Use GitHub API to fetch latest release/version

[mikemhenry]

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  fixes issue conda cron searching for dev version #1869

[mikemhenry]

I could use $REPO to make it easier to copy and paste into other repositories

[mikemhenry]

If it works I will actually do that

[mikemhenry]

testing here testing here https://github.com/OpenFreeEnergy/openfe/actions/runs/22920034257

[mikemhenry]

testing update version here: https://github.com/OpenFreeEnergy/openfe/actions/runs/22920555651

[mikemhenry]

testing version with auth
https://github.com/OpenFreeEnergy/openfe/actions/runs/22920833146

[github-actions]

No API break detected ✅

[atravitz]

are you using this instead of gh release list to avoid having to use gh?

[mikemhenry]

I wasn't sure if gh would be on the runners. I just looked at using gh release list and it would require a bit more work since it doesn't look like there is a way to just fetch the latest, but instead isLatest so it would take some extra filtering:

$ gh release list --json isLatest,tagName
[
  {
    "isLatest": false,
    "tagName": "v1.9.1dev0"
  },
  {
    "isLatest": true,
    "tagName": "v1.9.1"
  },
  {
    "isLatest": false,
    "tagName": "v1.9.0"
  }
]  

Instead, here we are leveraging the latest api end point. Also if you ever want to use this, you don't need the auth headers, just included that to avoid rate limiting:
curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/OpenFreeEnergy/openfe/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name | ltrimstr("v")'

[atravitz]

for the sake of mental exercise, gh, does have the --jq option! but I think the approach you did here is good.

[atravitz]

one non-blocking question

[codecov]

Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 91.84%. Comparing base (031e13c) to head (6e26722).
⚠️ Report is 1 commits behind head on main.

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- Hits        17022    16493     -529     
- Misses        935     1464     +529     

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