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v0

v0.2.0

Nov 2, 2026

Changes in this version

+ var ErrNoToken = errors.New(...)

type Client

+ func (c *Client) CreateRelease(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, r NewRelease) (Release, error)

+ func (c *Client) ReleaseByTag(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, tag string) (rel Release, found bool, err error)

+ func (c *Client) UploadAsset(ctx context.Context, rel Release, path, contentType string) (Asset, error)

+ type NewRelease struct

+ Body string

+ Draft bool

+ Name string

+ Prerelease bool

+ Tag string

+ Target string

type Release

+ HTMLURL string

+ ID int64

+ UploadURL string

v0.1.1

Oct 30, 2026

v0.1.0

Oct 29, 2026

Changes in this version

+ const MaxChangelog

+ var DefaultAuth = &Auth

+ var ErrInvalidRepo = errors.New("not a GitHub owner/repo")

+ var ErrNoAsset = errors.New("the release has no matching asset")

+ var ErrNoRelease = errors.New("no matching release")

+ func GHCLI(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error)

+ func IsGitHubHost(host string) bool

+ func Key(owner, repo, tag, asset string) string

+ func Observe(resp *http.Response) error

+ func RateLimited(resp *http.Response) error

+ func Select(all []Release, version string, prerelease bool, keep func(Asset) bool) (Release, []Asset, error)

+ func Shape(name string) string

+ func ValidRepo(ownerRepo string) bool

+ func ZipNames(ctx context.Context, hc *http.Client, a Asset) ([]string, error)

+ type Asset struct

+ ContentType string

+ Digest string

+ Downloads int

+ ID int64

+ Name string

+ Size int64

+ URL string

+ func Installable(assets []Asset, goos string) []Asset

+ type Auth struct

+ Run func(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error)

+ func (a *Auth) Apply(req *http.Request)

+ func (a *Auth) LoggedIn(ctx context.Context) bool

+ type Client struct

+ APIBase string

+ CacheDir string

+ HTTP *http.Client

+ Now func() time.Time

+ func (c *Client) CachedReleases(owner, repo string) (releases []Release, all, ok bool)

+ func (c *Client) ReleaseNotes(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, tag string) (string, error)

+ func (c *Client) Releases(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string) ([]Release, error)

+ func (c *Client) ReleasesBetween(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, installed, latest string) ([]Release, error)

+ type Rate struct

+ Known bool

+ Limit int

+ Remaining int

+ Reset time.Time

+ func CurrentRate() Rate

+ type Release struct

+ Assets []Asset

+ Body string

+ Draft bool

+ Prerelease bool

+ Published string

+ Tag string

+ func FetchReleases(ctx context.Context, hc *http.Client, rawURL string) ([]Release, error)