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# Download latest dotnet/codeformatter release from github | |
$repo = "jgm/pandoc" | |
$filenamePattern = "*x86_64.zip" | |
$pathExtract = "C:\Tools\pandoc" | |
$innerDirectory = $true | |
$preRelease = $false | |
if ($preRelease) { | |
$releasesUri = "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases" | |
$downloadUri = ((Invoke-RestMethod -Method GET -Uri $releasesUri)[0].assets | Where-Object name -like $filenamePattern ).browser_download_url | |
} | |
else { | |
$releasesUri = "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/latest" | |
$downloadUri = ((Invoke-RestMethod -Method GET -Uri $releasesUri).assets | Where-Object name -like $filenamePattern ).browser_download_url | |
} | |
$pathZip = Join-Path -Path $([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) -ChildPath $(Split-Path -Path $downloadUri -Leaf) | |
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUri -Out $pathZip | |
Remove-Item -Path $pathExtract -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | |
if ($innerDirectory) { | |
$tempExtract = Join-Path -Path $([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) -ChildPath $((New-Guid).Guid) | |
Expand-Archive -Path $pathZip -DestinationPath $tempExtract -Force | |
Move-Item -Path "$tempExtract\*" -Destination $pathExtract -Force | |
#Move-Item -Path "$tempExtract\*\*" -Destination $location -Force | |
Remove-Item -Path $tempExtract -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | |
} | |
else { | |
Expand-Archive -Path $pathZip -DestinationPath $pathExtract -Force | |
} | |
Remove-Item $pathZip -Force |
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Thanks, very useful script !