Add a function to obtain an installation access token

When we want to act as the GitHub App, on a specific repository, we need this access token. Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <[email protected]>
git-for-windows · Dec 1, 2022 · a49181e · a49181e
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diff --git a/GitForWindowsHelper/get-installation-access-token.js b/GitForWindowsHelper/get-installation-access-token.js
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+module.exports = async (context, installation_id) => {
+    const gitHubApiRequestAsApp = require('./github-api-request-as-app')
+    const answer = await gitHubApiRequestAsApp(
+        context,
+        'POST',
+        `/app/installations/${installation_id}/access_tokens`)
+    if (answer.error) throw answer.error
+    if (answer.token) return answer.token
+    throw new Error(`Unhandled response:\n${JSON.stringify(answer, null, 2)}`)
+}