feat(softwareCenter): add release note URLs for GitHub code repositories (#795)

NethServer/dev#7243

Author: stephdl

core/imageroot/usr/local/agent/pypkg/cluster/modules.py

@@ -336,6 +336,10 @@ def _get_available_modules(rdb):
                 continue # skip duplicated images from lower priority modules
             modules[rmod["source"]] = rmod
             rmod['versions'].sort(key=lambda v: _parse_version_object(v["tag"]), reverse=True)
+            # Set the general release note URL if the code URL is a GitHub repository
+            if rmod['docs']['code_url'].startswith("https://github.com/") and 'relnotes_url' not in rmod['docs']:
+                rmod['docs']['relnotes_url'] = f"{rmod['docs']['code_url']}/releases"
+
     # Integrate the available set with instances that do not belong to any
     # repository. They can be found in the "installed" dict:
     for module_source, module_instances in list_installed(rdb).items():

core/imageroot/var/lib/nethserver/cluster/actions/list-modules/validate-output.json

@@ -160,19 +160,23 @@
         "type": "object",
         "parameters": {
           "terms_url": {
-            "type": "uri",
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "uri",
             "description": "Optional link to the application Terms & Conditions document"
           },
           "documentation_url": {
-            "type": "uri",
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "uri",
             "description": "Link to the package documentation"
           },
           "bug_url": {
-            "type": "uri",
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "uri",
             "description": "Link to the package issue tracker"
           },
           "code_url": {
-            "type": "uri",
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "uri",
             "description": "Link to the source code repository"
           }
         },

core/imageroot/var/lib/nethserver/cluster/repodata-schema.json

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
         "docs": {
           "documentation_url": "https://docs.nethserver.org",
           "bug_url": "https://github.com/NethServer/dev",
-          "code_url": "https://github.com/NethServer/"
+          "code_url": "https://github.com/NethServer/",
+          "relnotes_url": "https://github.com/NethServer/ns8-kickstart/releases"
         },
         "source": "ghcr.io/nethserver/dokuwiki",
         "versions": [
@@ -116,20 +117,29 @@
         "type": "object",
         "parameters": {
           "terms_url": {
-            "type": "uri",
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "uri",
             "description": "Optional link to the application Terms & Conditions document"
           },
           "documentation_url": {
-            "type": "uri",
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "uri",
             "description": "Link to the package documentation"
           },
           "bug_url": {
-            "type": "uri",
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "uri",
             "description": "Link to the package issue tracker"
           },
           "code_url": {
-            "type": "uri",
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "uri",
             "description": "Link to the source code repository"
+          }, 
+          "relnotes_url": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "uri",
+            "description": "Optional link to the application release notes"
           }
         },
         "required": [

core/ui/public/i18n/en/translation.json

@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@
         "configure": "Configure",
         "terms_and_conditions": "Terms and Conditions",
         "terms_required": "Please read and agree to @:common.terms_and_conditions",
-        "not_available": "Not available"
+        "not_available": "Not available",
+        "release_notes": "Release notes"
     },
     "error": {
         "error": "Error",

core/ui/src/components/software-center/AppInfoModal.vue

@@ -157,6 +157,14 @@
                 </cv-link>
               </span>
             </template>
+            <template v-if="app.docs.relnotes_url">
+              &bull;
+              <span>
+                <cv-link :href="app.docs.relnotes_url" target="_blank">
+                  {{ $t("common.release_notes") }}
+                </cv-link>
+              </span>
+            </template>
           </div>
         </div>
       </template>

core/ui/src/views/SoftwareCenterAppInstances.vue

@@ -323,6 +323,23 @@
                       })
                     }}
                   </div>
+                  <div
+                    v-if="
+                      app.docs.relnotes_url &&
+                      isStableUpdateAvailable(app, instance)
+                    "
+                    class="row"
+                  >
+                    <cv-link
+                      class="row icon-and-text"
+                      :href="app.docs.relnotes_url"
+                      target="_blank"
+                    >
+                      <NsButton kind="ghost" :icon="Launch20">
+                        {{ $t("common.release_notes") }}
+                      </NsButton>
+                    </cv-link>
+                  </div>
                   <div class="row actions">
                     <!-- app is installed and can be updated -->
                     <template v-if="isStableUpdateAvailable(app, instance)">

core/ui/src/views/SoftwareCenterCoreApps.vue

@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@
                   <cv-data-table-cell>{{ row.version }}</cv-data-table-cell>
                   <cv-data-table-cell v-if="isCoreUpdatable">
                     {{ row.update || "-" }}
+                    <cv-link
+                      v-if="row.docs.relnotes_url && row.update"
+                      :href="row.docs.relnotes_url"
+                      target="_blank"
+                    >
+                      <NsButton kind="ghost" :icon="Launch20">
+                        {{ $t("common.release_notes") }}
+                      </NsButton></cv-link
+                    >
                   </cv-data-table-cell>
                 </cv-data-table-row>
               </template>