A tool to identify and archive inactive GitHub repositories based on a configurable inactivity threshold.

GitHub Archiver automates the process of analyzing repositories for inactivity and archiving them. It:

1. Lists all repositories for a specified user or organization
2. Analyzes repository activity to identify inactive ones
3. Archives inactive repositories by:
   • Creating an archive namespace (if needed)
   • Forking to the archive namespace
   • Deleting the original repository
   • Marking the forked repository as archived

go get github.com/eyedeekay/github-archiver

• Go 1.x
• github.com/google/go-github/v59
• golang.org/x/oauth2

github-archiver --token YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN --target USERNAME [options]

• --token: GitHub personal access token (required)
• --target: GitHub username or organization (required)
• --dry-run: Analyze repositories without making changes
• --org: Specify if target is an organization (default: false)
• --threshold: Inactivity threshold in years (default: 2)
• --verbose: Enable verbose (debug) logging
• --quiet: Show only warnings and errors

To identify repositories inactive for 3+ years and perform archiving:

github-archiver --token ghp_xxxxxxxxxxxx --target myusername --threshold 3

For a dry run that only reports inactive repositories:

github-archiver --token ghp_xxxxxxxxxxxx --target myorg --org --dry-run

For detailed debug information:

github-archiver --token ghp_xxxxxxxxxxxx --target myusername --verbose

• Client: Wraps GitHub API functionality
• Analyzer: Identifies inactive repositories based on the inactivity threshold
• Archiver: Handles the repository archiving process
• Logger: Provides structured logging with multiple severity levels

The archive namespace requires manual creation for now. Create it as {target}-archive (e.g., username-archive).