Cannot update submodules in private repos requiring token

[okainov]

Seems like there is no option to pass token in order to update submodules in the private repository.... How could I pass a token?

import Git from 'simple-git';
  const git = Git(localDir);
await git.submoduleUpdate(['--init', upgrade.depName]);

For initial repo one could modify repo URL and add token there, but for submodules it doesn't seem to work...

[steveukx]

Do you know how you would pass the token through if you were using command line git?

If you need to pass a custom header, use the per-command-configuration plugin:

import Git from 'simple-git';
const git = Git(localDir, { config: [`http.extraheader=Authorization: Basic ${token}`] });
// any command run through this `git` instance will now include the custom Authorization header

[okainov]

Do you know how you would pass the token through if you were using command line git?

I use .netrc file in my home directory...

If you need to pass a custom header, use the per-command-configuration plugin:

Sounds good, I can try this, thanks.

[steveukx]

If your submodules have been added with an http based remote uri, the .netrc file will be picked up as usual when git is called by simple-git. You may need to check that there is a .netrc file configured for the user you're running the nodejs script as.

To help finding issues with authorisation in the sub-module, you may want to enable git tracing

[okainov]

If you need to pass a custom header, use the per-command-configuration plugin:

Unfortunately this does not work, because Github has deprecated this type of authentication and it just raises error 400 for our repos (private github.com repo in private org). .netrc though works quite fine

[steveukx]

I'll add a note about the .netrc version in the auth guide. Thanks for letting me know it's no longer supported by github.