Function getLatestRelease

pkg/cli/update_check.go:184–223

getLatestRelease queries GitHub API for the latest release of gh-aw

(includePrereleases bool)

// getLatestRelease queries GitHub API for the latest release of gh-aw
func getLatestRelease(includePrereleases bool) (string, error) {
	updateCheckLog.Print("Querying GitHub API for latest release...")

	// Always target github.com explicitly: gh-aw is only published to github.com,
	// and users in mixed-host environments (e.g. a GHE active auth host) must
	// still reach the canonical registry to get the correct release metadata.
	client, err := api.NewRESTClient(gitHubDotComRESTClientOptions())
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create GitHub client: %w", err)
	}

	if includePrereleases {
		var releases []Release
		err = client.Get(fmt.Sprintf("repos/github/gh-aw/releases?per_page=%d", maxReleasesToQuery), &releases)
		if err != nil {
			return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to query releases: %w", err)
		}

		tag := findLatestPublishedReleaseTag(releases)
		updateCheckLog.Printf("Latest published release (pre-releases allowed): %s", tag)
		return tag, nil
	}

	// Query the latest stable release
	var release Release
	err = client.Get("repos/github/gh-aw/releases/latest", &release)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to query latest release: %w", err)
	}

	updateCheckLog.Printf("Latest release: %s (prerelease: %v)", release.TagName, release.Prerelease)

	// /releases/latest already excludes prereleases per the GitHub API contract,
	// but guard defensively in case the response ever changes.
	if release.Prerelease {
		return "", nil
	}

	return release.TagName, nil
}

func gitHubDotComRESTClientOptions() api.ClientOptions {
	return api.ClientOptions{