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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Gitlab
+  module WhatsNew
+    CACHE_DURATION = 1.day
+    WHATS_NEW_FILES_PATH = Rails.root.join('data', 'whats_new', '*.yml')
+
+    private
+
+    def whats_new_most_recent_release_items
+      Rails.cache.fetch('whats_new:release_items', expires_in: CACHE_DURATION) do
+        file = File.read(most_recent_release_file_path)
+
+        items = YAML.safe_load(file, permitted_classes: [Date])
+
+        items if items.is_a?(Array)
+      end
+    rescue => e
+      Gitlab::ErrorTracking.track_exception(e, yaml_file_path: most_recent_release_file_path)
+
+      nil
+    end
+
+    def most_recent_release_file_path
+      @most_recent_release_file_path ||= Dir.glob(WHATS_NEW_FILES_PATH).max
+    end
+  end
+end