1.0.8

dist/index.d.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { KeyValueStore } from 'npmextra';
 export declare class SmartUpdate {
     kvStore: KeyValueStore;
-    check(npmnameArg: string, compareVersion: string): Promise<void>;
+    check(npmnameArg: string, compareVersion: string, changelogUrlArg?: string): Promise<void>;
     private getNpmPackageFromRegistry(npmnameArg);
-    private checkIfUpgrade(npmPackage, versionArg);
+    private checkIfUpgrade(npmPackage, localVersionStringArg, changelogUrlArg?);
 }
 export declare let standardHandler: SmartUpdate;

dist/index.js

@@ -14,27 +14,31 @@ class SmartUpdate {
     constructor() {
         this.kvStore = new plugins.npmextra.KeyValueStore('custom', 'global:smartupdate');
     }
-    check(npmnameArg, compareVersion) {
+    check(npmnameArg, compareVersion, changelogUrlArg) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            let result = yield this.kvStore.readKey(npmnameArg);
-            let timeStamp = new smarttime_1.TimeStamp();
             // the newData to write
+            let timeStamp = new smarttime_1.TimeStamp();
             let newData = {
                 lastCheck: timeStamp.milliSeconds,
                 latestVersion: 'x.x.x',
                 performedUpgrade: false
             };
+            // the comparison data from the keyValue store
+            let result = yield this.kvStore.readKey(npmnameArg);
             if (result) {
                 let lastCheckTimeStamp = smarttime_1.TimeStamp.fromMilliSeconds(result.lastCheck);
-                let compareTime = plugins.smarttime.getMilliSecondsFromUnits({ days: 1 });
+                let compareTime = plugins.smarttime.getMilliSecondsFromUnits({ hours: 1 });
                 if (!lastCheckTimeStamp.isOlderThan(timeStamp, compareTime)) {
-                    plugins.beautylog.log(`smartupdate: next check tomorrow: ${plugins.beautycolor.coloredString(`${npmnameArg} has already been checked for today.`, 'pink')}`);
+                    newData.lastCheck = lastCheckTimeStamp.milliSeconds;
+                    let nextCheckInMinutes = (timeStamp.milliSeconds - lastCheckTimeStamp.milliSeconds) / 60000;
+                    plugins.beautylog.log(`smartupdate: next check in ${nextCheckInMinutes}: ` +
+                        `${plugins.beautycolor.coloredString(`${npmnameArg} has already been checked within the last hour.`, 'pink')}`);
                     return;
                 }
             }
             let npmPackage = yield this.getNpmPackageFromRegistry(npmnameArg);
             newData.latestVersion = npmPackage.version;
-            let upgradeBool = yield this.checkIfUpgrade(npmPackage, compareVersion);
+            let upgradeBool = yield this.checkIfUpgrade(npmPackage, compareVersion, changelogUrlArg);
             if (upgradeBool) {
             }
             this.kvStore.writeKey(npmnameArg, newData);
@@ -48,16 +52,22 @@ class SmartUpdate {
             return npmPackage;
         });
     }
-    checkIfUpgrade(npmPackage, versionArg) {
+    checkIfUpgrade(npmPackage, localVersionStringArg, changelogUrlArg) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            if (npmPackage.version === versionArg) {
+            // create Version objects
+            let versionNpm = new plugins.smartversion.SmartVersion(npmPackage.version);
+            let versionLocal = new plugins.smartversion.SmartVersion(localVersionStringArg);
+            if (!versionNpm.greaterThan(versionLocal)) {
                 plugins.beautylog.ok(`smartupdate: You are running the latest version of ${plugins.beautycolor.coloredString(npmPackage.name, 'pink')}`);
                 return false;
             }
             else {
                 plugins.beautylog.warn(`There is a newer version of ${npmPackage.name} available on npm.`);
-                plugins.beautylog.info(`Your version: ${versionArg} | version on npm: ${npmPackage.version}`);
-                plugins.beautylog.warn(`!!! You should upgrade!!!`);
+                plugins.beautylog.warn(`Your version: ${versionLocal.versionString} | version on npm: ${versionNpm.versionString}`);
+                if (!process.env.CI && changelogUrlArg) {
+                    plugins.beautylog.log('trying to open changelog...');
+                    plugins.smartopen.openUrl(changelogUrlArg);
+                }
                 return true;
             }
         });
@@ -65,4 +75,4 @@ class SmartUpdate {
 }
 exports.SmartUpdate = SmartUpdate;
 exports.standardHandler = new SmartUpdate();
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dist/smartupdate.plugins.d.ts

@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@ import * as beautylog from 'beautylog';
 import * as beautycolor from 'beautycolor';
 import * as npmextra from 'npmextra';
 import * as smartnpm from 'smartnpm';
+import * as smartopen from 'smartopen';
 import * as smarttime from 'smarttime';
-export { beautylog, beautycolor, npmextra, smartnpm, smarttime };
+import * as smartversion from 'smartversion';
+export { beautylog, beautycolor, npmextra, smartnpm, smartopen, smarttime, smartversion };

dist/smartupdate.plugins.js

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ const npmextra = require("npmextra");
 exports.npmextra = npmextra;
 const smartnpm = require("smartnpm");
 exports.smartnpm = smartnpm;
+const smartopen = require("smartopen");
+exports.smartopen = smartopen;
 const smarttime = require("smarttime");
 exports.smarttime = smarttime;
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+const smartversion = require("smartversion");
+exports.smartversion = smartversion;
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package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "smartupdate",
-  "version": "1.0.4",
+  "version": "1.0.8",
   "description": "update your tools in a smart way",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "typings": "dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@
     "tapbundle": "^1.1.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "beautycolor": "^1.0.10",
+    "beautycolor": "^1.0.11",
     "beautylog": "^6.1.10",
     "npmextra": "^2.0.9",
     "smartnpm": "^1.0.4",
-    "smarttime": "^1.0.6",
+    "smartopen": "^1.0.3",
+    "smarttime": "^1.0.7",
+    "smartversion": "^1.0.3",
     "typings-global": "^1.0.20"
   }
 }

test/test.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { expect, tap } from 'tapbundle'
 import * as smartupdate from '../ts/index'
 
 tap.test('should check for a npm module', async () => {
-  await smartupdate.standardHandler.check('npmts', '8.0.5')
+  await smartupdate.standardHandler.check('npmts', '8.0.5', 'http://gitzone.gitlab.io/npmts/changelog.html')
 })
 
 tap.start()

ts/index.ts

@@ -13,28 +13,39 @@ import { KeyValueStore } from 'npmextra'
 export class SmartUpdate {
   kvStore = new plugins.npmextra.KeyValueStore('custom', 'global:smartupdate')
 
-  async check (npmnameArg: string, compareVersion: string) {
-    let result: ICacheStatus = await this.kvStore.readKey(npmnameArg)
-    let timeStamp = new TimeStamp()
-
+  async check (npmnameArg: string, compareVersion: string, changelogUrlArg?: string) {
+    
     // the newData to write
+    let timeStamp = new TimeStamp()
     let newData = {
       lastCheck: timeStamp.milliSeconds,
       latestVersion: 'x.x.x',
       performedUpgrade: false
     }
+
+    // the comparison data from the keyValue store
+    let result: ICacheStatus = await this.kvStore.readKey(npmnameArg)
+
     if (result) {
       let lastCheckTimeStamp = TimeStamp.fromMilliSeconds(result.lastCheck)
-      let compareTime = plugins.smarttime.getMilliSecondsFromUnits({ days: 1 })
+      let compareTime = plugins.smarttime.getMilliSecondsFromUnits({ hours: 1 })
       if (!lastCheckTimeStamp.isOlderThan(timeStamp, compareTime)) {
-        plugins.beautylog.log(`smartupdate: next check tomorrow: ${plugins.beautycolor.coloredString(`${npmnameArg} has already been checked for today.`, 'pink')}`)
+        newData.lastCheck = lastCheckTimeStamp.milliSeconds
+        let nextCheckInMinutes = (timeStamp.milliSeconds - lastCheckTimeStamp.milliSeconds) / 60000
+        plugins.beautylog.log(
+          `smartupdate: next check in ${nextCheckInMinutes}: ` +
+          `${plugins.beautycolor.coloredString(
+            `${npmnameArg} has already been checked within the last hour.`
+            , 'pink'
+          )}`
+        )
         return
       }
     }
     let npmPackage = await this.getNpmPackageFromRegistry(npmnameArg)
     newData.latestVersion = npmPackage.version
-    let upgradeBool = await this.checkIfUpgrade(npmPackage, compareVersion)
-    if(upgradeBool) {
+    let upgradeBool = await this.checkIfUpgrade(npmPackage, compareVersion, changelogUrlArg)
+    if (upgradeBool) {
       
     }
     this.kvStore.writeKey(npmnameArg, newData)
@@ -47,14 +58,24 @@ export class SmartUpdate {
     return npmPackage
   }
 
-  private async checkIfUpgrade (npmPackage: plugins.smartnpm.NpmPackage, versionArg: string) {
-    if (npmPackage.version === versionArg) {
+  private async checkIfUpgrade (
+    npmPackage: plugins.smartnpm.NpmPackage,
+    localVersionStringArg: string,
+    changelogUrlArg?: string
+  ) {
+    // create Version objects
+    let versionNpm = new plugins.smartversion.SmartVersion(npmPackage.version)
+    let versionLocal = new plugins.smartversion.SmartVersion(localVersionStringArg)
+    if (!versionNpm.greaterThan(versionLocal)) {
       plugins.beautylog.ok(`smartupdate: You are running the latest version of ${plugins.beautycolor.coloredString(npmPackage.name, 'pink')}`)
       return false
     } else {
       plugins.beautylog.warn(`There is a newer version of ${npmPackage.name} available on npm.`)
-      plugins.beautylog.info(`Your version: ${versionArg} | version on npm: ${npmPackage.version}`)
-      plugins.beautylog.warn(`!!! You should upgrade!!!`)
+      plugins.beautylog.warn(`Your version: ${versionLocal.versionString} | version on npm: ${versionNpm.versionString}`)
+      if (!process.env.CI && changelogUrlArg) {
+        plugins.beautylog.log('trying to open changelog...')
+        plugins.smartopen.openUrl(changelogUrlArg)
+      }
       return true
     }
   }

ts/smartupdate.plugins.ts

@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@ import * as beautylog from 'beautylog'
 import * as beautycolor from 'beautycolor'
 import * as npmextra from 'npmextra'
 import * as smartnpm from 'smartnpm'
+import * as smartopen from 'smartopen'
 import * as smarttime from 'smarttime'
+import * as smartversion from 'smartversion'
 
 export {
   beautylog,
   beautycolor,
   npmextra,
   smartnpm,
-  smarttime
+  smartopen,
+  smarttime,
+  smartversion
 }

yarn.lock

@@ -53,8 +53,12 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/minimatch/-/minimatch-2.0.29.tgz#5002e14f75e2d71e564281df0431c8c1b4a2a36a"
 
 "@types/node@*", "@types/node@^8.0.10":
-  version "8.0.22"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-8.0.22.tgz#9c6bfee1f45f5e9952ff6b487e657ecca48c7777"
+  version "8.0.24"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-8.0.24.tgz#06c580084d9add1fb40c1510ef0b448961246fb1"
+
+"@types/open@^0.0.29":
+  version "0.0.29"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/open/-/open-0.0.29.tgz#3de910012674909db14d608d1fde44ffa7a9ecea"
 
 "@types/promises-a-plus@*":
   version "0.0.27"
@@ -64,6 +68,10 @@
   version "1.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/q/-/q-1.0.3.tgz#08e99d20f7abfc0fe202b6d5a0921bfafcdea8d0"
 
+"@types/semver@^5.3.33":
+  version "5.3.34"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/semver/-/semver-5.3.34.tgz#6fade409ceb8ae817c1f7f1cfa5375416e97045f"
+
 "@types/shelljs@^0.7.2":
   version "0.7.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/shelljs/-/shelljs-0.7.4.tgz#137b5f31306eaff4de120ffe5b9d74b297809cfc"
@@ -107,12 +115,11 @@ balanced-match@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.0.tgz#89b4d199ab2bee49de164ea02b89ce462d71b767"
 
-beautycolor@^1.0.10, beautycolor@^1.0.7, beautycolor@^1.0.9:
-  version "1.0.10"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/beautycolor/-/beautycolor-1.0.10.tgz#4b50758e59115839b3bb2bfe8aaaec9e29c747dd"
+beautycolor@^1.0.11, beautycolor@^1.0.7, beautycolor@^1.0.9:
+  version "1.0.11"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/beautycolor/-/beautycolor-1.0.11.tgz#71c5568d5a7ed5c144d3a54f753ad1b08862aea5"
   dependencies:
     ansi-256-colors "^1.1.0"
-    tapbundle "^1.1.1"
     typings-global "^1.0.14"
 
 beautylog@^6.1.10:
@@ -495,6 +502,10 @@ onetime@^2.0.0:
   dependencies:
     mimic-fn "^1.0.0"
 
+open@^0.0.5:
+  version "0.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/open/-/open-0.0.5.tgz#42c3e18ec95466b6bf0dc42f3a2945c3f0cad8fc"
+
 ora@^1.1.0:
   version "1.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ora/-/ora-1.3.0.tgz#80078dd2b92a934af66a3ad72a5b910694ede51a"
@@ -585,7 +596,7 @@ safe-buffer@~5.1.0, safe-buffer@~5.1.1:
   version "5.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.1.1.tgz#893312af69b2123def71f57889001671eeb2c853"
 
-semver@^5.3.0:
+semver@^5.3.0, semver@^5.4.1:
   version "5.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-5.4.1.tgz#e059c09d8571f0540823733433505d3a2f00b18e"
 
@@ -660,6 +671,14 @@ smartnpm@^1.0.4:
     smartrequest "^1.0.6"
     typings-global "^1.0.16"
 
+smartopen@^1.0.3:
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/smartopen/-/smartopen-1.0.3.tgz#11a5835b50103e09fc9702ec9a884605ad7e584d"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/open" "^0.0.29"
+    open "^0.0.5"
+    typings-global "^1.0.20"
+
 smartpath@^3.2.8:
   version "3.2.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/smartpath/-/smartpath-3.2.8.tgz#4834bd3a8bae2295baacadba23c87a501952f940"
@@ -692,12 +711,20 @@ smartshell@^1.0.6:
     typings-global "^1.0.19"
     which "^1.2.14"
 
-smarttime@^1.0.6:
-  version "1.0.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/smarttime/-/smarttime-1.0.6.tgz#0412a021cff88e8e41b766103a2d9e42fe816ddc"
+smarttime@^1.0.7:
+  version "1.0.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/smarttime/-/smarttime-1.0.7.tgz#d3030d7cd71bf58d752e88c81f6f4fd59681efd1"
   dependencies:
     typings-global "^1.0.16"
 
+smartversion@^1.0.3:
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/smartversion/-/smartversion-1.0.3.tgz#8b6b1553594a4df7fac8495bc2802b4a6f84a27c"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/semver" "^5.3.33"
+    semver "^5.4.1"
+    typings-global "^1.0.16"
+
 sprintf-js@~1.0.2:
   version "1.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sprintf-js/-/sprintf-js-1.0.3.tgz#04e6926f662895354f3dd015203633b857297e2c"