relax the access token requirement (fixes #5)

Not all Sourcegraph instances require authentication.

Author: Stephen Gutekanst

README.md

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ chmod +x /usr/local/bin/src
 Note: Windows support is still rough around the edges, but is available. If you encounter issues, please let us know by filing an issue :)
 
 Run in PowerShell as administrator:
+
 ```powershell
 New-Item -ItemType Directory 'C:\Program Files\Sourcegraph'
 Invoke-WebRequest https://github.com/sourcegraph/src-cli/releases/download/latest/src_windows_amd64.exe -OutFile 'C:\Program Files\Sourcegraph\src.exe'
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ $env:Path += ';C:\Program Files\Sourcegraph'
 ```
 
 Or manually:
+
 - [Download the latest src_windows_amd64.exe](https://github.com/sourcegraph/src-cli/releases/download/latest/src_windows_amd64.exe) and rename to `src.exe`.
 - Place the file under e.g. `C:\Program Files\Sourcegraph\src.exe`
 - Add that directory to your system path to access it from any command prompt
@@ -51,6 +53,22 @@ Or manually:
 
 Consult `src -h` and `src api -h` for usage information.
 
+## Authentication
+
+Some Sourcegraph instances will be configured to require authentication. You can do so via the environment:
+
+```sh
+SRC_ACCESS_TOKEN="secret" src ...
+```
+
+Or via the configuration file (`~/src-config.json`):
+
+```sh
+	{"accessToken": "secret"}
+```
+
+See `src -h` for more information.
+
 ## Development
 
 If you want to develop the CLI, you can install it with `go get`:

cmd/src/api.go

@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ func curlCmd(endpoint, accessToken, query string, vars map[string]interface{}) (
 	}
 
 	s := fmt.Sprintf("curl \\\n")
-	s += fmt.Sprintf("   %s \\\n", shellquote.Join("-H", "Authorization: token "+accessToken))
+	if accessToken != "" {
+		s += fmt.Sprintf("   %s \\\n", shellquote.Join("-H", "Authorization: token "+accessToken))
+	}
 	s += fmt.Sprintf("   %s \\\n", shellquote.Join("-d", string(data)))
 	s += fmt.Sprintf("   %s", shellquote.Join(gqlURL(endpoint)))
 	return s, nil
@@ -197,7 +199,9 @@ func (a *apiRequest) do() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "token "+cfg.AccessToken)
+	if cfg.AccessToken != "" {
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "token "+cfg.AccessToken)
+	}
 	req.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(&buf)
 
 	// Perform the request.
@@ -211,6 +215,11 @@ func (a *apiRequest) do() error {
 	// confirm the status code. You can test this easily with e.g. an invalid
 	// endpoint like -endpoint=https://google.com
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusUnauthorized && isatty.IsCygwinTerminal(os.Stdout.Fd()) {
+			fmt.Println("You may need to specify or update your access token to use this endpoint.")
+			fmt.Println("See https://github.com/sourcegraph/src-cli#authentication")
+			fmt.Println("")
+		}
 		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err

cmd/src/main.go

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"flag"
-	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -92,19 +91,5 @@ func readConfig() (*config, error) {
 	if cfg.Endpoint == "" {
 		cfg.Endpoint = "https://sourcegraph.com"
 	}
-
-	if cfg.AccessToken == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf(`error: you must specify an access token to use for %s
-
-You can do so via the environment:
-
-	SRC_ACCESS_TOKEN="secret" src ...
-
-or via the configuration file (%s):
-
-	{"accessToken": "secret"}
-
-`, cfg.Endpoint, cfgPath)
-	}
 	return &cfg, nil
 }