Link to file in a private repositories using rawGit

[SPJS]

Hi,
Is it possible to link to a file from a private repository trough rawGit? I tested it and included the .../filename.js?token=XXX in the link, but it does not seem to work.

Alexander

[rgrove]

No, it's not currently possible to link to files in private repos. I'm curious what your use case is though.

[SPJS]

Thank you for the feedback. I wanted to use it to test code developed in a
private repository, and when it is ready for publishing I planned to
transfer it to a proper CDN. I'm new to GitHub and this may not be the
proper way to do it...
Alexander
23. okt. 2014 18:17 skrev "Ryan Grove" notifications@github.com følgende:

No, it's not currently possible to link to files in private repos. I'm
curious what your use case is though.

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[rgrove]

Thanks for the info, @SPJS. I don't think your use case is improper; just wanted to understand how you planned to use it.

There are two reasons RawGit doesn't currently support requesting files from private repos:

1. I'm worried people will request private files via the CDN, which will cache them permanently, and then have second thoughts about making those files permanently public.
2. RawGit currently ignores the query string when caching a URL in order to prevent people from abusing the system by appending cachebuster params that change on every request (plenty of people do this). Supporting private file tokens in query strings would require including query strings in the cache key, which would enable cachebuster abuse.

One workaround for you would be to paste the private file(s) you want to test into a private gist, which RawGit does support (because there are no query strings involved).

[agilliam-cmg]

@SPJS:

I tested it and included the .../filename.js?token=XXX

How do I find/generate this token in the query string pragmatically?