go-relver - Retrieve the latest Go version

A simple Go package to fetch the latest and stable release version of Go.

Usage

$ # Install the module
$ go get github.com/KEINOS/go-relver
...

// Use the package
import "github.com/KEINOS/go-relver/relver"

// Examples
import "github.com/KEINOS/go-relver/relver"

func Example() {
    // Get the latest release version of Go
    goVerLatest, err := relver.Get()
    if err != nil {
        log.Panic(err)
    }

    fmt.Println(goVerLatest)
    // Output: go1.23.2
}

func Example_set_request_timeout() {
    // Set the request timeout to 10 seconds.
    // Default is 5 seconds.
    relver.SetTimeout(10)

    goVerLatest, err := relver.Get()
    if err != nil {
        log.Panic(err)
    }

    fmt.Println(goVerLatest)
    // Output: go1.23.2
}

func Example_compare_go_versions() {
    goVerLatest, err := relver.Get()
    if err != nil {
        log.Panic(err)
    }

    // Get the local Go version
    goVerLocal := runtime.Version()

    // Compare the two Go versions
    if relver.Compare(goVerLatest, goVerLocal) > 0 {
        fmt.Println("You are using an outdated Go version.")
    } else {
        fmt.Println("You are using the latest Go version.")
    }
    //
    // Output: You are using an outdated Go version.
}

License

Contributing

• Any feedbacks for the improvement are welcome!
• Branch to PR: main <- feature/your-idea
• Bug report: Open an issue with a simple code that reproduces the issue. That helps a lot.

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