Commit file deletions with Laravel package GrahamCampbell/Laravel-GitHub - laravel

Question

Using GrahamCampbell/Laravel-GitHub my Laravel app can commit files like this:
public function commitFiles(string $github_nickname, string $repo_name, string $branch, string $commit_message, array $files) {
$master_branch = $this->github_client->repo()->branches($github_nickname, $repo_name, $branch);
$commit_parent = $master_branch["commit"]["sha"];
$base_tree = $master_branch["commit"]["commit"]["tree"]["sha"];
$commit_tree = array();
foreach ($files as $file) {
$file_blob = [
"path" => $file["path"],
"mode" => "100644",
"type" => "file",
"content" => $file["content"],
];
array_push($commit_tree, $file_blob);
}
$new_commit_tree_response = $this->github_client->git()->trees()->create($github_nickname, $repo_name, [
"base_tree" => $base_tree,
"tree" => $commit_tree
]);
// TODO verify commit with GPG
$new_commit_response = $this->github_client->git()->commits()->create($github_nickname, $repo_name, [
"message" => $commit_message,
"parents" => [$commit_parent],
"tree" => $new_commit_tree_response["sha"],
]);
$this->github_client->git()->references()->update($github_nickname, $repo_name, "heads/".$branch, [
"sha" => $new_commit_response["sha"],
"force" => false,
]);
return true;
}
But how can I delete files? I have not found any applicable documentation and have a really hard time figuring this out.

Answer 1

Here is a way to remove one file:
public function deleteFile($github_nickname, $repo_name, $path, $commitMessage)
{
$committer = array('name' => 'SomeName', 'email' => 'some#email.com');
$oldFile = $this->github_client->api('repo')->contents()->show($github_nickname, $repo_name, $path, 'master');
$this->github_client->api('repo')->contents()->rm($github_nickname, $repo_name, $path, $commitMessage, $oldFile['sha'], 'master', $committer);
}