Add API endpoint to get latest release

routers/api/v1/api.go

@@ -964,6 +964,7 @@ func Routes(ctx gocontext.Context) *web.Route {
 				m.Group("/releases", func() {
 					m.Combo("").Get(repo.ListReleases).
 						Post(reqToken(), reqRepoWriter(unit.TypeReleases), context.ReferencesGitRepo(), bind(api.CreateReleaseOption{}), repo.CreateRelease)
+					m.Combo("/latest").Get(repo.GetLatestRelease)
 					m.Group("/{id}", func() {
 						m.Combo("").Get(repo.GetRelease).
 							Patch(reqToken(), reqRepoWriter(unit.TypeReleases), context.ReferencesGitRepo(), bind(api.EditReleaseOption{}), repo.EditRelease).

routers/api/v1/repo/release.go

@@ -68,6 +68,47 @@ func GetRelease(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, convert.ToRelease(release))
 }
 
+// GetLatestRelease gets the latest stable release of a repository
+func GetLatestRelease(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+	// swagger:operation GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/latest repository repoGetLatestRelease
+	// ---
+	// summary: Gets the latest stable release
+	// produces:
+	// - application/json
+	// parameters:
+	// - name: owner
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: owner of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: repo
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: name of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// responses:
+	//   "200":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/Release"
+	//   "404":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
+	release, err := repo_model.GetLatestReleaseByRepoID(ctx.Repo.Repository.ID)
+	if err != nil && !repo_model.IsErrReleaseNotExist(err) {
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetLatestRelease", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if err != nil && repo_model.IsErrReleaseNotExist(err) ||
+		release.IsTag || release.RepoID != ctx.Repo.Repository.ID {
+		ctx.NotFound()
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := release.LoadAttributes(); err != nil {
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "LoadAttributes", err)
+		return
+	}
+	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, convert.ToRelease(release))
+}
+
 // ListReleases list a repository's releases
 func ListReleases(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	// swagger:operation GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases repository repoListReleases

templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl

@@ -9242,6 +9242,42 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/latest": {
+      "get": {
+        "produces": [
+          "application/json"
+        ],
+        "tags": [
+          "repository"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Gets the latest stable release of a repository",
+        "operationId": "repoGetLatestRelease",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "owner of the repo",
+            "name": "owner",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "name of the repo",
+            "name": "repo",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/Release"
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/tags/{tag}": {
       "get": {
         "produces": [

tests/integration/release_test.go

@@ -81,6 +81,21 @@ func TestViewReleasesNoLogin(t *testing.T) {
 	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
+func TestViewLatestRelease(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+
+	session := loginUser(t, "user2")
+	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/user2/repo1/releases/latest")
+	session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+}
+
+func TestViewLatestReleaseNoLogin(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+
+	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/user2/repo1/releases/latest")
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+}
+
 func TestCreateRelease(t *testing.T) {
 	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()