feature request: Add non-expiring "latest" URLS

[yourpalal]

duckduckgo has a !rubydocs bang search for this site which points https://rubydocs.org/d/ruby-2-3-1/?q= , Unfortunately, this no longer works because the ruby 2.3.1 docs seem to have been dropped.

In fact, this !bang will break periodically as whatever version it refers to is dropped from the index. It would be great if there were a URL like https://rubydocs.org/d/ruby-latest that we could point duckduckgo at that will be vaild for as long as the site exists!

BTW, thanks for the site, it's very helpful!!

[manuelmeurer]

Ha, that's pretty awesome! 😄
Do you know who created the bang? Is there a way to find out?

Actually, the docs for Ruby 2.3.1 haven't been dropped (all docs will stay up forever), it was just an error in the way the URL was parsed. I fixed it, so the link should work again.

Something like https://rubydocs.org/d/ruby-latest is a good idea though!
I'll put it on my todo list. 😉
How can we update the bang when it's done?

[yourpalal]

I tested the fix and it is indeed working again! Thanks for the speedy work! I'm not sure who initially added the bang. It's actually how I found the website, but it had the search parameter a bit wrong, so I updated it at some point. It's very easy to update them, you can just submit it to https://duckduckgo.com/newbang then they'll review it and do the update. Thanks again! Le mar. 9 oct. 2018 05:55, Manuel Meurer <notifications@github.com> a écrit :

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Ha, that's pretty awesome! 😄 Do you know who created the bang? Is there a way to find out? Actually, the docs for Ruby 2.3.1 haven't been dropped (all docs will stay up forever), it was just an error in the way the URL was parsed. I fixed it, so the link should work again. Something like https://rubydocs.org/d/ruby-latest is a good idea though! I'll put it on my todo list. 😉 How can we update the bang when it's done? — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#8 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAuoIJW6eHdndM4DK6aA-Eem4DDMm9YYks5ujI6ngaJpZM4XG1P1> .

[manuelmeurer]

@yourpalal https://rubydocs.org/d/ruby-latest works now (just like https://rubydocs.org/d/rails-latest and any-other-project-latest). 😄
I resubmitted the bangs to DDG.
Thanks again for the idea!

[yourpalal]

Awesome!! I'll be sure to use the rails one too :) Thanks for the great website!

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On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 10:43 AM Manuel Meurer ***@***.***> wrote: @yourpalal <https://github.com/yourpalal> https://rubydocs.org/d/ruby-latest works now (just like https://rubydocs.org/d/rails-latest and any-other-project-latest). 😄 I resubmitted the bangs to DDG. Thanks again for the idea! — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#8 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAuoIHDrv_uVgWC1I3b3gAGr8UIH85nSks5ul0IJgaJpZM4XG1P1> .