Check for CLI component updates

[SanjulaGanepola]

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[SanjulaGanepola]

For act, can use: https://api.github.com/repos/nektos/act/releases/latest

[SanjulaGanepola]

For act, can use: https://api.github.com/repos/nektos/act/releases/latest

@ChristopherHX Any ideas for an easy way to implement this. I was thinking we could detect a new version by checking the installed version against https://api.github.com/repos/nektos/act/releases/latest. As for then updating act, does act have a mechanism to update or can the installation command just be re-run?

[ChristopherHX]

does act have a mechanism to update

No

can the installation command just be re-run?

I have never used most of them, but not all pkg manager I know update on repeating the install command.

How would your extension even know, which package manager is responsible?

Or if none, if replacing the binary would be ok?

e.g. if act is just in PATH and some pkg managers distribute a copy of the gh release page.

Any ideas for an easy way to implement this

As long it is allowed to install act yourself and use that one directly, I would say the user is responsible

IMHO updating act if installed to extension global storage is most straight forward, extract the update to the previous folder and done.