latest-github-release
Find the latest release of a given GitHub repository
Summary
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