feat: support gh CLI for authentication#2
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also moved GitHub token retrieval to util package
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Pull request overview
This PR enhances authentication handling by introducing a reusable GitHub token helper that falls back to the gh CLI, and updates the main CLI and docs to match.
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util.GetGHToken, which first readsGITHUB_OAUTH_TOKENfrom the environment, then falls back togh auth token, with clear fatal error messages if both fail. - Updated
brows.goto useutil.GetGHTokeninstead of directly reading the environment variable. - Updated
README.mdto document the new authentication behavior (env var orghCLI).
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| File | Description |
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| util/github.go | Introduces GetGHToken helper to centralize token retrieval from env or gh CLI with validation and error messaging. |
| brows.go | Wires main application logic to use util.GetGHToken and adds the corresponding import. |
| README.md | Documents that brows will use GITHUB_OAUTH_TOKEN or fall back to gh auth token when available. |
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Improvements to authentication token retrieval:
GetGHTokeninutil/github.gothat first checks for theGITHUB_OAUTH_TOKENenvironment variable, and if not found, attempts to retrieve the token using the GitHub CLIgh auth token. If both methods fail, it logs a clear error message and exits.brows.goto use the newutil.GetGHTokenfunction instead of directly reading the environment variable, improving robustness and user experience.Documentation updates:
README.mdto explain the new authentication method, clarifying that either the environment variable or the GitHub CLI can be used to provide the token.fixes #1