Is it possible to edit file and commit github/bitbucket from browser

Question

I want to use editor in browser and save in github without server. Just like text editor in github/bitbucket could new file and save it

I want to know are there any REST api of this 2 services to easily commit file like that

Or a git library in js that could work without the need to pull all files in to our machine

edit:

After 2018 both service already expose their API. This question is outdated

Handal

Update Aug. 2021: GH Codespace is now available. See my answer below – Demp

Answer 1

In case you're looking for an online code editor that you can connect to github or bitbucket then you could take a look at these:

• Codeanywhere
• Cloud9

If you're looking to develop such an editor yourself, you could just start from github or bitbucket's REST API documentation:

• Github
• Bitbucket

And just choose the javascript REST library of your preference to interact with those APIs.

For Github: to create/update/remove files you can use the Contents resources.

For example, this section explains how to update a file.

Grandmamma

Thanks but actually I was found api of github. Problem is I can't find API for commit a file for bitbucket – Handal

@Thaina, you're looking for the Contents resources. I've updated my answer with a few links to the docs. – Grandmamma

Sorry, I mistook "bitbucket" for "github" in your first remark. With bitbucket I don't think they've exposed updating files through their REST API, so you won't be able to use that. You could write your own server application that would use a git library to interact with your repositories and exposes the necessary actions through a REST API, but that's not a trivial thing to do ... Or you could implement your own bitbucket (Server) add-on to expose those REST calls, but that's not easy either. – Grandmamma

Answer 2

Bitbucket user here, you can EDIT/COMMIT your files in browser.

https://gyazo.com/ff3cb58bcc1cceda0306037989f32ab1

Dodecasyllable

Answer 3

Bitbucket has an online editor where you can change the file and commit right away. Check it out here.

Damalis

Answer 4

See the official response here:

tldr: They're working on expanding their API and have responded to an issue opened in 2013

EDIT: An endpoint to do this is now available!

Teratism

IT'S READY, LET DO IT. – Teratism

Answer 5

Update August 2021: just type . (dot)

🤫 New shortcut: Press . on any GitHub repo.

That will launch GitHub Codespace on your current repository.

Demp

Answer 6

You can install on your local computer benweet/stackedit, a markdown javascript editor.

As mentioned in the README,

Publish your Markdown document on GitHub

(See more at Publication)

Demp

Answer 7

You can use Power Editor for Bitbucket for editing and commiting code from browser in bitbucket.

Tartrazine