[email protected]: Update checkver to detect pre-release

[fahim-ahmed05]

Summary

This PR updates the checkver mechanism to include pre-releases. Helium marks new updates as pre-releases in its GitHub releases, which delays updates for Scoop users. Including pre-release versions ensures users stay up to date, particularly with Chromium updates, which are important for security.

Code Changes

"checkver": {
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/imputnet/helium-windows/releases",
    "jsonpath": "$.[0].tag_name"
}

• Use conventional PR title: <manifest-name[@version]|chore>: <general summary of the pull request>
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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Switched version detection to programmatic release data retrieval for more accurate update checks.
  • Updated packaged release to v0.5.8.1 for both 64-bit and ARM64 architectures, including refreshed download artifacts.

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Walkthrough

Bumped helium package from 0.5.7.1 to 0.5.8.1 (download URLs, SHA256, extract_dir) and replaced the checkver single github string with a GitHub Releases API url plus jsonpath to extract tag_name.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Manifest update bucket/helium.json	Version bump 0.5.7.1 → 0.5.8.1 for 64bit and arm64 entries (download URLs, sha256, extract_dir) and checkver changed from a single github string to an API url + jsonpath extracting tag_name.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
    participant Scoop as Scoop/autoupdate
    participant GitHub as GitHub Releases API
    Note over Scoop,GitHub: New flow (uses API + jsonpath)
    Scoop->>GitHub: GET /repos/:owner/:repo/releases/latest
    GitHub-->>Scoop: JSON { "tag_name": "v0.5.8.1", ... }
    Scoop->>Scoop: Apply jsonpath -> extract tag_name
    Scoop->>Scoop: Compare tag to manifest version
    alt update available
        Scoop->>User: notify/update manifest/autoupdate
    end

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Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~10 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• helium: Add version 0.4.12.1 #16177 — Modifies bucket/helium.json and uses GitHub Releases API/jsonpath for checkver.
• folo: Update to version 0.8.0, update checkver #16432 — Converts manifest checkver from simple github to API url + jsonpath while bumping version.
• [email protected]: Enhance checkver to prevent downgrades #15781 — Replaces string github checkver with structured API/jsonpath in manifests.

Suggested labels

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Suggested reviewers

• aliesbelik

Poem

🐰 I hopped to the releases, nose to the sky,
Found tag v0.5.8.1 with a cheerful sigh,
API whispers the truth, jsonpath so neat,
Manifests updated — a tidy treat! ✨

Pre-merge checks and finishing touches

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✅ Passed checks (2 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title Check	✅ Passed	The title "[email protected]: Update checkver to detect pre-release" follows the conventional PR format required by the repository (<manifest-name[@version]>: <general summary>) and clearly communicates the primary change. The title accurately reflects the main objective of the pull request: updating the checkver mechanism to detect pre-releases so that Scoop users receive timely updates for Helium. The title is concise, specific, and a teammate scanning the history would immediately understand that this involves version 0.5.8.1 and a checkver improvement.
Description Check	✅ Passed	The pull request description is mostly complete and follows the template structure. It includes a clear "Summary" section explaining the motivation and purpose of the change, shows the actual code changes being made, and includes both required checklist items marked as completed (conventional PR title format and reading the Contributing Guide). The description provides good context about why the change matters, specifically mentioning the security importance of Chromium updates. While there is no explicit issue reference (Closes/Relates to), this appears to be optional based on the template formatting, and the description successfully addresses the core requirements.

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🔇 Additional comments (2)

bucket/helium.json (2)

2-2: Version bump and artifacts are consistent.

The version was bumped from 0.5.7.1 to 0.5.8.1 across all architecture entries, and the corresponding URLs, hashes, and extract directories are updated to match. The hash values appear valid (64-character hex strings for SHA256).

Also applies to: 8-10, 13-15

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33-36: Checkver implementation is working correctly—pre-releases are detected and extracted as intended.

Verification confirms:

• The GitHub Releases API endpoint includes pre-releases in the response (0.5.8.1 is marked prerelease: true).
• The jsonpath $.[0].tag_name correctly extracts the newest release tag.
• Tag format 0.5.8.1 requires no version manipulation.

The checkver will reliably pick up pre-releases, meeting the PR objective.

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[SorYoshino]

The Extras bucket generally does not allow applications to be updated to pre-release versions.

If you want to use a pre-release version, you should add helium-pre to the Versions bucket instead of enabling the manifest in the Extras bucket to update to a pre-release build.

[fahim-ahmed05]

@SorYoshino submitted to the versions bucket. thanks!

PR: ScoopInstaller/Versions#2538