How to import GitHub projects into Flash Builder

Here’s how to clone a GitHub repository and view it in Flash Builder.

Prerequisites

This post assumes that you’ve got EGit installed in your Flash Builder. If you haven’t installed it yet, follow the instructions in this post: how-to-setup-git-on-flash-builder-4-5/

1. Go to the GitHub page you want to import the repository from.
   Copy the URI onto the clipboard:
   
2. Bring up the Git Repositories panel (from Window>Show View>other…)
   Click on “Clone a Git Repository and add the clone to this view“:
   
3. Paste in the URI from your clipboard and press Finish.
   If you are cloning a read-only repo, ignore the connection settings and authentication.
   
4. Select the branch/branches you want to import:
   
5. Select a local folder where the repository will be stored.
   Consider using your Flash Builder Workspace folder, to keep your projects organised.
   Ignore the other settings, click Next, then Finish.
   
6. At this point you should be able to see the repository in the Git Repositories panel.
7. Nearly there: Right Click in your Package Explorer panel and click Import
   
8. Select Git>Projects from Git:
   
9. Select your project and click Finish.
   That’s it!