Function fetchLatestRelease

pkg/cmd/extension/http.go:115–148

fetchLatestRelease finds the latest published release for a repository.

(httpClient *http.Client, baseRepo ghrepo.Interface)

// fetchLatestRelease finds the latest published release for a repository.
func fetchLatestRelease(httpClient *http.Client, baseRepo ghrepo.Interface) (*release, error) {
	path := fmt.Sprintf("repos/%s/%s/releases/latest", baseRepo.RepoOwner(), baseRepo.RepoName())
	url := ghinstance.RESTPrefix(baseRepo.RepoHost()) + path
	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	if resp.StatusCode == 404 {
		return nil, releaseNotFoundErr
	}
	if resp.StatusCode > 299 {
		return nil, api.HandleHTTPError(resp)
	}

	b, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	var r release
	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &r)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return &r, nil
}

// fetchReleaseFromTag finds release by tag name for a repository
func fetchReleaseFromTag(httpClient *http.Client, baseRepo ghrepo.Interface, tagName string) (*release, error) {