fixes #322 check for null (#336)

* fixes #322 check for null

fixes #322 

ig the main issue was an api issue checking for null should work fine
otherwise we can add semver validation via regex

* chore: added better errors and comments

Author: Arteiii

.github/workflows/lychee-version.yml

@@ -24,8 +24,19 @@ jobs:
         id: get-lychee-release
         run: |
           echo "Fetching the latest lychee release version..."
-          release=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/lycheeverse/lychee/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name)
-          release=${release#lychee-} # Strip the 'lychee-' prefix
+          release=$(curl -sSf https://api.github.com/repos/lycheeverse/lychee/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name)
+          release=${release#lychee-}  # Strip the 'lychee-' prefix
+
+          # Exit if the release version is empty or invalid
+          if [ -z "$release" ] || [ "$release" == "null" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Failed to fetch the latest lychee release."
+            echo "::group::Troubleshooting Steps"
+            echo "1. Check GitHub API status. (https://www.githubstatus.com/)"
+            echo "2. Manual verification: https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee/releases"
+            echo "::endgroup::"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          
           echo "Latest release version fetched: $release"
           echo "release_version=$release" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT