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fix(downloads): never surface research-edition releases as the beta #68

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11 changes: 9 additions & 2 deletions scripts/update-downloads.py
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API = "https://api.github.com/repos/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases"

# Only standard-edition tags. Suffixed variants like v0.14.0b3-research are
# also flagged prerelease on GitHub but must never be surfaced as the site's
# beta — an allowlist keeps any future suffixed variant out too.
STANDARD_TAG = re.compile(r"^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:(?:a|b|rc)\d+)?$")

# Static (non-GitHub) distribution links, appended per platform for the stable
# release only — package managers and the Play Store track stable, not betas.
PACKAGE_LINKS = {
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if not isinstance(releases, list):
raise SystemExit(f"Unexpected GitHub API response (not a release list): {releases}")

# Ignore drafts and anything <1h old (assets may still be uploading).
# Ignore drafts, anything <1h old (assets may still be uploading), and
# non-standard editions (research builds etc.).
releases = [r for r in releases
if not r["draft"] and is_older(r["created_at"], timedelta(hours=1))]
if not r["draft"] and is_older(r["created_at"], timedelta(hours=1))
and STANDARD_TAG.match(r["tag_name"])]
releases.sort(key=lambda r: r["created_at"])

stable = [r for r in releases if not r["prerelease"]]
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