Latest Release Version

Action for getting latest (pre-)release's version of a repository, customized property name such as 'created_at' supported.

Usage

- name: Get latest release's version(tag_name) of \
    `https://github.com/actions/runner` using action
  id: get-version-action
  uses: fangqiuming/latest-release-version@v1.x
  with:
    repository: actions/runner
    token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB }}
- name: A/B Check
    if: steps.get-version-action.outputs.version != 'v2.289.1'
    uses: actions/github-script@v3
    with:
      script: |
        core.setFailed("${{ steps.get-version-action.outputs.version }} \
        and v2.289.1 are not equivalent!')

Inputs

Input Name	Description	Default Value
repository	Repository name with owner. For example, actions/runner	${{ github.repository }}
token	Personal access token (PAT) used to read the repository	${{ github.token }}
property	Property name refers to version in response object	tag_name
include_pre	Should pre-release be included.	'false'

Output

Output Name	Description
tag_name	Tag name of the repository's latest release. For example, v2.289.1
version	Version value based on preferred property name. Output v0.0.0 if repository has no release