check-update-github

Check if there is an update on a github repository.

npm install --save check-update-github

Example

var checkUpdate = require('check-update-github');
var pkg = require('./package.json');

checkUpdate({
    name: pkg.name, 
    currentVersion: pkg.version, 
    user: 'your-github-account',
    branch: 'master'
    }, function(err, latestVersion, defaultMessage){
    if(!err){
        console.log(defaultMessage);
    }
});

Options

name

Required
Type: string

Define the package name for search in Github.

currentVersion

Required if you want a default message
Type: string

Define the version currently installed.

user

Required
Type: string

Define the github acount for search in Github.

branch

Type: string Default: master

Define the git branch for search in Github.