Ahrimdon/repository-downloader

Simple Python script to clone repositories, download wikis (if available), fetch release/prerelease assets, and organize them into the specified archive folder.

GitHub Repository Archiver Script

Installation and Setup

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• Git
• Required Python libraries: requests, tqdm
  • Install them using pip install requests tqdm

Folder Structure

Before running the script, ensure your desired folder structure is set up. Here's an example structure:

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ArchiveFolder/
├── RepositoryName1/
│   ├── Wiki/
│   ├── Release-Tag1/
│   ├── Prerelease-Tag1/
│   ├── README.md
│   └── description.txt
└── RepositoryName2/
    ├── Wiki/
    ├── Release-Tag2/
    ├── Prerelease-Tag2/
    ├── README.md
    └── description.txt

Configuration

1. Clone or download this script to your local machine.

2. Open the script in a text editor.

3. Set the base_folder path in the main() function to your desired archive location.

   python

   base_folder = "C:\\Path\\To\\Your\\ArchiveFolder\\"

4. If you need to use a GitHub token for private repositories or higher rate limits, set the github_token variable.

   python

   github_token = "your_github_token_here"

Usage

Using the Script

1. To run the script, open a terminal or command prompt.

2. Navigate to the script's directory.

3. Run the script using Python:

   bash

   python script_name.py

4. If use_text_file is set to True in the script:

   • Create a urls.txt file in the same directory as the script.
   • Add GitHub repository URLs you want to archive, each on a new line.

5. If use_text_file is set to False:

   • You will be prompted to enter the GitHub repository URL directly in the terminal.

The script will clone the repositories, download wikis (if available), fetch release/prerelease assets, and organize them into the specified archive folder.