Gitcopy will download the contents of a github repository to your current folder without producing a local clone of the repository.
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'gitcopy'And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install gitcopy
Use from the command line by running:
$ gitcopy GITHUB_REPO_URL DESTINATION_PATH
Or from another ruby file by calling:
GitCopy::copyRepo(GITHUB_REPO_URL, DESTINATION_PATH)Note that if no DESTINATION_PATH is set, it will default to the current directory.
After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/mseijas/gitcopy. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.