how to create gistlib? in javascript

To create a gist programmatically using JavaScript, you can make use of the GitHub API. The first step is to obtain an access token from your GitHub account.

Then, you can use the fetch function to post a JSON payload to the GitHub API's gists endpoint. The payload should include a description and a files object, where each key represents a filename and the value contains the file contents.

Here's an example:

index.tsx
const accessToken = 'your_access_token_here';
const gistData = {
  description: 'My gist',
  public: false,
  files: {
    'file1.txt': {
      content: 'Hello, world!'
    }
  }
};

fetch('https://api.github.com/gists', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': `Token ${accessToken}`
  },
  body: JSON.stringify(gistData)
})
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(`Created gist at ${data.html_url}`))
  .catch(error => console.error(error));
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This code will create a private (i.e. public: false) gist with one file (file1.txt) containing the text Hello, world!. You can customize the files object to include multiple files if desired. After the gist is created successfully, you'll see a message in the console with a link to the newly created gist.

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