altstoreio / altstoreio/AltStore

integration with github releases

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enhancement
Dominant language
Swift
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Description

it would be cool if you could add apps from a github url, and its name/version/etc. get populated from github and automatic updates come from github releases (detect the IPA file & version number from each release)

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the app-add flow and existing update and metadata handling, then trace how GitHub releases could supply them. Done means an app can be added from a GitHub URL, its name and version are populated, and IPA files and newer versions are detected from releases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github, swift
Domain
mobile, release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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