fix(mod_update): try private registry (verdaccio.lossless.digital) first when fetching package versions; fall back to public npm; handle unknown latest versions gracefully in output

ts/mod_update/classes.packagemanager.ts

@@ -128,8 +128,28 @@ export class PackageManagerUtil {
 
   /**
    * Get the latest version of a package from npm registry
+   * Tries private registry (verdaccio.lossless.digital) first via API, then falls back to public npm
    */
   public async getLatestVersion(packageName: string): Promise<string | null> {
+    // URL-encode the package name for scoped packages (@scope/name -> @scope%2fname)
+    const encodedName = packageName.replace('/', '%2f');
+
+    // Try private registry first via direct API call (npm view doesn't work reliably)
+    try {
+      const result = await this.shell.execSilent(
+        `curl -sf "https://verdaccio.lossless.digital/${encodedName}" 2>/dev/null`
+      );
+      if (result.exitCode === 0 && result.stdout.trim()) {
+        const data = JSON.parse(result.stdout.trim());
+        if (data['dist-tags']?.latest) {
+          return data['dist-tags'].latest;
+        }
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Continue to public registry
+    }
+
+    // Fall back to public npm
     try {
       const result = await this.shell.execSilent(`npm view ${packageName} version 2>/dev/null`);
       if (result.exitCode === 0 && result.stdout.trim()) {

ts/mod_update/index.ts

@@ -46,15 +46,13 @@ export const run = async (options: IUpdateOptions = {}): Promise<void> => {
       // Only include packages from our predefined list
       if (GITZONE_PACKAGES.includes(pkg.name)) {
         const latestVersion = await pmUtil.getLatestVersion(pkg.name);
-        if (latestVersion) {
-          allPackages.push({
-            name: pkg.name,
-            currentVersion: pkg.version,
-            latestVersion,
-            packageManager: pm,
-            needsUpdate: pmUtil.isNewerVersion(pkg.version, latestVersion),
-          });
-        }
+        allPackages.push({
+          name: pkg.name,
+          currentVersion: pkg.version,
+          latestVersion: latestVersion || 'unknown',
+          packageManager: pm,
+          needsUpdate: latestVersion ? pmUtil.isNewerVersion(pkg.version, latestVersion) : false,
+        });
       }
     }
   }
@@ -74,7 +72,11 @@ export const run = async (options: IUpdateOptions = {}): Promise<void> => {
     const current = pkg.currentVersion.padEnd(12);
     const latest = pkg.latestVersion.padEnd(12);
     const pm = pkg.packageManager.padEnd(8);
-    const status = pkg.needsUpdate ? '⬆️  Update available' : '✓ Up to date';
+    const status = pkg.latestVersion === 'unknown'
+      ? '? Version unknown'
+      : pkg.needsUpdate
+        ? '⬆️  Update available'
+        : '✓ Up to date';
     console.log(`  ${name}${current}${latest}${pm}${status}`);
   }