# GIT-004A: GitHub Client Foundation - COMPLETE ✅

**Status:** Complete  
**Completed:** January 14, 2026  
**Implementation Time:** ~2 hours

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## Overview

Built a comprehensive GitHub REST API client layer on top of the existing OAuth authentication, providing type-safe access to GitHub's API with built-in rate limiting, caching, and error handling.

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## What Was Implemented

### ✅ TypeScript Type Definitions

**File:** `packages/noodl-editor/src/editor/src/services/github/GitHubTypes.ts`

Comprehensive interfaces for all GitHub API data structures:

- **Core Types:**

  - `GitHubIssue` - Issue data with labels, assignees, milestones
  - `GitHubPullRequest` - PR data with merge status and checks
  - `GitHubRepository` - Repository information with permissions
  - `GitHubUser` - User/author information
  - `GitHubOrganization` - Organization data
  - `GitHubLabel` - Issue/PR labels
  - `GitHubMilestone` - Project milestones
  - `GitHubComment` - Issue/PR comments
  - `GitHubCommit` - Commit information
  - `GitHubCheckRun` - CI/CD check runs
  - `GitHubReview` - PR review data

- **Utility Types:**
  - `GitHubRateLimit` - Rate limit tracking
  - `GitHubApiResponse<T>` - Wrapper with rate limit info
  - `GitHubIssueFilters` - Query filters for issues/PRs
  - `CreateIssueOptions` - Issue creation parameters
  - `UpdateIssueOptions` - Issue update parameters
  - `GitHubApiError` - Error response structure

### ✅ GitHub API Client

**File:** `packages/noodl-editor/src/editor/src/services/github/GitHubClient.ts`

Singleton service extending `EventDispatcher` with:

**Authentication Integration:**

- Automatically initializes when user authenticates
- Listens for auth state changes via EventDispatcher
- Re-initializes Octokit when token refreshes
- Clears cache on disconnection

**Rate Limiting:**

- Tracks rate limit from response headers
- Emits `rate-limit-warning` when approaching limit (10% remaining)
- Emits `rate-limit-updated` on every API call
- Provides `getTimeUntilRateLimitReset()` utility
- User-friendly error messages when rate limited

**Caching:**

- LRU cache with configurable TTL (default 30 seconds)
- Max 100 cached entries
- Cache invalidation on mutations (create/update/delete)
- Pattern-based cache clearing
- Per-method TTL customization (e.g., 5 minutes for labels)

**Error Handling:**

- HTTP status code mapping to user-friendly messages
- 401: "Please reconnect your GitHub account"
- 403: Rate limit or permissions error
- 404: Resource not found
- 422: Validation errors with details
- Proper error propagation with context

**API Methods Implemented:**

**Repository Methods:**

- `getRepository(owner, repo)` - Get repo info
- `listRepositories(options)` - List user repos

**Issue Methods:**

- `listIssues(owner, repo, filters)` - List issues with filtering
- `getIssue(owner, repo, issue_number)` - Get single issue
- `createIssue(owner, repo, options)` - Create new issue
- `updateIssue(owner, repo, issue_number, options)` - Update issue
- `listIssueComments(owner, repo, issue_number)` - Get comments
- `createIssueComment(owner, repo, issue_number, body)` - Add comment

**Pull Request Methods:**

- `listPullRequests(owner, repo, filters)` - List PRs
- `getPullRequest(owner, repo, pull_number)` - Get single PR
- `listPullRequestCommits(owner, repo, pull_number)` - List PR commits

**Label Methods:**

- `listLabels(owner, repo)` - List repo labels

**Utility Methods:**

- `getRateLimit()` - Get current rate limit status
- `clearCache()` - Clear all cached data
- `isReady()` - Check if authenticated and ready
- `getTimeUntilRateLimitReset()` - Time until limit resets

### ✅ Public API Exports

**File:** `packages/noodl-editor/src/editor/src/services/github/index.ts`

Clean barrel export with:

- `GitHubOAuthService` - OAuth authentication
- `GitHubClient` - API client
- All TypeScript interfaces and types
- JSDoc examples for usage

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## Technical Architecture

### Service Layer Structure

```
packages/noodl-editor/src/editor/src/services/
├── GitHubOAuthService.ts          # OAuth (existing)
└── github/
    ├── GitHubClient.ts            # API client (new)
    ├── GitHubTypes.ts             # Type definitions (new)
    └── index.ts                   # Public exports (new)
```

### Integration Pattern

```typescript
// GitHubClient listens to GitHubOAuthService
GitHubOAuthService.instance.on('auth-state-changed', (event) => {
  if (event.authenticated) {
    // Initialize Octokit with token
    GitHubClient.instance.initializeOctokit();
  }
});

// Usage in components
const client = GitHubClient.instance;
const { data: issues, rateLimit } = await client.listIssues('owner', 'repo', {
  state: 'open',
  labels: ['bug', 'enhancement'],
  sort: 'updated',
  direction: 'desc'
});
```

### Cache Strategy

- **Read operations:** Check cache first, API on miss
- **Write operations:** Invalidate related caches
- **TTL defaults:**
  - Issues/PRs: 30 seconds
  - Repository info: 1 minute
  - Labels: 5 minutes

### Rate Limit Management

GitHub API limits:

- **Authenticated users:** 5,000 requests/hour
- **Strategy:** Track remaining, warn at 10%, cache aggressively

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## Type Safety Improvements

### Before (Manual Typing)

```typescript
const response = await fetch(`https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/issues`);
const issues = await response.json(); // any
```

### After (Type-Safe)

```typescript
const { data: issues } = await client.listIssues(owner, repo); // GitHubIssue[]
issues.forEach((issue) => {
  console.log(issue.title); // TypeScript knows all properties
});
```

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## Event-Based Architecture

GitHubClient emits events for UI updates:

```typescript
client.on('rate-limit-warning', ({ rateLimit }) => {
  toast.warning(`API rate limit low: ${rateLimit.remaining} requests remaining`);
});

client.on('rate-limit-updated', ({ rateLimit }) => {
  updateStatusBar(`GitHub API: ${rateLimit.remaining}/${rateLimit.limit}`);
});
```

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## API Filter Compatibility

GitHub API has different filter parameters for issues vs PRs. The client handles these differences:

**Issues:**

- Supports `milestone` parameter (string or number)
- Supports `labels` array (converted to comma-separated string)

**Pull Requests:**

- No `milestone` filter
- Different `sort` options (`popularity`, `long-running` vs `comments`)
- Client maps `sort: 'comments'` to `'created'` for PRs

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## Files Created

1. ✅ `packages/noodl-editor/src/editor/src/services/github/GitHubTypes.ts` (298 lines)
2. ✅ `packages/noodl-editor/src/editor/src/services/github/GitHubClient.ts` (668 lines)
3. ✅ `packages/noodl-editor/src/editor/src/services/github/index.ts` (46 lines)

**Total:** 1,012 lines of production code

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## Dependencies

### Already Installed ✅

- `@octokit/rest@^20.1.2` - GitHub REST API client

### No New Dependencies Required

All existing dependencies were sufficient.

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## Testing Plan

### Manual Testing Checklist

- [ ] Client initializes when authenticated
- [ ] API calls work (list repos, issues, PRs)
- [ ] Rate limit tracking updates correctly
- [ ] Cache hit/miss behavior
- [ ] Error handling (404, 403, 422)
- [ ] Token refresh doesn't break active client
- [ ] Disconnect clears cache and resets client

### Future Unit Tests

```typescript
describe('GitHubClient', () => {
  describe('caching', () => {
    it('returns cached data within TTL', async () => {
      // Mock API call
      // Call twice, verify API called once
    });

    it('invalidates cache on update', async () => {
      // Mock list issues
      // Update issue
      // Verify list cache cleared
    });
  });

  describe('rate limiting', () => {
    it('emits warning at threshold', async () => {
      // Mock response with low rate limit
      // Verify event emitted
    });
  });
});
```

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## Usage Examples

### Basic Issue Listing

```typescript
import { GitHubClient } from '@noodl-editor/services/github';

const client = GitHubClient.instance;

// Simple list
const { data: issues } = await client.listIssues('owner', 'repo');

// Filtered list
const { data: openBugs } = await client.listIssues('owner', 'repo', {
  state: 'open',
  labels: ['bug'],
  sort: 'updated',
  direction: 'desc',
  per_page: 25
});
```

### Create Issue with Error Handling

```typescript
try {
  const { data: newIssue } = await client.createIssue('owner', 'repo', {
    title: 'Bug: Component not rendering',
    body: 'Steps to reproduce:\n1. ...',
    labels: ['bug', 'priority-high'],
    assignees: ['username']
  });

  console.log(`Created issue #${newIssue.number}`);
} catch (error) {
  // User-friendly error message
  console.error(error.message); // "Invalid request: Title is required"
}
```

### Monitor Rate Limit

```typescript
client.on('rate-limit-updated', ({ rateLimit }) => {
  const percent = (rateLimit.remaining / rateLimit.limit) * 100;
  console.log(`GitHub API: ${percent.toFixed(1)}% remaining`);
});

client.on('rate-limit-warning', ({ rateLimit }) => {
  const resetTime = new Date(rateLimit.reset * 1000);
  alert(`GitHub rate limit low! Resets at ${resetTime.toLocaleTimeString()}`);
});
```

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## Success Criteria

- [x] GitHubClient service created with singleton pattern
- [x] Type-safe interfaces for all GitHub API responses
- [x] Rate limiting tracked and warnings emitted
- [x] Request caching with configurable TTL
- [x] Error handling with user-friendly messages
- [x] Integration with existing GitHubOAuthService
- [x] Clean public API via index.ts
- [x] EventDispatcher integration for React components
- [x] No new dependencies required

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## Next Steps

### GIT-004B: Issues Panel (Read & Display)

Now that the API client foundation is in place, we can build UI components:

1. **Create GitHubPanel sidebar component**
2. **Issues list with filtering UI**
3. **Issue detail view with markdown rendering**
4. **Search/filter functionality**

### Blocked Tasks Unblocked

- ✅ GIT-004B (Issues Panel - Read)
- ✅ GIT-004C (Pull Requests Panel)
- ✅ GIT-004D (Create & Update Issues)
- ✅ GIT-004E (Component Linking - depends on 004D)
- ✅ GIT-004F (Dashboard Widgets)

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## Lessons Learned

1. **Octokit Type Compatibility:**

   - GitHub API parameters have subtle differences between endpoints
   - Need to map/transform filters for issues vs PRs
   - Milestone can be string OR number depending on endpoint

2. **EventDispatcher Pattern:**

   - Using Phase 0 best practices (`.on()` with context)
   - Clean integration for React components via `useEventListener`

3. **Cache Strategy:**

   - 30-second default TTL balances freshness and API usage
   - Pattern-based invalidation prevents stale data
   - LRU eviction prevents memory growth

4. **Rate Limit UX:**
   - Warning at 10% threshold gives users time to adjust
   - Time-until-reset calculation helps users plan
   - User-friendly error messages reduce frustration

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## Documentation Added

- Comprehensive JSDoc comments on all public methods
- Type definitions with property descriptions
- Usage examples in index.ts
- Architecture diagrams in this doc

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## References

- [Octokit REST API Documentation](https://octokit.github.io/rest.js/)
- [GitHub REST API v3](https://docs.github.com/en/rest)
- [EventDispatcher Pattern (Phase 0)](../../phase-0-foundation-stabilisation/TASK-011-react-event-pattern-guide/)

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**Task Status:** ✅ COMPLETE  
**Ready for:** GIT-004B (Issues Panel UI)  
**Estimated time for 004B:** 10-14 hours  
**Next session:** Create sidebar panel component structure

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_Completed: January 14, 2026 22:11 UTC+1_
