github-scrape-project 0.1.2

Browse, search, and download files from GitHub repos in your terminal.

Github Scrape Project

⚡ Browse, search & download files from GitHub repos without cloning

A fast, beautiful TUI for cherry-picking exactly what you need from any repository

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📚 Table of Contents

• 📌 Overview
• ✨ Features
• 🏗️ Architecture
• 🚀 Installation
• 📖 Usage
• ⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
• ⚙️ Configuration
• 🤝 Contributing
• 📄 License

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📌 Overview

Github Scrape Project is a terminal-based file browser that lets you:

• Browse any public or private GitHub repository interactively
• Fuzzy search through thousands of files instantly
• Download only what you need — no more git clone + rm -rf
• Navigate with a beautiful TUI powered by Textual

💡 Built with Python 3.12+, powered by asyncio and designed for speed

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✨ Features

Feature	Description
🔍 Fuzzy Search	Find files instantly with rapidfuzz matching
📊 File Preview	View file contents before downloading
📦 Batch Download	Select multiple files & folders, download in parallel
🔐 Private Repo Support	Works with your GitHub token
💾 LFS Detection	Warns about Git LFS files
🎨 Dual Themes	Toggle between emoji 📁 and ASCII [D] icons
📂 Smart Paths	Creates directories matching repository structure
⚡ Async I/O	Concurrent downloads with semaphore control

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🏗️ Architecture

github-scrape-project/
├── src/github_scrape/
│   ├── __init__.py      # Package entry point
│   ├── api.py           # GitHub API client (httpx + asyncio)
│   ├── cli.py           # Typer CLI interface
│   ├── config.py        # User settings (TOML)
│   ├── downloader.py    # Async file downloads
│   ├── tui.py           # Textual TUI screens
│   └── utils.py         # URL parsing & sanitization
├── tests/               # 110+ tests (pytest)
└── .github/workflows/   # CI/CD pipeline

Tech Stack:

Component	Technology
CLI	typer with Rich formatting
TUI	textual reactive framework
HTTP	httpx async client
Testing	pytest + respx + pytest-asyncio

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🚀 Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.12 or higher
• pip or pipx

Quick Install

# Using pipx (recommended)
pipx install github-scrape-project

# Using pip
pip install github-scrape-project

Development Setup

1️⃣ Clone repository

git clone https://github.com/Vamsiindugu/Github-Scrape.git
cd Github-Scrape

2️⃣ Create virtual environment

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

3️⃣ Install in editable mode

pip install -e ".[dev]"

4️⃣ Run tests

pytest tests/ -v

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📖 Usage

🎬 Interactive Mode

Launch the TUI with no arguments:

github-scrape

Then:

1️⃣ Enter a URL or shorthand (owner/repo)

2️⃣ Press Tab to auto-fill https://github.com/

3️⃣ Browse with arrow keys, toggle selection with Space

4️⃣ Press d to download

⚡ Direct Mode

# Browse specific repo
github-scrape https://github.com/python/cpython

# Use shorthand
github-scrape python/cpython

# With options
github-scrape python/cpython --token YOUR_TOKEN --cwd --no-folder

🔧 Command Reference

Command	Description
github-scrape	Launch interactive TUI
github-scrape <url>	Browse specific repository
github-scrape config set token <TOKEN>	Save GitHub token
github-scrape config set path <PATH>	Set download directory
github-scrape config list	Show current settings
github-scrape config unset token	Remove saved token

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⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigation

Key	Action
↑/↓ or j/k	Move cursor up/down
Enter or l	Open folder / file
h or Backspace	Go to parent folder
g / Home	Jump to first item
G / End	Jump to last item

Selection

Key	Action
Space	Toggle file selection
a	Select all visible files
u	Unselect all

Search

Key	Action
/	Focus search bar
Escape	Clear search / exit search
Ctrl+U	Clear search input

Actions

Key	Action
d	Download selected files
i	Toggle emoji ↔ ASCII icons
o	Open download folder
q	Quit
Ctrl+C	Force quit

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⚙️ Configuration

Config File Location

OS	Path
Linux/macOS	~/.config/github-scrape-project/config.toml
Windows	%APPDATA%\github-scrape-project\config.toml

Available Settings

[github]
token = "ghp_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

[download]
default_path = "/home/user/Downloads/github-scrape-project"

Getting a GitHub Token

1️⃣ Go to Settings → Developer settings → Personal access tokens

2️⃣ Generate a new token with repo scope

3️⃣ Save it: github-scrape config set token YOUR_TOKEN

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1️⃣ Fork the repository

2️⃣ Clone your fork: git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/Github-Scrape.git

3️⃣ Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature

4️⃣ Make your changes

5️⃣ Run quality checks:

# Linting
ruff check src/github_scrape tests/

# Type checking
mypy src/github_scrape

# Tests
pytest tests/ -v

6️⃣ Commit with clear messages: git commit -m "feat: add amazing feature"

7️⃣ Push to your fork: git push origin feature/amazing-feature

8️⃣ Open a Pull Request

Development Guidelines

Quality Gate	Command	Required
Linting	ruff check .	✅
Type checking	mypy src/github_scrape	✅
Tests	pytest tests/	✅
Coverage	>80%	✅

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📊 Testing

# Run all tests
pytest tests/ -v

# Run with coverage
pytest tests/ --cov=github_scrape --cov-report=html

# Run specific test file
pytest tests/test_tui.py -v

Current Coverage: 110+ tests passing, 8 TUI integration tests skipped.

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🙏 Acknowledgments

• Textual — The incredible TUI framework
• Typer — Beautiful CLI interfaces
• Rich — Terminal formatting
• ghgrab — Original inspiration

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📄 License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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Crafted with 💙 by Vamsi Indugu