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@octokit/app

GitHub Apps toolset for Node.js

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What is @octokit/app?

@octokit/app is a Node.js library for GitHub Apps to authenticate as an app or as an installation. It provides methods to create and verify JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for app authentication and to create installation access tokens.

What are @octokit/app's main functionalities?

Creating a JSON Web Token (JWT)

This feature allows you to create a JWT for your GitHub App. The JWT is used to authenticate as the app itself.

const { App } = require('@octokit/app');
const app = new App({
  id: process.env.APP_ID,
  privateKey: process.env.PRIVATE_KEY
});
const jwt = app.getSignedJsonWebToken();
console.log(jwt);

Creating an installation access token

This feature allows you to create an installation access token, which is used to authenticate as an installation of the app.

const { App } = require('@octokit/app');
const app = new App({
  id: process.env.APP_ID,
  privateKey: process.env.PRIVATE_KEY
});
const installationAccessToken = await app.getInstallationAccessToken({ installationId: 123 });
console.log(installationAccessToken);

Verifying a webhook event

This feature allows you to verify the signature of a webhook event to ensure it came from GitHub.

const { App } = require('@octokit/app');
const app = new App({
  id: process.env.APP_ID,
  privateKey: process.env.PRIVATE_KEY,
  webhooks: {
    secret: process.env.WEBHOOK_SECRET
  }
});
const isValid = app.webhooks.verify(eventPayload, signature);
console.log(isValid);

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