astro-loader-github-releases

This package provides a GitHub releases loader for Astro. The loader supports two configurable modes, allowing you to load public GitHub releases either from a user's commit history or a list of repositories.

Installation

npm install -D astro-loader-github-releases

Usage

To use the Astro loader, ensure Astro version ^4.14.0 || ^5.0.0. For ^4.14.0, enable the experimental content layer in astro.config.ts:

export default defineConfig({
  experimental: {
    contentLayer: true,
  },
})

In src/content/config.ts (for ^4.14.0) or src/content.config.ts (for ^5.0.0), import and configure the loader to define a new content collection:

import { defineCollection } from "astro:content"
import { githubReleasesLoader } from "astro-loader-github-releases"

const githubReleases = defineCollection({
  loader: githubReleasesLoader({
    mode: /* 'userCommit' or 'repoList' */,
    // Config options based on `mode`. See below.
  }),
})

export const collections = { githubReleases }

Query the content collection like any other Astro content collection to render the loaded releases:

---
import { getCollection } from "astro:content"

const releases = await getCollection("githubReleases")
---
<!-- Entries' Zod Schema varies by `loadMode`. See below. -->
<ul>
  {
    releases.map((release) => (
      <li>
        <a href={release.data.url}>{release.data.repoNameWithOwner} - {release.data.tagName}</a>
      </li>
    ))
  }
</ul>

repoList mode supports rendering release content:

---
import { getCollection } from "astro:content"

const releases = await getCollection("githubReleases")
---
<!-- entryReturnType: 'byRelease' -->
{
  releases.map(async (release) => {
    const { Content } = await render(release)
    return <Content />
  })
}

---
import { getCollection } from "astro:content"

const repos = await getCollection("githubReleases")
---
<!-- entryReturnType: 'byRepository' -->
{
  repos.map((repo) => (
    <div>
      <p>{repo.data.repo}</p>
      {repo.data.releases.map((release) => {
        return <section set:html={release.descriptionHTML} />
      })}
    </div>
  ))
}

To update the data, trigger a site rebuild (e.g., using a third-party cron job service), as the loader fetches data only at build time.

Configuration

Option (* required)	Type (default)	Description
mode*	'userCommit' | 'repoList'	Specifies loading releases from a user’s commit messages or a repository list, with mode-specific options and entries' Zod Schema.
clearStore	boolean (default: false)	Whether to clear the store scoped to the collection before storing newly loaded data.

userCommit Mode

The loader uses the GitHub REST API (GET /users/{username}/events/public) to fetch up to 300 events from the past 90 days (with a latency of 30 seconds to 6 hours). If tagNameRegex matches, the commit will be considered a release. This mode is useful for users who want to show their recent release activities. The modeConfig options includes:

Option (* required)	Type (default)	Description
username*	string	The unique username used to identify a specific GitHub account.
tagNameRegex	string（default: 'v?(\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+(?:-[\\w.]+)?)(?:\\s|$)')	Regular expression for matching tag name in commit messages. The first capturing group in the regex will be used as versionNum field.
keyword	string（default: 'release'）	The keyword to filter push events' commit messages for releases. Can be empty, meaning no filtering.
branches	string[] (default: ['refs/heads/main', 'refs/heads/master', 'refs/heads/latest', 'refs/heads/stable', 'refs/heads/release', 'refs/heads/dev'])	The branches to monitor for push events. Filters out activities from other forks based on these refs.

repoList Mode

The loader fetches GitHub releases from specified repositories via the GitHub GraphQL API, requiring a GitHub PAT with repo scope for authentication. By default, it retrieves all releases from the listed repositories, ideal for displaying data grouped by repository. The modeConfig options includes:

Option (* required)	Type (default)	Description
repos*	string[]	The repositories from which to load releases, each formatted as 'owner/repo'.
sinceDate	Date | string (If sinceDate and monthsBack are unspecified, load all)	The date from which to start loading releases. See supported date string formats here. For example: "2024-11-01T00:00:00.000Z" "2024-11-01" "01/11/24"
monthsBack	number (If sinceDate and monthsBack are unspecified, load all)	The number of recent months to load releases, including the current month. If both monthsBack and sinceDate are specified, the more recent date will be used.
entryReturnType	'byRelease' | 'byRepository' (default: 'byRepository')	Determines whether entries are returned per repository or per individual release item. This option influences the entries' Zod Schema.
githubToken	string (Defaults to the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable)	A GitHub PAT with at least repo scope permissions. If configured here, keep confidential and avoid public exposure. See how to create one and configure env vars in an Astro project.

Schema

The Zod schema for the entries in the loaded collection is defined below.

userCommit Mode

const ReleaseByIdFromUserSchema = z.object({
  id: z.string(),
  url: z.string(),
  tagName: z.string(),
  versionNum: z.string(),
  repoOwner: z.string(),
  repoName: z.string(),
  repoNameWithOwner: z.string(),
  repoUrl: z.string(),
  commitMessage: z.string(),
  commitSha: z.string(),
  commitUrl: z.string(),
  actorLogin: z.string(),
  actorAvatarUrl: z.string(),
  isOrg: z.boolean(),
  orgLogin: z.string().optional(),
  orgAvatarUrl: z.string().optional(),
  createdAt: z.string(),
})

repoList Mode

// entryReturnType: 'byRelease'
const ReleaseByIdFromReposSchema = z.object({
  id: z.string(),
  url: z.string(),
  name: z.string(),
  tagName: z.string(),
  versionNum: z.string(),
  description: z.string(),
  descriptionHTML: z.string(),
  repoOwner: z.string(),
  repoName: z.string(),
  repoNameWithOwner: z.string(),
  repoUrl: z.string(),
  repoStargazerCount: z.number(),
  repoIsInOrganization: z.boolean(),
  publishedAt: z.string(),
})

// entryReturnType: 'byRepository'
const ReleaseByRepoFromReposSchema = z.object({
  repo: z.string(),
  releases: z.array(ReleaseByIdFromReposSchema),
})

Astro automatically applies these schemas to generate TypeScript interfaces, enabling autocompletion and type-checking for collection queries. If you customize the collection schema, ensure compatibility with the loader's built-in Zod schema to prevent errors. For additional fields, consider opening an issue.

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for the change history of this loader.

Contribution

If you see any errors or room for improvement, feel free to open an issues or pull request . Thank you in advance for contributing! ❤️