fetch-latest-release

A tiny GitHub action to fetch the latest GitHub release for a given repository

Inputs

Parameter	Description	Required	Default
github_token	A Github token, usually ${{ github.token }}.	N	${{ github.token }}
repo_path	Provide a "owner/repo" string for fetching from a different repo.	N	The current repo

Output

• url The HTTP URL for this release
• assets_url: The REST API HTTP URL for this release's assets
• upload_url: The REST API HTTP URL for uploading to this release
• html_url: The REST API HTTP URL for this release
• id: ''
• node_id: The unique identifier for accessing this release in the GraphQL API
• tag_name: The name of the release's Git tag
• target_commitish: ''
• name: The title of the release
• body: The description of the release
• draft: Whether or not the release is a draft
• prerelease: Whether or not the release is a prerelease
• author_id: ''
• author_node_id: The unique identifier for accessing this release's author in the GraphQL API
• author_url: The REST API HTTP URL for this release's author
• author_login: The username used to login.
• author_html_url: The HTTP URL for this release's author
• author_type: ''
• author_site_admin: Whether or not this user is a site administrator

Usage

steps:
  - id: fetch-latest-release
    uses: thebritican/fetch-latest-release@v1
    with:
      github_token: ${{ github.token }}