Function parseVersion

src/utils/shellVersionMatch.ts:97–108

(s: string)

/// which ensures that sorting works correctly.
/// E.g. "43.alpha" will be parsed to [43,-3]
export function parseVersion(s: string): number[] {
    const components = s.split('.').map((x) => {
        if (x === 'alpha') return -3;
        if (x === 'beta') return -2;
        if (x === 'rc') return -1;
        return Number(x);
    });
    if (!components.every((x) => isFinite(x))) {
        throw new Error(`Could not parse version number: ${s}`);
    }
    return components;
}

/// Compares to versions, returns -1 if lhs < rhs, 1 if lhs > rhs and 0 if lhs == rhs
/// Lhs and rhs may be of different lengths, missing components will be assumed to be zero.