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Connect-GitHubApp

SYNOPSIS

Connects to GitHub as a installation using a GitHub App.

SYNTAX

All Installations (Default)

Connect-GitHubApp [-PassThru] [-Silent] [-Default] [-Context <Object>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Filtered

Connect-GitHubApp [-User <String[]>] [-Organization <String[]>] [-Enterprise <String[]>] [-PassThru] [-Silent]
 [-Default] [-Context <Object>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Installation object

Connect-GitHubApp -Installation <GitHubAppInstallation[]> [-PassThru] [-Silent] [-Default] [-Context <Object>]
 [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Installation ID

Connect-GitHubApp -ID <Int32[]> [-PassThru] [-Silent] [-Default] [-Context <Object>]
 [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Connects to GitHub using a GitHub App to generate installation access tokens and create contexts for targets.

Available target types: - User - Organization - Enterprise

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Connect-GitHubApp

Connects to GitHub as all available targets using the logged in GitHub App.

EXAMPLE 2

Connect-GitHubApp -User 'octocat'

Connects to GitHub as the user 'octocat' using the logged in GitHub App.

EXAMPLE 3

Connect-GitHubApp -Organization 'psmodule' -Default

Connects to GitHub as the organization 'psmodule' using the logged in GitHub App and sets it as the default context.

EXAMPLE 4

Connect-GitHubApp -Enterprise 'msx'

Connects to GitHub as the enterprise 'msx' using the logged in GitHub App.

PARAMETERS

-User

The user account to connect to.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: Filtered
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: True

-Organization

The organization to connect to.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: Filtered
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: True

-Enterprise

The enterprise to connect to.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: Filtered
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: True

-Installation

Installation objects from pipeline for parallel processing.

Type: GitHubAppInstallation[]
Parameter Sets: Installation object
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ID

The installation ID(s) to connect to directly. Accepts input from the pipeline by property name (e.g. objects with an ID property)

Type: Int32[]
Parameter Sets: Installation ID
Aliases: InstallationID

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PassThru

Passes the context object to the pipeline.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Silent

Suppresses the output of the function.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: Quiet

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Default

Set as the default context.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Context

The context to run the command in. Used to get the details for the API call. Can be either a string or a GitHubContext object.

Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

{{ Fill ProgressAction Description }}

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

System.Void

NOTES

Authenticating to the REST API

https://psmodule.io/GitHub/Functions/Auth/Connect-GitHubApp