22-08-2024

latest_release_on_github.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Usage: ./latest_release_on_github.sh trunk-rs/trunk
+
+a=$(curl --silent "https://api.github.com/repos/$1/releases/latest")
+
+body=$(echo "$a" | grep '"body":' | sed -E 's/.*"([^"]+)".*/\1/')
+echo -e "$body"
+tag=$(echo "$a" | grep '"tag_name":' | sed -E 's/.*"([^"]+)".*/\1/')
+echo -e "$tag"
+
+get_latest_release() {
+  curl --silent "https://api.github.com/repos/$1/releases/latest" | # Get latest release from GitHub api
+    #grep '"tag_name":' |                                            # Get tag line
+    grep '"body":' #|   
+    #sed -E 's/.*"([^"]+)".*/\1/'                                    # Pluck JSON value
+}
+