Bulk Repo Deletion/Followers Transfer

[dangolbeeker]

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Hello I started my Github as a student like some other dev's. As I lurked around to discover new repos I would fork repos I found interesting to save for later. Over time this turned in to more than I could chew and I know found myself with a junkyard of repos I rarely if ever revist.

I've thought about deleting and creating a new Github account but I have done alot of networking and would hate to lose all my followers or try to readd everyone.

My proposed feature(s) request is

1)Allow for the option to keep followers and repo selection upon transferring to new Github user name.

2. Allow for the option of bulk deletion of github repos

Thanks and if you'd like to connect feel free to follow me!
@dangolbeeker

[alicangunduz]

First of all, I would like to point out that the option to transfer your GitHub account to a new account is not a sensible feature. However, it is possible to delete all repos and files in your account through the GitHub API. Below is an example of JavaScript code that can help you:

// Required API endpoint URL
const apiUrl = 'https://api.github.com';

// Enter your GitHub username and password here
const username = 'YOUR_USERNAME';
const password = 'YOUR_PASSWORD';

// Asynchronous function to delete forks
const deleteForks = async () => {
  try {
    // Fetch the forks
    const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/user/repos?type=forks`, {
      method: 'GET',
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Basic ${btoa(`${username}:${password}`)}`,
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      },
    });

    // Read the response as JSON
    const forks = await response.json();

    // Delete each fork
    for (const fork of forks) {
      const deleteResponse = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/repos/${fork.owner.login}/${fork.name}`, {
        method: 'DELETE',
        headers: {
          Authorization: `Basic ${btoa(`${username}:${password}`)}`,
          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        },
      });

      // Check for success status
      if (deleteResponse.status === 204) {
        console.log(`"${fork.name}" fork was deleted successfully.`);
      } else {
        console.log(`An error occurred while deleting "${fork.name}" fork: ${deleteResponse.statusText}`);
      }
    }
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('An error occurred:', error);
  }
};

// Call the function to delete forks
deleteForks();

I'm a junior developer, I haven't tested the code yet, but the idea, deletion via api, is an idea that will be successful.

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