API for python scripts Issue #713

[issabayevmk]

• Please check if the PR fulfills these requirements

• Tests for the changes have been added

• Docs have been added / updated

• All CI checks are green

• What kind of change does this PR introduce?

New API to import detect-secrets into other python scripts

• What is the current behavior?

Currently detect-secrets does not provide easy options to import and scan strings/files/repos

• What is the new behavior (if this is a feature change)?
  API for usage of detect-secrets from other python scripts. Supports:

• Get list of supported plugins
• Scan a string with all plugins or specified plugins
• Scan a file with all plugins or specified plugins
• Scan a git repository with all plugins or specified plugins. There is an options to specify to scan only git tracked files or all files

• Does this PR introduce a breaking change?

• NO

• Other information:

• New dependencies added to improve check, is folder a git repo or not
• Solves issue Feature Request: API for detecting secrets for sources other than files #713

[lorenzodb1]

@issabayevmk I'll find some time to review this properly. In the meantime, could you please take a look at the tests?

[issabayevmk]

Hi @lorenzodb1. Thanks for your reply, I will review tests.

[lorenzodb1]

Hi @issabayevmk, looks like you're missing some coverage now!

[issabayevmk]

@lorenzodb1 , I have improved coverage, now it is 98% for api.py.

[lorenzodb1]

@issabayevmk it looks like pre-commit checks are still failing

[issabayevmk]

@lorenzodb1 windows tests now fixed and all tests are green on my fork