Function fetchLatestNpmVersion

src/utils/updateCheck.ts:17–39

(
  pkg: string,
  timeoutMs: number = REGISTRY_TIMEOUT_MS,
)

/** Hit the npm registry to learn what the latest published version is. */
export async function fetchLatestNpmVersion(
  pkg: string,
  timeoutMs: number = REGISTRY_TIMEOUT_MS,
): Promise<string | null> {
  // encodeURIComponent turns "@matterailab/orbcode" into "@matterailab%2Forbcode",
  // which is the form the registry URL expects for scoped packages.
  const url = `https://registry.npmjs.org/${encodeURIComponent(pkg)}/latest`;
  const controller = new AbortController();
  const timer = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), timeoutMs);
  try {
    const res = await fetch(url, {
      signal: controller.signal,
      headers: { accept: "application/json" },
    });
    if (!res.ok) return null;
    const data = (await res.json()) as { version?: unknown };
    return typeof data.version === "string" ? data.version : null;
  } catch {
    return null;
  } finally {
    clearTimeout(timer);
  }
}

/**
 * Compare two semver strings (X.Y.Z, optionally with a pre-release suffix).