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36 changes: 36 additions & 0 deletions base/version.jl
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Expand Up @@ -300,3 +300,39 @@ function banner(io::IO = stdout)
""")
end
end

"""
julia_versionnumber(v::String)
julia_versionnumber(v::VersionNumber)

returns the Julia version number by following the same specifications as VersionNumber.

`julia_versionnumber` will fetch the latest nightly version number if `"nightly"` or `"latest"` is given as the input.

# Examples
```julia
julia> julia_versionnumber("nightly")
v"1.6.0-DEV"
```

```jldoctest
julia> julia_versionnumber("1.2.3")
v"1.2.3"

julia> julia_versionnumber(v"1.2.3")
v"1.2.3"
```
"""
julia_versionnumber(v::VersionNumber) = v
function julia_versionnumber(v::String)
if in(v, ["nightly", "latest"])
version_path = download(
"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JuliaLang/julia/master/VERSION",
joinpath(tempdir(), "VERSION.txt"),
)
version_str = replace(Base.read(version_path, String), "\n" => "")
return VersionNumber(version_str)
else
return VersionNumber(v)
end
end
6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions test/version.jl
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Expand Up @@ -227,3 +227,9 @@ io = IOBuffer()
@test VersionNumber(true, 0x2, Int128(3), (GenericString("rc"), 0x1)) == v"1.2.3-rc.1"
@test VersionNumber(true, 0x2, Int128(3), (GenericString("rc"), 0x1)) == v"1.2.3-rc.1"
@test VersionNumber(true, 0x2, Int128(3), (), (GenericString("sp"), 0x2)) == v"1.2.3+sp.2"

# julia_versionnumber
@test julia_versionnumber("nightly") ==
VersionNumber(replace(Base.read("VERSION", String), "\n" => ""))
@test julia_versionnumber("1.2.3") == v"1.2.3"
@test julia_versionnumber(v"1.2.3") == v"1.2.3"