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puppetfile::check rake task should use GitHub API

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Description

Published releases should be queried via the GitHub API rather than scraping the HTML.

https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos#releases

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start at the puppetfile::check Rake task and read the linked GitHub Releases API documentation. Confirm that published releases are obtained through the API rather than HTML scraping, while preserving the task’s expected release-checking behavior.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
github, ruby
Domain
build-system, tooling
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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