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

changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-02-03 - 3.1.3 - 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
+
+- getLatestVersion now attempts a direct API request to https://verdaccio.lossless.digital/<encoded-package> and parses dist-tags.latest
+- Falls back to npm view when the private registry request fails
+- Scoped package names are URL-encoded (replaces '/' with '%2f') before querying the private registry
+- Packages with no resolvable latest version are included with latestVersion set to 'unknown' and displayed as '? Version unknown'
+- needsUpdate is set to false when latest version is unknown
+
 ## 2026-02-03 - 3.1.2 - fix(scripts)
 make test script output verbose by using --verbose instead of --web
 

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/tools',
-  version: '3.1.2',
+  version: '3.1.3',
   description: 'A CLI tool placeholder for development utilities.'
 }

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

@@ -46,18 +46,16 @@ 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,
+          latestVersion: latestVersion || 'unknown',
           packageManager: pm,
-            needsUpdate: pmUtil.isNewerVersion(pkg.version, latestVersion),
+          needsUpdate: latestVersion ? pmUtil.isNewerVersion(pkg.version, latestVersion) : false,
         });
       }
     }
   }
-  }
 
   if (allPackages.length === 0) {
     console.log('No @git.zone packages found installed globally.');
@@ -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}`);
   }