Function get_file_sha

social/scripts/common.py:499–511

Get the SHA of an existing file

(github_token: str, owner: str, repo: str, file_path: str, branch: str = "main")

def get_file_sha(github_token: str, owner: str, repo: str, file_path: str, branch: str = "main") -> str:
    """Get the SHA of an existing file"""
    headers = _github_headers(github_token)

    response = github_api_request(
        "GET",
        f"{GITHUB_API_BASE}/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{file_path}?ref={branch}",
        headers=headers,
    )

    if response.status_code == 200:
        return response.json().get("sha", "")
    return ""


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