latest-github-release v1.0.4

latest-github-release

Find the latest release of a given GitHub repository

Summary

• Installation
  • Prerequisites
  • Installing
• Usage
  • Example
    • Get repository information
    • Get url to download
    • Automating installation of programs

Installation

Prerequisites

• Nodejs && npm (Compiler)

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