feat: allow explicit download of pre-release UI versions

freqtrade/commands/arguments.py

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ ARGS_PLOT_PROFIT = [
 
 ARGS_CONVERT_DB = ["db_url", "db_url_from"]
 
-ARGS_INSTALL_UI = ["erase_ui_only", "ui_version"]
+ARGS_INSTALL_UI = ["erase_ui_only", "ui_prerelease", "ui_version"]
 
 ARGS_SHOW_TRADES = ["db_url", "trade_ids", "print_json"]
 

freqtrade/commands/cli_options.py

@@ -527,6 +527,15 @@ AVAILABLE_CLI_OPTIONS = {
         ),
         type=str,
     ),
+    "ui_prerelease": Arg(
+        "--prerelease",
+        help=(
+            "Install the latest pre-release version of FreqUI. "
+            "This is not recommended for production use."
+        ),
+        action="store_true",
+        default=False,
+    ),
     # Templating options
     "template": Arg(
         "--template",

freqtrade/commands/deploy_commands.py

@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ def start_install_ui(args: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
 
     dest_folder = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "rpc/api_server/ui/installed/"
     # First make sure the assets are removed.
-    dl_url, latest_version = get_ui_download_url(args.get("ui_version"))
+    dl_url, latest_version = get_ui_download_url(
+        args.get("ui_version"), args.get("ui_prerelease", False)
+    )
 
     curr_version = read_ui_version(dest_folder)
     if curr_version == latest_version and not args.get("erase_ui_only"):

freqtrade/commands/deploy_ui.py

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def download_and_install_ui(dest_folder: Path, dl_url: str, version: str):
         f.write(version)
 
 
-def get_ui_download_url(version: str | None = None) -> tuple[str, str]:
+def get_ui_download_url(version: str | None, prerelease: bool) -> tuple[str, str]:
     base_url = "https://api.github.com/repos/freqtrade/frequi/"
     # Get base UI Repo path
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def get_ui_download_url(version: str | None = None) -> tuple[str, str]:
     if version:
         tmp = [x for x in r if x["name"] == version]
     else:
-        tmp = [x for x in r if not x.get("prerelease")]
+        tmp = [x for x in r if prerelease or not x.get("prerelease")]
 
     if tmp:
         # Ensure we have the latest version