the user's Github credentials
List of the minute file names, i.e., the base name of the minute file in its repository
A function returning the markdown content of the minutes in a Promise. The function itself either uses the local file system read or a fetch to the repository, depending on whether this function is called for a local or a github repository.
a wrapper around Github access objects
the minutes (the only item that is relevant is the JSON-LD preamble)
Collect all the issues. The function calls out, for each minute file, to the get_issue_comments function, and then add these comments to the issues themselves, using the methods provided in the IssueDiscussion instances.