GitHub App Caster

Publish GitHub repository releases as Sparkle compatible appcast.xml

This project is a Heroku ready JAVA JAX-RS server side application that accept requests for /your_project/appcast.xml, fetch (using the GitHub API) the releases infos from github.com/your_username/your_project, then format and return then into a Sparkle compatible RSS feed.

WARNING: Please understand the implications of issuing a GitHub personal access tokens. Ensure that the token you create is only used for this tool, and that you allow only the public_repo scope, or else, your private repositories releases may leak to the public!

Deploy the server side application

Deploy the app, either easily with the Deploy to Heroku button, or flexibly with a git clone of this project.

Quick deploy with the Heroku button

This method allows you to quikly try the project.

1. Click the Deploy to Heroku button just here:

2. Fill the mandatory variables

• GITHUB_API_LOGIN: your GitHub login (username)
• GITHUB_API_TOKEN: a generated GitHub personal access token with the public_repo scope

3. Hit the Deploy for Free button

Then wait for Heroku to create, configure and deploy your app.

Deploy a clone of this repository

This method is more flexible.

1. Clone this repository (or fork and clone, for even more control)

$ git clone https://github.com/pierredavidbelanger/githubappcaster
$ cd githubappcaster

2. Create an Heroku app from the clone

$ heroku create

3. Configure the app

$ heroku config:set GITHUB_API_LOGIN="your_username"
$ heroku config:set GITHUB_API_TOKEN="your_token"
$ heroku config:set CACHE_SPEC="maximumSize=10,expireAfterWrite=5m"

4. Push the app

$ git push heroku master

Use the server side application

Visit the app and see if everything is ok

The appcast.xml for one of your project hosted on GitHub at your_username/your_project will be found at:

https:// generated-name-123456.herokuapp.com/your_project/appcast.xml

Where generated-name-123456 is the name of your newly deployed app, and your_project is the name of any repository that belongs to you (the username entered earlier into the GITHUB_API_LOGIN variable).

Now point the SUFeedURL of your Sparkle enabled OS X app to the above URL

And enjoy automatic updates linked to your repository releases!