Can I run HTML files directly from GitHub, instead of just viewing their source?
If I have a .html file in a GitHub repository, e.g. for running a a set of JavaScript tests, is there any way I can view that page directly—thus running the tests?
For example, could I somehow actually see the test results that would be produced by the jQuery test suite, without downloading or cloning the repo to my local drive and running them there?
I know this would basically put GitHub in the static content hosting business, but then again, they just have to change their mime-type from text/plain to text/html.
Answer
You might want to use raw.githack.com. It supports GitHub, Bitbucket, Gitlab and GitHub gists.
GitHub
Before:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/[user]/[repository]/[branch]/[filename.ext]
In your case .html extension
After:
Development (throttled)
https://raw.githack.com/[user]/[repository]/[branch]/[filename.ext]
Production (CDN)
https://rawcdn.githack.com/[user]/[repository]/[branch]/[filename.ext]
In your case .html extension
raw.githack.com also supports other services:
Bitbucket
Before:
https://bitbucket.org/[user]/[repository]/raw/[branch]/[filename.ext]
After:
Development (throttled)
https://bb.githack.com/[user]/[repository]/raw/[branch]/[filename.ext]
Production (CDN)
https://bbcdn.githack.com/[user]/[repository]/raw/[branch]/[filename.ext]
GitLab
Before:
https://gitlab.com/[user]/[repository]/raw/[branch]/[filename.ext]
After:
Development (throttled)
https://gl.githack.com/[user]/[repository]/raw/[branch]/[filename.ext]
Production (CDN)
https://glcdn.githack.com/[user]/[repository]/raw/[branch]/[filename.ext]
GitHub gists
Before:
https://gist.githubusercontent.com/[user]/[gist]/raw/[revision]/[filename.ext]
After:
Development (throttled)
https://gist.githack.com/[user]/[gist]/raw/[revision]/[filename.ext]
Production (CDN)
https://gistcdn.githack.com/[user]/[gist]/raw/[revision]/[filename.ext]
Update: rawgit was discontinued