feat: lock this major version of the action to use '~> v1' as 'latest'

README.md

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
           # either 'goreleaser' (default) or 'goreleaser-pro'
           distribution: goreleaser
           # 'latest', 'nightly', or a semver
-          version: latest
+          version: '~> v1'
           args: release --clean
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Or with a condition on GoReleaser step:
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v5
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         with:
-          version: latest
+          version: '~> v1'
           args: release --clean
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ the [Import GPG](https://github.com/crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg) GitHub Action
         name: Run GoReleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v5
         with:
-          version: latest
+          version: '~> v1'
           args: release --clean
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ purpose. You can do that with the [actions/upload-artifact](https://github.com/a
         name: Run GoReleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v5
         with:
-          version: latest
+          version: '~> v1'
           args: release --clean
           workdir: myfolder
         env:
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Following inputs can be used as `step.with` keys
 | Name             | Type    | Default      | Description                                                      |
 |------------------|---------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | `distribution`   | String  | `goreleaser` | GoReleaser distribution, either `goreleaser` or `goreleaser-pro` |
-| `version`**¹**   | String  | `latest`     | GoReleaser version                                               |
+| `version`**¹**   | String  | `~> v1`      | GoReleaser version                                               |
 | `args`           | String  |              | Arguments to pass to GoReleaser                                  |
 | `workdir`        | String  | `.`          | Working directory (below repository root)                        |
 | `install-only`   | Bool    | `false`      | Just install GoReleaser                                          |
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ secret named `GH_PAT`, the step will look like this:
         name: Run GoReleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v5
         with:
-          version: latest
+          version: '~> v1'
           args: release --clean
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}

__tests__/github.test.ts

@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ describe('getRelease', () => {
     expect(release?.tag_name).not.toEqual('');
   });
 
+  it('returns latest v1 GoReleaser Pro GitHub release', async () => {
+    const release = await github.getRelease('goreleaser-pro', '~> v1');
+    expect(release).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(release?.tag_name).not.toEqual('');
+  });
+
+  it('returns latest v1 GoReleaser GitHub release', async () => {
+    const release = await github.getRelease('goreleaser', '~> v1');
+    expect(release).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(release?.tag_name).not.toEqual('');
+  });
+
   it('returns nightly GoReleaser GitHub release', async () => {
     const release = await github.getRelease('goreleaser', 'nightly');
     expect(release).not.toBeNull();

__tests__/goreleaser.test.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ describe('install', () => {
     expect(fs.existsSync(bin)).toBe(true);
   }, 100000);
 
+  it('acquires latest v1 version of GoReleaser', async () => {
+    const bin = await goreleaser.install('goreleaser', '~> v1');
+    expect(fs.existsSync(bin)).toBe(true);
+  }, 100000);
+
+  it('acquires latest v1 version of GoReleaser Pro', async () => {
+    const bin = await goreleaser.install('goreleaser-pro', '~> v1');
+    expect(fs.existsSync(bin)).toBe(true);
+  }, 100000);
+
   it('acquires latest version of GoReleaser Pro', async () => {
     const bin = await goreleaser.install('goreleaser-pro', 'latest');
     expect(fs.existsSync(bin)).toBe(true);

action.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ inputs:
     required: false
   version:
     description: 'GoReleaser version'
-    default: 'latest'
+    default: '~> v1'
     required: false
   args:
     description: 'Arguments to pass to GoReleaser'

src/context.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export interface Inputs {
 export async function getInputs(): Promise<Inputs> {
   return {
     distribution: core.getInput('distribution') || 'goreleaser',
-    version: core.getInput('version') || 'latest',
+    version: core.getInput('version') || '~> v1',
     args: core.getInput('args'),
     workdir: core.getInput('workdir') || '.',
     installOnly: core.getBooleanInput('install-only')

src/github.ts

@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ export interface GitHubRelease {
 }
 
 export const getRelease = async (distribution: string, version: string): Promise<GitHubRelease> => {
+  // TODO: change this to ~> v2 on a future major, once goreleaser v2 is out
   if (version === 'latest') {
-    return getLatestRelease(distribution);
+    core.warning("You are using 'latest' as default version. Will lock to '~> v1'.");
+    return getReleaseTag(distribution, '~> v1');
   }
   return getReleaseTag(distribution, version);
 };
@@ -38,19 +40,6 @@ export const getReleaseTag = async (distribution: string, version: string): Prom
   throw new Error(`Cannot find GoReleaser release ${version}${suffix} in ${url}`);
 };
 
-export const getLatestRelease = async (distribution: string): Promise<GitHubRelease> => {
-  const suffix: string = goreleaser.distribSuffix(distribution);
-  const url = `https://goreleaser.com/static/latest${suffix}`;
-  const http: httpm.HttpClient = new httpm.HttpClient('goreleaser-action');
-  const resp: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await http.get(url);
-  const body = await resp.readBody();
-  const statusCode = resp.message.statusCode || 500;
-  if (statusCode >= 400) {
-    throw new Error(`Failed to get GoReleaser release latest from ${url} with status code ${statusCode}: ${body}`);
-  }
-  return {tag_name: body};
-};
-
 const resolveVersion = async (distribution: string, version: string): Promise<string | null> => {
   const allTags: Array<string> | null = await getAllTags(distribution);
   if (!allTags) {