Method search

github/search.go:307–344

Helper function that executes search queries against different GitHub search types (repositories, commits, code, issues, users, labels) If searchParameters.Query includes multiple condition, it MUST NOT include "+" as condition separator. For example, querying with "language:c++" and "leveldb", the

(ctx context.Context, searchType string, parameters *searchParameters, opts *SearchOptions, result any)

// If searchParameters.Query includes multiple condition, it MUST NOT include "+" as condition separator.
// For example, querying with "language:c++" and "leveldb", then searchParameters.Query should be "language:c++ leveldb" but not "language:c+++leveldb".
func (s *SearchService) search(ctx context.Context, searchType string, parameters *searchParameters, opts *SearchOptions, result any) (*Response, error) {
	params, err := qs.Values(opts)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	if parameters.RepositoryID != nil {
		params.Set("repository_id", strconv.FormatInt(*parameters.RepositoryID, 10))
	}
	params.Set("q", parameters.Query)
	u := fmt.Sprintf("search/%v?%v", searchType, params.Encode())

	req, err := s.client.NewRequest(ctx, "GET", u, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	var acceptHeaders []string
	switch searchType {
	case "commits":
		// Accept header for search commits preview endpoint
		acceptHeaders = append(acceptHeaders, mediaTypeCommitSearchPreview)
	case "topics", "repositories":
		// Accept header for search repositories based on topics preview endpoint
		acceptHeaders = append(acceptHeaders, mediaTypeTopicsPreview)
	case "issues":
		// Accept header for search issues based on reactions preview endpoint
		acceptHeaders = append(acceptHeaders, mediaTypeReactionsPreview)
	}
	// https://docs.github.com/rest/search?apiVersion=2022-11-28#search-repositories
	// Accept header defaults to "application/vnd.github.v3+json"
	// We change it here to fetch back text-match metadata
	if opts != nil && opts.TextMatch {
		acceptHeaders = append(acceptHeaders, "application/vnd.github.v3.text-match+json")
	}
	req.Header.Set("Accept", strings.Join(acceptHeaders, ", "))

	return s.client.Do(req, result)
}