OAuth client_id -> rate limit raise

[miohtama]

Hi,

Our collective.github.com script has problems due to Github API rate limit of 5000 req/hour. The script does not complete succesfully under all conditoins any more due to high number or repos and users.

I have received the following response from Github when I asked if they could raise our API rate limit:

Hi, Mikko,

How many tokens are you using? If it's a handful or less, I can move API-created tokens http://developer.github.com/v3/oauth/#oauth-authorizations-api over to your OAuth app if you'd like.

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Wynn Netherland
Developer, GitHub
@pengwynn

We discussed about this in IRC with @aclark4life and he mentioned that @davidjb should be included in the conversation.

I think the trick is that we simply allocate OAuth id for our script and then they can raise the rate limit.

We, of course, cannot put this id to public ode. What I have been doing before is that I'll put the ids / shared secrets in .bashrc and similar file on the server as environment variables and then have a script reading those vars.

https://gist.github.com/4062655

[pengwynn]

Hi, folks,

I just rolled out a change to our Authorizations API to let you create your own tokens tied to your own OAuth app (instead of the generic API app like before). If you'll shoot me the client_id to your OAuth app at support@github.com I'll take care of the rate limit and you can create your own tokens for that app via the API:

http://developer.github.com/v3/oauth/#create-a-new-authorization

[davidjb]

Just need to add OAuth support to https://github.com/collective/github-collective - I've opened a ticket for discussion at collective/github-collective#3. I'm happy to do the implementation, unless someone else feels the burning urge first. Feel free to comment over there.

[miohtama]

@davidjb I think me, you and @aclark4life are the persons "in loop". Personally I don't have experience with c.g.com scripts so if you David can poke the script I'd be grateful.

[vangheem]

We're going to stop using the script so I'll close this...