Facilitates downloading specific files from a GitHub repository for offline access or local reference.

Sample

The 'Path' parameter is required, and must be relative to the repository root without a preceding '/'.

EXECUTE [Information].[DownloadFile] LocalPath='/tmp/file.txt', Repository='myRepository', Branch='main', Path='ReadMe.md'

Provide a value for OwnerLogin to download files form repositories of other owners.

EXECUTE [Information].[DownloadFile] LocalPath='C:/Users/CData/Desktop/file.txt', OwnerLogin='cdata' Repository='publicRepository', Branch='main', Path='src/Main.java'

Input

Name	Type	Description
Path	String	The relative path of the file within the repository, starting from the repository root.
Repository	String	The name of the repository from which the file is downloaded.
OwnerLogin	String	The username or organization name that owns the repository containing the file.
Branch	String	The branch of the repository to download the file from. Defaults to 'main' if not specified. The default value is main.
LocalPath	String	The absolute file path on the local system where the downloaded file is saved. This is optional if using OutputStream.

Result Set Columns

Name	Type	Description
Success	Boolean	Indicates whether the file download operation completed successfully. Returns a Boolean value.
Details	String	Provides additional information about the operation's execution, including error messages if the operation failed.
FileData	String	Outputs the file's content as a BASE64-encoded string if both LocalPath and OutputStream are not specified.