main branch instead of master, so it would show that branch right away when you visit you project.

Otherwise, it looks like a great project, and I might use it with my Jekyll blog.

[vinodkd → neilparikh]

+1 to the switch gh-pages comment.

Typically 'master' is where the code is and 'gh-pages' is where the pretty docs are. In your case everything is in gh-pages. Either maintain the code in master and "deploy & display" it on the gh-pages branch or just make gh-pages your master.

come to think of it, that's what i should do with some of my repos ;)

[_mql → cleverjake]

We're already working on that. See http://substance.io/michael/columnist

To be open sourced soon.

And try out: http://columnist.devseed.com

[msumpter → _mql]

I checked out Columnist and it looks pretty awesome! I was trying to look at the Github project page but it doesn't look like it's posted yet.

Looking forward to seeing how this progresses!