(experiment) don't download full repo

get_repo.sh

@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-if [ -d vscode ]; then
-  cd vscode 
-  git fetch --all
-else
-  git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode.git
-  cd vscode
-fi
-
-export LATEST_MS_COMMIT=$(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1)
-export LATEST_MS_TAG=$(git describe --tags ${LATEST_MS_COMMIT})
+# figure out latest tag by calling MS update API
+UPDATE_INFO=$(curl https://update.code.visualstudio.com/api/update/darwin/stable/lol)
+export LATEST_MS_COMMIT=$(echo $UPDATE_INFO | jq '.version')
+export LATEST_MS_TAG=$(echo $UPDATE_INFO | jq '.name')
 echo "Got the latest MS tag: ${LATEST_MS_TAG}"
-git checkout $LATEST_MS_TAG
-cd ..
+
+git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode.git --branch $LATEST_MS_TAG --depth 1
+