8ff / releasemaker

A simple command-line tool to manage GitHub releases.

ReleaseMaker

A simple command-line tool to manage GitHub releases. With this tool, you can create new releases, upload assets to existing releases, and delete releases by tag name.

Installation

Quick install

repo="releaseMaker"; name="releaseMaker"; os=$(uname | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'); arch=$(uname -m); case $arch in x86_64) arch="amd64" ;; arm64) arch="arm64" ;; esac; url="https://github.com/8ff/${repo}/releases/download/latest/${name}.${os}.${arch}"; curl -L $url -o ${name} && chmod +x ${name}

Grab a binary from releases or clone the repository and build the project using Go:

git clone https://github.com/8ff/releaseMaker.git
cd releaseMaker
go build

Usage

Make sure to set your GitHub token as an environment variable:

export GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token

Create a New Release

Create a new release for the specified repository:

./your-binary create [owner/repo] [tag] [name] [body]

• owner/repo: The owner and repository name, separated by a slash.
• tag: The tag name for the release.
• name: The name of the release.
• body: The body text of the release.

Upload an Asset to a Release

Upload a file as an asset to an existing release by tag name:

./your-binary upload [owner/repo] [tag] [file] [assetName]

• owner/repo: The owner and repository name, separated by a slash.
• tag: The tag name of the release to upload the asset to.
• file: The path to the file to upload.
• assetName: The name of the asset in the release.

Delete a Release

Delete an existing release by tag name:

./your-binary delete [owner/repo] [tag]

• owner/repo: The owner and repository name, separated by a slash.
• tag: The tag name of the release to delete.

Contributing

Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests. All contributions are welcome!

License

GNU Affero General Public License v3.0