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169
Last Update:
17 Oct 2022
Package Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- Teknowledgist
Tags:
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- Software Site
- Software Source
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- Package Specific:
- Package Source
- Package outdated?
- Package broken?
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Latest Release on GitHub Helper
This is not the latest version of Latest Release on GitHub Helper available.
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0.1 | Updated: 17 Oct 2022
- Software Specific:
- Software Site
- Software Source
- Software License
- Software Issues
- Package Specific:
- Package Source
- Package outdated?
- Package broken?
- Contact Maintainers
- Contact Site Admins
- Software Vendor?
- Report Abuse
- Download
Downloads:
324
Downloads of v 0.1:
169
Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- Teknowledgist
Latest Release on GitHub Helper 0.1
This is not the latest version of Latest Release on GitHub Helper available.
Legal Disclaimer: Neither this package nor Chocolatey Software, Inc. are affiliated with or endorsed by Teknowledgist. The inclusion of Teknowledgist trademark(s), if any, upon this webpage is solely to identify Teknowledgist goods or services and not for commercial purposes.
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3 Passing Tests
Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall
To install Latest Release on GitHub Helper, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To upgrade Latest Release on GitHub Helper, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To uninstall Latest Release on GitHub Helper, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
Deployment Method:
This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.
1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url
(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)
2. Setup Your Environment
1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment
Please see the organizational deployment guide
2. Get the package into your environment
Option 1: Cached Package (Unreliable, Requires Internet - Same As Community)-
Open Source or Commercial:
- Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
- You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download
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Open Source
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Download the package:
Download - Follow manual internalization instructions
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Package Internalizer (C4B)
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Run: (additional options)
choco download largh --internalize --version=0.1 --source=https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/ -
For package and dependencies run:
choco push --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" - Automate package internalization
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Run: (additional options)
3. Copy Your Script
choco upgrade largh -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'0.1'" [other options]See options you can pass to upgrade.
See best practices for scripting.
Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.
If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:
choco upgrade largh -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'0.1'"
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
Exit 0
}
Exit $exitCode
- name: Install largh
win_chocolatey:
name: largh
version: '0.1'
source: INTERNAL REPO URL
state: present
See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.
chocolatey_package 'largh' do
action :install
source 'INTERNAL REPO URL'
version '0.1'
end
See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.
cChocoPackageInstaller largh
{
Name = "largh"
Version = "0.1"
Source = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}
Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.
package { 'largh':
ensure => '0.1',
provider => 'chocolatey',
source => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}
Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.
4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation
See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.
This package was approved by moderator TheCakeIsNaOH on 08 Nov 2022.
Are you a Chocolatey package maintainer for software released on GitHub? Have you noticed that GitHub has made it increasingly difficult to scrape pages for information on the latest release?
The Latest Release on GitHub Helper can help you!
Maybe you use AU or maybe you have another process for updating your packages. Regardless, you no longer need to parse raw HTML to nab the version or to snag the URL for the download. This package gives you a PowerShell function that leverages the GitHub API so that you to easily check for the latest version of any (public) project. It can be as simple as:
$Release = Get-LatestReleaseOnGitHub -URL https://www.github.com/ownername/repositoryname
$version = $Release.Tag.trim('v.')
$URL = $Release.Assets | Where-Object {$_.FileName -match '\.exe'} | Select-Object -ExpandProperty DownloadURL
The $Release object will contain the name of the latest release, the principle tag (which usually contains the version), the description, the URLs for the "zipball" and "tarball" of the release code, and finally, information on each of the "assets" (i.e. files) for the release like the filename, date, size and full download URL.
Sure, you can do this yourself by installing the PowerShellForGitHub module and reading the documentation, but that's overkill for what you need to do. Install this package and keep it simple. It even has a shortened alias:
Note for maintainers with LOTS of packages
The GitHub API has a speed limit of 60 queries per hour. If you have so many packages or check for updates so often that you might exceed that limit, you can create an Access Token. The Token needs no special scope or permissions and will allow you to make up to 5000 queries per hour. (Surely that is enough!) This package allows you to provide the token as a one-time thing (less safe), or have it cached so you only need to provide it once on each computer you use.
Examples:
Get-LARGH -URL https://github.com/ownername/repositoryname -AccessToken a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0
This will use the token just one time. Other than a quick test, this is not particularly helpful unless you are going to put your access token in plaintext in your code (not a good idea!), but you do things your way.Get-LARGH -URL https://github.com/ownername/repositoryname -Credential
This will request the token in a credential window and then store it encrypted within the user profile. All future uses of the function will use the cached credential without needing the switch until the-credentialswitch is used again and an empty/blank password is provided.
Requirements
- PowerShell v3
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$toolsPath = Split-Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition
$ModuleDir = $env:psmodulepath.split(';') | Where-Object {$_ -like "$env:programfiles*"} | Select-Object -first 1
# remove the old version for an upgrade
Remove-Item -Force -Recurse "$ModuleDir\LaRGH" -ErrorAction ignore
Write-Host "LaRGH module successfully removed from this system."
#
# Module manifest for module 'LaRGH'
#
@{
# Script module or binary module file associated with this manifest.
RootModule = 'LaRGH.psm1'
# Version number of this module.
ModuleVersion = '0.1'
# Supported PSEditions
# CompatiblePSEditions = @()
# ID used to uniquely identify this module
GUID = 'bf45ddd2-ae6e-4034-895c-2b9ecd56b612'
# Author of this module
Author = 'Teknowledgist'
# Company or vendor of this module
CompanyName = 'Unknown'
# Copyright statement for this module
Copyright = '(c) 2022 Teknowledgist. All rights reserved.'
# Description of the functionality provided by this module
Description = 'Retrieving the latest release of a project on GitHub'
# Minimum version of the Windows PowerShell engine required by this module
PowerShellVersion = '3.0'
# Name of the Windows PowerShell host required by this module
# PowerShellHostName = ''
# Minimum version of the Windows PowerShell host required by this module
# PowerShellHostVersion = ''
# Minimum version of Microsoft .NET Framework required by this module. This prerequisite is valid for the PowerShell Desktop edition only.
# DotNetFrameworkVersion = ''
# Minimum version of the common language runtime (CLR) required by this module. This prerequisite is valid for the PowerShell Desktop edition only.
# CLRVersion = ''
# Processor architecture (None, X86, Amd64) required by this module
# ProcessorArchitecture = ''
# Modules that must be imported into the global environment prior to importing this module
# RequiredModules = @()
# Assemblies that must be loaded prior to importing this module
# RequiredAssemblies = @()
# Script files (.ps1) that are run in the caller's environment prior to importing this module.
# ScriptsToProcess = @()
# Type files (.ps1xml) to be loaded when importing this module
# TypesToProcess = @()
# Format files (.ps1xml) to be loaded when importing this module
# FormatsToProcess = @()
# Modules to import as nested modules of the module specified in RootModule/ModuleToProcess
# NestedModules = @()
# Functions to export from this module, for best performance, do not use wildcards and do not delete the entry, use an empty array if there are no functions to export.
FunctionsToExport = 'Get-LatestReleaseOnGitHub'
# Cmdlets to export from this module, for best performance, do not use wildcards and do not delete the entry, use an empty array if there are no cmdlets to export.
CmdletsToExport = '*'
# Variables to export from this module
VariablesToExport = '*'
# Aliases to export from this module, for best performance, do not use wildcards and do not delete the entry, use an empty array if there are no aliases to export.
AliasesToExport = 'Get-LaRGH'
# DSC resources to export from this module
# DscResourcesToExport = @()
# List of all modules packaged with this module
# ModuleList = @()
# List of all files packaged with this module
# FileList = @()
# Private data to pass to the module specified in RootModule/ModuleToProcess. This may also contain a PSData hashtable with additional module metadata used by PowerShell.
PrivateData = @{
PSData = @{
# Tags applied to this module. These help with module discovery in online galleries.
Tags = 'chocolatey', 'update'
# A URL to the license for this module.
LicenseUri = 'https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html'
# A URL to the main website for this project.
ProjectUri = 'https://github.com/teknowledgist/Chocolatey-packages/tree/master/manual/largh'
# A URL to an icon representing this module.
# IconUri = ''
# ReleaseNotes of this module
ReleaseNotes = ''
} # End of PSData hashtable
} # End of PrivateData hashtable
# HelpInfo URI of this module
HelpInfoURI = ''
# Default prefix for commands exported from this module. Override the default prefix using Import-Module -Prefix.
# DefaultCommandPrefix = ''
}
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Gathers info on the latest release of a project on GitHub
.Description
GitHub has made it very difficult to scrape their web pages for information
about a project. They do have a comprehensive API however. This script
API calls to collect information about the latest release of a project. In
particular, it gathers the tag (typically containing the version), the
description and the name, date, size, and download URL of all the assets
for the release.
The API does have a "speed limit" of 60 queries per hour. In most, expected
use-cases for this script (primarily for Chocolatey Automatic Update packages),
users won't come close to that limit. If the limit is a concern, this
script can accept, collect and cache (encrypted), or read a cached API Key
("Personal Access Token":
https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token)
to increase the limit to 5000 queries per hour.
.Parameter URL
(Required) The URL to the GitHub repository in the form: "https://[www.]github.com/<owner>/<repo>
.Parameter AccessToken
The actual API Key as a plaintext string. This is not a recommended option,
but if the API Key is needed and available as plain text this is how to provide
it.
Default Value: <none>
.Parameter Credential
Script will open a credential request window to collect the API Key in the
password field (while ignoring any value provided in the username field).
The value will be cached as an secure string for future use.
Default value: $false
.Output
A custom object containing the release name, release tag (typically, the
version), the description and all the asset values of name, date, size, and
download URL for the release.
.Example
Get-LatestReleaseInfo -URL 'https://github.com/torakiki/pdfsam'
Information for the latest release of PDFSam will be collected and returned.
If an encrypted personal access token is found in the user profile, it will
be used to authenticate to GitHub. If one is not found, the information will
still be collected unless there have been more than 60 previous queries
within the hour.
.Example
Get-LatestReleaseInfo -URL 'https://github.com/torakiki/pdfsam' -AccessToken <plaintext token>
The same query and results as above, but the provided access token will be
used and will not be stored anywhere.
.Example
Get-LatestReleaseInfo -URL 'https://github.com/torakiki/pdfsam' -Credential
This will first request credentials in which the user can provide any username
and a GitHub Personal Access Token for the password. The access token will be
stored encrypted within the user profile, and information for the latest release
of PDFSam will be collected and returned as above.
.Notes
Copyright 2022 Teknowledgist
This script/information is free: you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the
License, or (at your option) any later version.
This script is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
The GNU General Public License can be found at <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
#>
Function Get-LatestReleaseOnGitHub {
[CmdletBinding(DefaultParametersetName='Token')]
Param(
[Parameter(Position=0)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[string]$URL = $null,
[Parameter(ParameterSetName='Token',Position=1)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[string]$AccessToken = $null,
[Parameter(ParameterSetName='Creds',Position=1)]
[Switch]$Credential
)
if ($URL -match '^https?://(?:www.)?github\.com/([^/]+)/?([^/]+)?(?:/.*)?$') {
$ownerName = $Matches[1]
if ($Matches.Count -gt 2) {
$repositoryName = $Matches[2]
}
} else {
Write-Warning "URL must be in the form 'http[s]://[www.]github.com/<owner>/<repo>'."
Throw 'URL not in recognized form.'
}
$LatestURL = "https://api.github.com/repos/$OwnerName/$RepositoryName/releases/latest"
$headers = @{
'Accept' = 'application/vnd.github.v3+json'
'User-Agent' = 'GetLatest@GitHub'
}
$accessTokenFilePath = Join-Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA 'LatestReleaseOnGH\accessToken.txt'
if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('Credential')) {
# Collect the access token in a PSCredential object
$CredMessage = 'Provide your GitHub API Token in the Password field. The username field is required but will be ignored.' +
' ***The API Token will be cached across PowerShell sessions. If the password is blank, any cached password will be erased. ***'
$Credential = Get-Credential -Message $CredMessage
if ([String]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($Credential.GetNetworkCredential().Password)) {
# Erase any existing cached token when an empty credential is provided
Remove-Item $accessTokenFilePath -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Write-Verbose 'Cached Access Token has been erased.'
$NoTokenMsg = 'Access Token was empty/blank. '
} else {
$AccessToken = $Credential.GetNetworkCredential().Password
Write-Verbose "If the provided Access Token is valid and active, it will be cached."
$SaveNew = $true
}
} else {
if (-not $AccessToken) {
If (Test-Path $accessTokenFilePath) {
$content = Get-Content -Path $accessTokenFilePath -ErrorAction Ignore
if (-not [String]::IsNullOrEmpty($content)) {
$secureString = $content | ConvertTo-SecureString
Write-Verbose "Retrieving Access Token from cache file. This value can be cleared in the future using the 'Credential' switch and providing an empty password."
$accessTokenCredential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential 'ignored', $secureString
$AccessToken = $accessTokenCredential.GetNetworkCredential().Password
} else {
$NoTokenMsg = "Access Token was empty/blank. "
}
} else {
$NoTokenMsg = "No cached Access Token found. "
}
}
}
if (-not $AccessToken) {
Write-Warning "$NoTokenMsg GitHub will limit queries to 60 per hour."
} else {
$headers.Authorization = "token $AccessToken"
}
$originalSecurityProtocol = [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
$IWRparams = @{
Uri = $LatestURL
Method = 'Get'
Headers = $headers
UseDefaultCredentials = $true
UseBasicParsing = $true
TimeoutSec = 0
}
Try {
$result = Invoke-WebRequest @IWRparams
} catch {
if ($_.Exception.Response.StatusCode.value__ -eq 404) {
Write-Warning "The URL, '$URL' does not appear to exist."
} elseif ($_.Exception.Response.StatusCode.value__ -eq 401) {
Write-Warning 'The provided access token is not authorized to access this repository.'
}
Throw $_.Exception.Message
} finally {
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = $originalSecurityProtocol
}
if ($SaveNew) {
# This comes after the query because only working tokens should be cached
$Credential.Password | ConvertFrom-SecureString | Set-Content -Path $accessTokenFilePath -Force
}
if ($result.StatusCode -eq 202) {
Throw 'The server is busy right now. Please try again later.'
}
$finalResult = $result.Content | ConvertFrom-Json
$defaultDisplaySet = 'Name','Tag','AssetCount','Description'
#Create the default property display set
$defaultDisplayPropertySet = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSPropertySet('DefaultDisplayPropertySet',[string[]]$defaultDisplaySet)
$PSStandardMembers = [Management.Automation.PSMemberInfo[]]@($defaultDisplayPropertySet)
$InfoObject = [pscustomobject]@{
Name = $finalResult.Name
Tag = $finalResult.tag_name | Select-Object -first 1
Description = $finalResult.body
TarballURL = "https://github.com/$ownerName/$repositoryName/archive/refs/tags/$($finalResult.tag_name | Select-Object -first 1).tar.gz"
ZipballURL = "https://github.com/$ownerName/$repositoryName/archive/refs/tags/$($finalResult.tag_name | Select-Object -first 1).zip"
AssetCount = $finalResult.assets.count
Assets = foreach ($item in $finalResult.assets) {
[PSCustomObject]@{
FileName = $item.name
CreationDate = get-date $item.created_at
Size = $item.size
DownloadURL = $item.Browser_download_url
}
}
}
$InfoObject.PSObject.TypeNames.Insert(0,'Release.Information')
$InfoObject | Add-Member MemberSet PSStandardMembers $PSStandardMembers
$InfoObject
}
Set-Alias Get-LaRGH Get-LatestReleaseOnGitHub
Export-ModuleMember -Function Get-LatestReleaseOnGitHub -Alias Get-LaRGH
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- largh.0.1.nupkg (c7feed931b61) - ## / 64
In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).
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| Add to Builder | Version | Downloads | Last Updated | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest Release on GitHub Helper 0.1.1 | 155 | Wednesday, July 31, 2024 | Approved | |
| Latest Release on GitHub Helper 0.1 | 169 | Monday, October 17, 2022 | Approved |
Copyright 2022 Teknowledgist
CHANGE LOG:
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