Clone-All-Repos-Server

Clone-All-Repos-Server is a backend service that allows users to download all public repositories from a specific GitHub user. The service clones repositories, stores them temporarily on the server, creates a ZIP file, and sends it to the frontend for download. The temporary folder and the ZIP file are automatically deleted after 2 minutes.

How it Works

The server receives a GitHub username and performs the following steps:

1. Fetch Public Repositories: It sends a request to the GitHub API to retrieve up to 100 public repositories for the provided username.
2. Clone Repositories: The server clones the repositories into a temporary directory on the server using simple-git.
3. Create a ZIP File: After all repositories are cloned, the server compresses them into a single ZIP file using the archiver module.
4. Send ZIP for Download: The ZIP file is made available for download via a response to the frontend.
5. Automated Cleanup: After 2 minutes, both the temporary folder and the ZIP file are deleted from the server to ensure efficient resource management.

Technologies

Node.js | Express | Archiver (File Compression) | Axios | FS (File System Operations) | Simple-Git (Git Integration)

How to Use

1. Send a POST request to / with a JSON body containing the GitHub username. (string)
2. Receive a downloadable ZIP file containing all the public repositories.

Example Request

{
  "user": "username"
}

🤝 Contributions

The foundation of the open source community are the contributions, them inspire us to learn and create. Any contributions are greatly appreciated.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE.md file for details.

Gabriel Penteado

Full Stack Software Engineer