Start a codespace for the authenticated user

type Github = {

  token: string;

};

/**

 * Start a codespace for the authenticated user

 * Starts a user's codespace.

You must authenticate using an access token with the `codespace` scope to use this endpoint.

GitHub Apps must have write access to the `codespaces_lifecycle_admin` repository permission to use this endpoint.

 */

export async function main(auth: Github, codespace_name: string) {

  const url = new URL(

    `https://api.github.com/user/codespaces/${codespace_name}/start`

  );

  const response = await fetch(url, {

    method: "POST",

    headers: {

      Authorization: "Bearer " + auth.token,

    },

    body: undefined,

  });

  if (!response.ok) {

    const text = await response.text();

    throw new Error(`${response.status} ${text}`);

  }

  return await response.json();

}