document support for query params

[zeke]

Hi @jmorrell !!!

I want to open a PR documenting support for the range query param:

$ curl "https://semver.io/node/resolve/?range=^8.3.0"
8.11.1

Before I do so, just want to make sure it's wanted, and that it has a chance of being merged :)

[jmorrell]

We've actually stopped using semver.io in all official buildpacks, and it's not really being actively maintained beyond security updates.

I'm happy to merge a PR, but would you be interested in taking back ownership?

cc @hunterloftis

[zeke]

I kinda thought that might be the case. Are you using another service now instead? Solving the range resolution problem a different way?

[zeke]

would you be interested in taking back ownership?

Unfortunately, no. I don't have enough of a need for it right now to take that on.

[jmorrell]

Are you using another service now instead?

We're using a new service: https://nodebin.herokai.com/ that replaces s3pository and semver.io but is not open source

[zeke]

Cool. Is the outside world (e.g. the @probot org) welcome to use this service?

[jmorrell]

Ideally not. Currently it only serves Node binaries, but this is likely to be extended in the near future to do things like:

• Support other language runtimes, specifically compiled for Heroku's stack images
• Run integration tests specific to the Heroku platform before binaries are made available
• tag certain releases as "skip" if users experience issues with them on Heroku (ex: Yarn 1.0.0, npm 5.3.0)
• etc

While any iterations will be versioned, we're not really intending for the service to be consumed by third-parties.

What is the use-case for @probot? Is it met by semver.io?

[zeke]

Okay thanks for the clarification. semver.io was a longshot solution for probot/friction#29

[jmorrell]

Even with no buildpacks using it, semver.io is still receiving ~80k requests / day during the week which is why we haven't taken it down. Ideally we could pass it off to community owners somehow.

[zeke]

semver.io is still receiving ~80k requests / day

That warms my heart :)

[zeke]

Maybe we could start a fund for it with OpenCollective or something. Any idea who's using it? Forked buildpacks mostly?