## this is a simple script to use the github API for release versions. ## this requires the egg has a variable for GITHUB_PACKAGE, VERSION and MATCH (match is to match the filename in some way) ## this supports using oauth/personal access tokens via GITHUB_USER and GITHUB_OAUTH_TOKEN (both are required.) ## if you are getting hit with GitHub API limit issues then you need to have the user and token set. if [ -z "$GITHUB_USER" ] && [ -z "$GITHUB_OAUTH_TOKEN" ] ; then echo -e "using anon api call" else echo -e "user and oauth token set" alias curl='curl -u $GITHUB_USER:$GITHUB_OAUTH_TOKEN ' fi ## get release info and download links LATEST_JSON=$(curl --silent "https://api.github.com/repos/$GITHUB_PACKAGE/releases/latest") RELEASES=$(curl --silent "https://api.github.com/repos/$GITHUB_PACKAGE/releases") if [ -z "$VERSION" ] || [ "$VERSION" == "latest" ]; then DOWNLOAD_LINK=$(echo $LATEST_JSON | jq .assets | jq -r .[].browser_download_url | grep -i ${MATCH}) else VERSION_CHECK=$(echo $RELEASES | jq -r --arg VERSION "$VERSION" '.[] | select(.tag_name==$VERSION) | .tag_name') if [ "$VERSION" == "$VERSION_CHECK" ]; then DOWNLOAD_LINK=$(echo $RELEASES | jq -r --arg VERSION "$VERSION" '.[] | select(.tag_name==$VERSION) | .assets[].browser_download_url' | grep -i ${MATCH}) else echo -e "defaulting to latest release" DOWNLOAD_LINK=$(echo $LATEST_JSON | jq .assets | jq -r .[].browser_download_url) fi fi