get-git-release

Overview

A simple Node module that allows a user to get metadata about or download the latest release, or specific releases using an id or tag. It exposes the option to get either the zipball or the tarball, or both.

Importing

Install get-git-release with the following:

npm install get-git-release

Require the module:

const rel = require('get-git-release');

Usage

Each method requires a params object which contains metadata like the user of the repo, the repo name itself and specific release options.

Get Release JSON

const params = {
  user: 'facebook',
  repo: 'react',
  tag: 'v15.5.0'
}
 
rel.getReleaseByTag(params, function(error, response) {
  if(!error && response.statusCode == 200)
    console.log(response.body);
});
 
rel.getLatestRelease(params, function(error, response) {
  if(!error && response.statusCode == 200)
    console.log(response.body);
});

There is also a rel.getReleases() method which follows the same syntax but gets all releases and a rel.getSingleRelease() which gets a release by id. To grab a release by id though, you must add an id field to the params object.

Downloading Releases

const params = {
  user: 'facebook',
  repo: 'react',
  saveDirectory: 'Downloads/ReactReleases/',
  zipball: {
    fileName: 'react.zip'
  }
}
 
rel.downloadReleaseByTag(params, function(error, response) {
  console.log(response); // download has finished from the URL
});

You can download just the tarball or both the zipball and tarball by adding a tarball property to the params object. Other download methods:

rel.downloadLatestRelease(params, callback);
rel.downloadSingleRelease(params, callback);

Notes

• If a release is not found given the supplied params, the response will return a 404 with a Not Found message.

Roadmap

• Download private repositories
• Download all releases
• Maintain remote filename
• Unzip option