Maintain a versions.json file tracking the latest per series #6
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Also keep a version.js ("static JSONP"), for simple cross-domain access.
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Which would be the use case? Fetching from http://rubyonrails.org/ to link to different docs? |
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It is being used to show the download link in the rubyonrails.org without having to change that page every time a new release is made.
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from me.
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If that's the use case, why not just generating the current stable series. You leave "4.2" somewhere and done. |
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Also keep a version.js ("static JSONP"), for simple cross-domain access.
@fxn thoughts?
My intention is that we'd arrange for Apache to serve the files directly; I gather this puts them in a place they wouldn't be naturally accessible.
In truth, the "real" JSON file is more of an in-passing side effect... my immediate interest is in the JS file, which could be called from the main website.