GitHub Client for Laravel

Stop wrestling with GitHub's API. Start shipping.

composer require jordanpartridge/github-client

// That's it. You're done.
$repos = Github::repos()->all();
$issues = Github::issues()->forRepo('owner', 'repo');
$pr = Github::pullRequests()->create('owner', 'repo', 'My PR', 'feature', 'main');

Why This Package?

• Laravel Native - Built for Laravel, not wrapped around it
• Typed Responses - DTOs everywhere, not arrays
• Auto-Pagination - allWithPagination() just works
• Type-Safe Params - Enums, not magic strings
• Easy Testing - Saloon MockClient built in

One line: Modern GitHub API for modern Laravel.

Quick Start

1. Install

composer require jordanpartridge/github-client

2. Configure

Add your token to .env:

Get one at github.com/settings/tokens

3. Use

use JordanPartridge\GithubClient\Facades\Github;

// Get your repos
$repos = Github::repos()->all();

// Get ALL your repos (auto-pagination, no limits)
$allRepos = Github::repos()->allWithPagination();

// Get a specific repo
$repo = Github::repos()->get('jordanpartridge/github-client');

echo $repo->name;              // "github-client"
echo $repo->stargazers_count;  // 🤞
echo $repo->owner->login;      // "jordanpartridge"

Real Examples

Create an Issue

$issue = Github::issues()->create(
    owner: 'jordanpartridge',
    repo: 'github-client',
    title: 'Bug: Something broke',
    body: 'Here are the details...',
    labels: ['bug', 'high-priority'],
    assignees: ['jordanpartridge']
);

echo $issue->number;   // 42
echo $issue->html_url; // Direct link to GitHub

Create a Pull Request

use JordanPartridge\GithubClient\Enums\MergeMethod;

// Create PR
$pr = Github::pullRequests()->create(
    owner: 'jordanpartridge',
    repo: 'github-client',
    title: 'Add new feature',
    head: 'feature-branch',
    base: 'main',
    body: 'This PR adds the thing.',
    draft: false
);

// Merge it
Github::pullRequests()->merge(
    owner: 'jordanpartridge',
    repo: 'github-client',
    number: $pr->number,
    mergeMethod: MergeMethod::Squash
);

Work with Issue Comments

// Get all comments on an issue
$comments = Github::issues()->comments('owner', 'repo', 42);

// Add a comment
Github::issues()->addComment('owner', 'repo', 42, 'Fixed in latest release.');

// Close the issue
Github::issues()->close('owner', 'repo', 42);

Filter with Enums (Type-Safe)

use JordanPartridge\GithubClient\Enums\Visibility;
use JordanPartridge\GithubClient\Enums\Sort;
use JordanPartridge\GithubClient\Enums\Direction;
use JordanPartridge\GithubClient\Enums\Issues\State;

// Only public repos, sorted by creation date
$repos = Github::repos()->allWithPagination(
    visibility: Visibility::PUBLIC,
    sort: Sort::CREATED,
    direction: Direction::DESC
);

// Open bugs only
$bugs = Github::issues()->forRepo(
    owner: 'jordanpartridge',
    repo: 'github-client',
    state: State::OPEN,
    labels: 'bug'
);

Testing Your App

Saloon's MockClient makes testing trivial:

use Saloon\Http\Faking\MockClient;
use Saloon\Http\Faking\MockResponse;
use JordanPartridge\GithubClient\Facades\Github;

it('creates issues', function () {
    $mock = new MockClient([
        '*' => MockResponse::make([
            'id' => 1,
            'number' => 42,
            'title' => 'Test Issue',
            'state' => 'open',
        ], 201),
    ]);

    Github::connector()->withMockClient($mock);

    $issue = Github::issues()->create('owner', 'repo', 'Test Issue');

    expect($issue->number)->toBe(42);
    expect($issue->title)->toBe('Test Issue');
});

No HTTP calls. No flaky tests. No rate limits in CI.

Available Resources

| Resource | Methods | |----------|---------| | repos() | all, allWithPagination, get, delete, search | | issues() | all, forRepo, allForRepo, get, create, update, close, reopen, comments, addComment | | pullRequests() | all, get, create, merge, files, commits | | commits() | all, get | | files() | get, contents | | releases() | all, get, latest, create | | actions() | workflows, runs, trigger |

Dependency Injection

Don't like facades? Use DI:

use JordanPartridge\GithubClient\Contracts\GithubConnectorInterface;

class MyService
{
    public function __construct(
        private readonly GithubConnectorInterface $github
    ) {}

    public function getMyRepos()
    {
        return $this->github->repos()->all();
    }
}

OAuth Flow

Building a GitHub app? OAuth is built in:

use JordanPartridge\GithubClient\Facades\GithubOAuth;

// 1. Redirect user to GitHub
return redirect(GithubOAuth::getAuthorizationUrl(['repo', 'user']));

// 2. Handle callback
$token = GithubOAuth::getAccessToken($request->code);

// 3. Use their token
$github = new GithubConnector($token);
$theirRepos = $github->repos()->all();

Requirements

• PHP 8.2+
• Laravel 11 or 12

Contributing

PRs welcome. Run tests first:

composer test

License

MIT. Go build something.

Built with Saloon by Jordan Partridge