Apps/Get-GitHubRelease.ps1
function Get-GitHubRelease { <# .SYNOPSIS Returns latest version and URI from a GitHub repository release list. The releases URI is expected in the following format: https://api.github.com/repos/<account>/<repository>/releases/latest. More information on the GitHub releases API can be found here: https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/. .NOTES Author: Aaron Parker Twitter: @stealthpuppy .EXAMPLE Get-GitHubRelease -Uri "https://api.github.com/repos/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/releases/latest" Description: Returns version and download URIs from the supplied GitHub repository URL. #> [OutputType([System.Management.Automation.PSObject])] [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $False)] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $False, Position = 0)] [ValidateNotNull()] [System.Management.Automation.PSObject] $res = (Get-FunctionResource -AppName ("$($MyInvocation.MyCommand)".Split("-"))[1]), [Parameter(Mandatory = $False, Position = 1)] [ValidateScript( { if ($_ -match "^(https://api\.github\.com/repos/)([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)(/releases/latest)$") { $True } else { throw "'$_' must be in the format 'https://api.github.com/repos/user/repository/releases/latest'. Replace 'user' with the user or organisation and 'repository' with the target repository name." } })] [System.String] $Uri = "https://api.github.com/repos/atom/atom/releases/latest" ) # Get application resource strings from its manifest $res = Get-FunctionResource -AppName ("$($MyInvocation.MyCommand)".Split("-"))[1] # If -Uri isn't used, we'll use the default value to show at least something if (-not($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("Uri"))) { Write-Warning -Message "$($MyInvocation.MyCommand): -Uri parameter not specified. Using the default repository." } # Pass the repo releases API URL and return a formatted object $params = @{ Uri = $Uri MatchVersion = $res.Get.MatchVersion Filter = $res.Get.MatchFileTypes } $object = Get-GitHubRepoRelease @params Write-Output -InputObject $object } |