windev.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
    This Script is used as a target for the https://christitus.com/windev alias.
    It queries the latest winget release (no matter if Pre-Release, Draft or Full Release) and invokes It
.DESCRIPTION
    This Script provides a simple way to always start the bleeding edge release even if it's not yet a full release.
    This function should be run with administrative privileges.
    Because this way of recursively invoking scripts via Invoke-Expression it might very well happen that AV Programs flag this because it's a common way of mulitstage exploits to run
.EXAMPLE
    irm https://christitus.com/windev | iex
    OR
    Run in Admin Powershell >  ./windev.ps1
#>

# Function to fetch the latest release tag from the GitHub API
function Get-LatestRelease {
    try {
        $releases = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri 'https://api.github.com/repos/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/releases'
        $latestRelease = $releases | Where-Object {$_.prerelease -eq $true} | Select-Object -First 1
        return $latestRelease.tag_name
    } catch {
        Write-Host "Error fetching release data: $_" -ForegroundColor Red
        return $latestRelease.tag_name
    }
}

# Function to redirect to the latest pre-release version
function RedirectToLatestPreRelease {
    $latestRelease = Get-LatestRelease
    if ($latestRelease) {
        $url = "https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/releases/download/$latestRelease/winutil.ps1"
    } else {
        Write-Host 'No pre-release version found. This is most likely because the latest release is a full release and no newer pre-release exists.' -ForegroundColor Yellow
        Write-Host "Using latest Full Release"
        $url = "https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/releases/latest/download/winutil.ps1"
    }

    $script = Invoke-RestMethod $url
    # Elevate Shell if necessary
    if (!([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)) {
        Write-Output "Winutil needs to be run as Administrator. Attempting to relaunch."

        $powershellcmd = if (Get-Command pwsh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { "pwsh" } else { "powershell" }
        $processCmd = if (Get-Command wt.exe -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { "wt.exe" } else { $powershellcmd }

        Start-Process $processCmd -ArgumentList "$powershellcmd -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NoProfile -Command $(Invoke-Expression $script)" -Verb RunAs
    }
    else{
        Invoke-Expression $script
    }
}

# Call the redirect function

RedirectToLatestPreRelease