Break up documentation of scraper version checking utility methods into
different sections based on purpose. Also add missing documentation for
get_latest_github_commit_date() method.
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In order to keep scrapers up-to-date the `get_latest_version(opts)` method should be overridden. If `self.release` is defined, this should return the latest version of the documentation. If `self.release` is not defined, it should return the Epoch time when the documentation was last modified. If the documentation will never change, simply return `1.0.0`. The result of this method is periodically reported in a "Documentation versions report" issue which helps maintainers keep track of outdated documentations.
To make life easier, there are a few utility methods that you can use in `get_latest_version`:
### General HTTP methods
* `fetch(url, opts)`
Makes a GET request to the url and returns the response body.
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Makes a GET request to the url and returns the JSON body converted to a dictionary.