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latest-github-release

v1.0.4

Published

Find the latest release of a given GitHub repository

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latest-github-release

Find the latest release of a given GitHub repository

Summary

Installation

Prerequisites

Installing

npm install -g latest-github-release OR sudo npm install -g latest-github-release

USAGE

$ node latest-github-release.js -h

  Usage: latest-github-release [options]

  Options:

    -h, --help                     output usage information
    -V, --version                  output the version number
    -o, --owner <owner>            Owner of repository [Mandatory]
    -r, --repository <repository>  Name of repository [Mandatory]
    -d, --download <suffix>        Suffix of download url. Example: "x64.tar.gz"

    -t, --tag                      Show up tag
    -n, --notes                    Show up body of release

  Examples:

    $ latest-github-release -o welbert -r github-latest
    $ latest-github-release -o welbert -r github-latest -n
    $ latest-github-release -o welbert -r github-latest -d ".zip"

Example

Get repository information

  • Input: $ latest-github-release -o atom -r atom

  • Output:

Project: atom
Url: https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/tag/v1.17.2
Published at: Thu May 25 2017 17:38:59 GMT-0300 (Hora oficial do Brasil)
Tag: v1.17.2
Download urls:
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/atom-1.17.2-delta.nupkg
              Size: 12.78 MB
              Download Count: 207
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/atom-1.17.2-full.nupkg
              Size: 123.05 MB
              Download Count: 249
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/atom-amd64.deb
              Size: 97.56 MB
              Download Count: 4070
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/atom-amd64.tar.gz
              Size: 98.1 MB
              Download Count: 889
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/atom-api.json
              Size: 963.65 KB
              Download Count: 110
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/atom-mac-symbols.zip
              Size: 8.2 KB
              Download Count: 83
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/atom-mac.zip
              Size: 110.8 MB
              Download Count: 4602
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/atom-windows.zip
              Size: 122.39 MB
              Download Count: 3072
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/atom-x64-1.17.2-delta.nupkg
              Size: 12.74 MB
              Download Count: 61
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/atom-x64-1.17.2-full.nupkg
              Size: 135.69 MB
              Download Count: 96
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/atom-x64-windows.zip
              Size: 134.76 MB
              Download Count: 3556
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/atom.x86_64.rpm
              Size: 99.61 MB
              Download Count: 1401
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/AtomSetup-x64.exe
              Size: 131.97 MB
              Download Count: 3603
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/AtomSetup-x64.msi
              Size: 131.67 MB
              Download Count: 1075
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/AtomSetup.exe
              Size: 119.4 MB
              Download Count: 2400
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/AtomSetup.msi
              Size: 119.12 MB
              Download Count: 414
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/RELEASES
              Size: 17.49 KB
              Download Count: 323
      https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.17.2/RELEASES-x64
              Size: 1.41 KB
              Download Count: 294

Get url to download

  • Input: $ latest-github-release -o zyedidia -r micro -d "linux-arm.tar.gz"
  • Output:
https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/releases/download/v1.2.0/micro-1.2.0-linux-arm.tar.gz

Automating installation of programs

  • install-micro.sh
#!/bin/bash

url=$(latest-github-release -o zyedidia -r micro -d "linux-arm.tar.gz")
wget -O micro.tar.gz $url
tar -zxf micro.tar.gz
sudo mv micro-*/micro /usr/local/bin/
rm -R micro-* micro.tar.gz