Function publishedReleaseExists

pkg/cmd/release/create/http.go:110–138

(httpClient *http.Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, tagName string)

}

func publishedReleaseExists(httpClient *http.Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, tagName string) (bool, error) {
	path, err := safeurl.JoinPath("repos", repo.RepoOwner(), repo.RepoName(), "releases", "tags", tagName)
	if err != nil {
		return false, err
	}

	// A HEAD response has no body, so Request is used rather than REST, which would try to
	// decode one.
	// TODO(api-client-rollout)
	// This line of code is part of a mechanical roll out of the api client.
	// As a follow up, consider whether the api client can be injected to this call site, rather than constructed
	resp, err := api.NewClientFromHTTP(httpClient).Request(repo.RepoHost(), http.MethodHead, path.String(), nil)
	if err != nil {
		var httpErr api.HTTPError
		if errors.As(err, &httpErr) && httpErr.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
			return false, nil
		}
		return false, err
	}
	if resp.Body != nil {
		defer resp.Body.Close()
	}

	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
		return false, api.UnexpectedStatusError(resp)
	}

	return true, nil
}

func createRelease(httpClient *http.Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, params map[string]any) (*shared.Release, error) {
	bodyBytes, err := json.Marshal(params)