Method LatestReleaseUsingAPI

version/version.go:208–237

LatestReleaseUsingAPI retrieves the most recent release version from the GitHub API. It returns the latest version as a string, along with its corresponding URL, or an error in case of request failure or parsing issues with the response. This approach boasts higher reliability compared to LatestRel

(repository string)

// LatestReleaseUsingRedirect as it leverages the versioned GitHub API.
// However, it can be affected by GitHub API rate limiting.
func (f releaseFetcher) LatestReleaseUsingAPI(repository string) (tag, url string, err error) {
	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/releases/latest", f.apiEndpoint, repository), nil)
	if err != nil {
		return "", "", err
	}
	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/vnd.github+json")
	req.Header.Set("X-GitHub-Api-Version", "2022-11-28")

	res, err := cleanhttp.DefaultClient().Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("GitHub API request failed: %v", err)
	}
	if res.Body != nil {
		defer res.Body.Close()
	}

	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("GitHub API request failed with status code: %d", res.StatusCode)
	}

	type release struct {
		URL string `json:"html_url"`
		Tag string `json:"tag_name"`
	}
	var m release
	if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&m); err != nil {
		return "", "", err
	}
	return m.Tag, m.URL, nil
}