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feat: Add support for GitHub personal access tokens
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CHANGELOG.md

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The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
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and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
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## [v1.4.0] - 2025-08-30
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### Added
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- **Personal Access Token Support**: New `NewPersonalAccessTokenSource` function for classic and fine-grained personal access tokens
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- **Advanced Token Caching**: Implemented dual-layer token caching system using `oauth2.ReuseTokenSource`
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- JWT tokens cached until expiration (up to 10 minutes)
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- Installation tokens cached until expiration (up to 1 hour)
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- **High-Performance HTTP Client**: Custom `cleanHTTPClient` implementation with connection pooling
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- Based on HashiCorp's go-cleanhttp patterns for production reliability
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- HTTP/2 support with persistent connections
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- No shared global state to prevent race conditions
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### Changed
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- **Significant Performance Improvements**: Up to 99% reduction in unnecessary token generation and GitHub API calls
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- **Enhanced Documentation**: Added comprehensive examples for personal access token usage
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- **Optimized Memory Usage**: Reduced object allocation through intelligent token reuse
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### Performance
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- **GitHub App JWTs**: Cached and reused until expiration instead of regenerating on every API call
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- **Installation Tokens**: Cached until expiration, dramatically reducing GitHub API rate limit consumption
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- **Connection Pooling**: HTTP connections reused across requests for faster GitHub API interactions
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- **Production Ready**: Optimized for high-throughput applications and CI/CD systems
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**Full Changelog**: <https://github.com/jferrl/go-githubauth/compare/v1.3.0...v1.4.0>
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## [v1.3.0] - 2025-08-16
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## About This Project
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`go-githubauth` is a Go package that provides utilities for GitHub authentication, including generating and using GitHub App tokens and installation tokens. It implements the `TokenSource` interface from the `golang.org/x/oauth2` package for seamless integration with existing OAuth2 workflows.
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`go-githubauth` is a Go package that provides utilities for GitHub authentication, including generating and using GitHub App tokens, installation tokens, and personal access tokens. It implements the `TokenSource` interface from the `golang.org/x/oauth2` package for seamless integration with existing OAuth2 workflows.
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### Key Features
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- Generate GitHub Application JWT tokens
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- Obtain GitHub App installation tokens
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- Obtain GitHub App installation tokens
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- Personal Access Token support (classic and fine-grained)
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- Advanced token caching with automatic refresh
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- High-performance HTTP clients with connection pooling
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- RS256-signed JWTs with proper clock drift protection
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- Full OAuth2 compatibility
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- GitHub Enterprise Server support
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- Production-ready performance optimizations
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For more information, see the [README](README.md).

README.md

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[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/jferrl/go-githubauth/branch/main/graph/badge.svg?token=68I4BZF235)](https://codecov.io/gh/jferrl/go-githubauth)
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[![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/jferrl/go-githubauth)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/jferrl/go-githubauth)
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`go-githubauth` is a Go package that provides utilities for GitHub authentication, including generating and using GitHub App tokens and installation tokens.
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`go-githubauth` is a Go package that provides utilities for GitHub authentication, including generating and using GitHub App tokens, installation tokens, and personal access tokens.
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**v1.3.0** introduces Go generics support for unified authentication with both numeric App IDs and alphanumeric Client IDs in a single, type-safe API.
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**v1.4.0** introduces personal access token support and significant performance optimizations with intelligent token caching and high-performance HTTP clients.
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`go-githubauth` package provides implementations of the `TokenSource` interface from the `golang.org/x/oauth2` package. This interface has a single method, Token, which returns an *oauth2.Token.
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### v1.3.0 Features
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### v1.4.0 Features
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- **🔐 Personal Access Token Support**: Native support for both classic and fine-grained personal access tokens
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- **⚡ Advanced Token Caching**: Dual-layer caching system for optimal performance
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- JWT tokens cached until expiration (up to 10 minutes)
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- Installation tokens cached until expiration (defined by GitHub response)
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- **🚀 High-Performance HTTP Client**: Production-ready HTTP client with connection pooling
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- **📈 Performance Optimizations**: Up to 99% reduction in unnecessary GitHub API calls
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- **🏗️ Production Ready**: Optimized for high-throughput and enterprise applications
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### Other Features
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- **🔥 Go Generics Support**: Single `NewApplicationTokenSource` function supports both `int64` App IDs and `string` Client IDs
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- **🛡️ Type Safety**: Compile-time verification of identifier types through generic constraints
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- Generate GitHub Application JWT [Generating a jwt for a github app](https://docs.github.com/en/apps/creating-github-apps/authenticating-with-a-github-app/generating-a-json-web-token-jwt-for-a-github-app)
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- Obtain GitHub App installation tokens [Authenticating as a GitHub App](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/authentication/authenticating-to-the-rest-api?apiVersion=2022-11-28#authenticating-with-a-token-generated-by-an-app)
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- Authenticate with Personal Access Tokens (classic and fine-grained) [Managing your personal access tokens](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens)
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- RS256-signed JWTs with proper clock drift protection
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- Support for both legacy App IDs and modern Client IDs (recommended by GitHub)
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- Intelligent token caching with automatic refresh for optimal performance
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- Clean HTTP clients with connection pooling and no shared state
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### Requirements
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### Personal Access Token Authentication
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GitHub Personal Access Tokens provide direct authentication for users and organizations. This package supports both classic personal access tokens and fine-grained personal access tokens.
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#### Using Personal Access Tokens with [go-github](https://github.com/google/go-github)
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```go
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package main
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import (
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"context"
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"fmt"
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"os"
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"github.com/google/go-github/v73/github"
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"github.com/jferrl/go-githubauth"
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"golang.org/x/oauth2"
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)
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func main() {
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// Personal access token from environment variable
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token := os.Getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN") // e.g., "ghp_..." or "github_pat_..."
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// Create token source
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tokenSource := githubauth.NewPersonalAccessTokenSource(token)
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// Create HTTP client with OAuth2 transport
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httpClient := oauth2.NewClient(context.Background(), tokenSource)
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githubClient := github.NewClient(httpClient)
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// Use the GitHub client for API calls
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user, _, err := githubClient.Users.Get(context.Background(), "")
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if err != nil {
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fmt.Println("Error getting user:", err)
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return
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}
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fmt.Printf("Authenticated as: %s\n", user.GetLogin())
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}
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```
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#### Creating Personal Access Tokens
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1. **Classic Personal Access Token**: Visit [GitHub Settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens > Tokens (classic)](https://github.com/settings/tokens)
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2. **Fine-grained Personal Access Token**: Visit [GitHub Settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens > Fine-grained tokens](https://github.com/settings/personal-access-tokens/new)
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**Security Note**: Store your personal access tokens securely and never commit them to version control. Use environment variables or secure credential management systems.
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Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.

auth.go

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// Requires installation ID and a GitHub App JWT token source for authentication.
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// See https://docs.github.com/en/apps/creating-github-apps/authenticating-with-a-github-app/generating-an-installation-access-token
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func NewInstallationTokenSource(id int64, src oauth2.TokenSource, opts ...InstallationTokenSourceOpt) oauth2.TokenSource {
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client := &http.Client{
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ctx := context.Background()
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httpClient := cleanHTTPClient()
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httpClient.Transport = &oauth2.Transport{
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// personalAccessTokenSource represents a static GitHub personal access token source
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// that provides OAuth2 authentication using a pre-generated token.
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// Personal access tokens can be classic or fine-grained and provide access to repositories
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// based on the token's configured permissions and scope.
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//
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// See: https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens
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type personalAccessTokenSource struct {
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token string
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}
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// NewPersonalAccessTokenSource creates a token source for GitHub personal access tokens.
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// The provided token should be a valid GitHub personal access token (classic or fine-grained).
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func NewPersonalAccessTokenSource(token string) oauth2.TokenSource {
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return &personalAccessTokenSource{
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token: token,
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}
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func (t *personalAccessTokenSource) Token() (*oauth2.Token, error) {
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func TestNewPersonalAccessTokenSource(t *testing.T) {
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name string
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token string
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}{
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{
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token: "",
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name: "classic personal access token",
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token: "ghp_1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123456",
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t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
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got := NewPersonalAccessTokenSource(tt.token)
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t.Errorf("NewPersonalAccessTokenSource() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
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func TestPersonalAccessTokenSource_Token(t *testing.T) {
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func cleanHTTPClient() *http.Client {
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DialContext: (&net.Dialer{
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KeepAlive: 30 * time.Second,
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MaxIdleConnsPerHost: runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0) + 1,
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}

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