Method StartCodespace

internal/codespaces/api/api.go:540–567

StartCodespace starts a codespace for the user. If the codespace is already running, the returned error from the API is ignored.

(ctx context.Context, codespaceName string)

// StartCodespace starts a codespace for the user.
// If the codespace is already running, the returned error from the API is ignored.
func (a *API) StartCodespace(ctx context.Context, codespaceName string) error {
	resp, err := a.withRetry(func() (*http.Response, error) {
		req, err := http.NewRequest(
			http.MethodPost,
			a.githubAPI+"/user/codespaces/"+codespaceName+"/start",
			nil,
		)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating request: %w", err)
		}
		a.setHeaders(req)
		return a.do(ctx, req, "/user/codespaces/*/start")
	})
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("error making request: %w", err)
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusConflict {
			// 409 means the codespace is already running which we can safely ignore
			return nil
		}
		return api.HandleHTTPError(resp)
	}

	return nil
}

func (a *API) StopCodespace(ctx context.Context, codespaceName string, orgName string, userName string) error {
	var stopURL string