New release process

.circleci/github/githubClient.js

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+const axios = require('axios');
+
+const githubURL = (owner, repo) => `https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}`;
+
+class GithubClient {
+  constructor(owner, repo, required = false) {
+    const username = process.env.GITHUB_USERNAME;
+    const token = process.env.GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN;
+
+    const clientConfig = {
+      baseURL: githubURL(owner, repo),
+      timeout: 10000,
+    };
+
+    if (required && !username && !token) {
+      throw new Error('operation needs a GITHUB_USERNAME and GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN environment variables');
+    }
+
+    if (username && token) {
+      clientConfig.auth = { username: username, password: token };
+    }
+
+    this.client = this.createClient(clientConfig);
+  }
+
+  createClient(clientConfig) {
+    return axios.create(clientConfig);
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = GithubClient;