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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright 2019 Red Hat
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+
+# Script that automates the transfer of a repository from an organization to
+# another on GitHub.
+# Relevant docs:
+#  - https://developer.github.com/v3/orgs/members/#get-your-organization-membership
+#  - https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/#get
+#  - https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/#transfer-a-repository
+
+import argparse
+import requests
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+
+GITHUB_API = "https://api.github.com"
+GITHUB_USERNAME = os.environ.get("GITHUB_USERNAME", None)
+
+# The password can be the account's password or a personal access token created
+# at https://github.com/settings/tokens
+# TODO: Add support for two factor authentication by passing the "x-github-otp"
+#       header. See: https://developer.github.com/v3/auth/#working-with-two-factor-authentication
+GITHUB_PASSWORD = os.environ.get("GITHUB_PASSWORD", None)
+
+
+def get_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("src_repo", help="Source org and repo (ex: oldorg/repo)")
+    parser.add_argument("dst_repo", help="Destination org and repo (ex: neworg/repo)")
+    parser.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true",
+        help="Check repositories and privileges but don't intiate any transfers."
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    return args
+
+
+def is_organization_admin(session, repository):
+    """
+    Returns true if the current user has admin privileges for the repository's
+    organization.
+    """
+    org = repository.split("/")[0]
+    memberships = session.get("%s/user/memberships/orgs/%s" % (GITHUB_API, org))
+    if memberships.status_code == 404:
+        return False
+    elif memberships.status_code != 200:
+        raise Exception("Could not retrieve organization memberships: %s" % json.dumps(memberships.json(), indent=2))
+
+    role = memberships.json()["role"]
+    if role == "admin":
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+def main():
+    args = get_args()
+
+    if GITHUB_USERNAME is None or GITHUB_PASSWORD is None:
+        raise Exception("Environment variables GITHUB_USERNAME and GITHUB_PASSWORD must be set.")
+
+    session = requests.Session()
+    session.auth = (GITHUB_USERNAME, GITHUB_PASSWORD)
+    session.headers.update({
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        "Accept": "application/vnd.github.nightshade-preview+json"
+    })
+
+    # Ensure we have sufficient privileges to initiate the transfer
+    for repository in [args.src_repo, args.dst_repo]:
+        if not is_organization_admin(session, repository):
+            raise Exception("Insufficient privileges for %s or it is a personal namespace" % repository)
+
+    # Get source repository
+    src_repo = session.get("%s/repos/%s" % (GITHUB_API, args.src_repo))
+    # The source repository should exist. Raise an exception if it doesn't.
+    src_repo.raise_for_status()
+    src_repo = src_repo.json()
+
+    # Check if the provided source repo name matches the GitHub repo name.
+    # This is important because GitHub will have a different "full_name" if a
+    # repo has been moved in the past. For example, if "oldorg/repo" had been
+    # moved to "neworg/repo" in the past, querying "oldorg/repo" would yield
+    # the full_name "neworg/repo" instead of the expected "oldorg/repo".
+    if args.src_repo != src_repo["full_name"]:
+        if src_repo["full_name"] == args.dst_repo:
+            print("Nothing to do: repository has already been moved.")
+            sys.exit(0)
+        else:
+            raise Exception("Source repository exists but as %s" % src_repo["full_name"])
+
+    # Get destination repository
+    dst_repo = session.get("%s/repos/%s" % (GITHUB_API, args.dst_repo))
+    # The destination repository shouldn't exist. If it does, try to be helpful about it.
+    if dst_repo.status_code == 200:
+        dst_repo = dst_repo.json()
+        if dst_repo["full_name"] == args.dst_repo:
+            print("Nothing to do: repository has already been moved.")
+            sys.exit(0)
+        else:
+            raise Exception("Destination repository exists but as %s" % dst_repo["full_name"])
+
+    # Initiate transfer request
+    payload = {
+        "new_owner": args.dst_repo.split('/')[0]
+    }
+
+    if not args.dry_run:
+        data = session.post("%s/repos/%s/transfer" % (GITHUB_API, args.src_repo), data=json.dumps(payload))
+        if data.status_code != 202:
+            raise Exception("Failed to request transfer: %s" % json.dumps(data.json(), indent=2))
+        print("Sent transfer request for %s to %s." % (args.src_repo, args.dst_repo))
+    else:
+        print("Not requesting transfer (dry-run enabled)")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()