npm package: @push.rocks/smartversion
Description: A library to handle semantic versioning with ease.
Author: Lossless GmbH
Latest version: 3.1.0

# @push.rocks/smartversion

A TypeScript library for handling semantic versioning with ease — parse, compare, match, and bump semver strings through a single ergonomic `SmartVersion` class.

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## Install

Install via your favourite package manager:

```bash
pnpm add @push.rocks/smartversion
# or
npm install @push.rocks/smartversion --save
```

The package ships as an **ESM-only** module with TypeScript typings included. It targets modern Node.js and browser runtimes (bundled via esbuild/rollup/etc.).

## Why SmartVersion?

Under the hood `@push.rocks/smartversion` wraps the battle-tested [`semver`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/semver) package, but hides the verbose functional API behind a friendly object-oriented surface. Instead of remembering `semver.gt`, `semver.lt`, `semver.satisfies`, `semver.minVersion`, and manually juggling SemVer instances, you get one class with expressive, strongly typed methods.

## Usage

All examples are written in TypeScript.

### Importing

```typescript
import { SmartVersion } from '@push.rocks/smartversion';
```

### Creating a SmartVersion

From a concrete version string:

```typescript
const version = new SmartVersion('1.0.0');
console.log(version.versionString); // '1.0.0'
```

From a fuzzy version string (ranges, carets, tildes, partials):

```typescript
const fuzzy = SmartVersion.fromFuzzyString('^1.2.0');
console.log(fuzzy.versionString); // '1.2.0' — the minimum version that satisfies the range
```

`fromFuzzyString` preserves the original range, so `getBestMatch` (below) can use it later to pick from a list of candidates. If the fuzzy string cannot be resolved to a minimum version, `fromFuzzyString` throws with a descriptive error.

### Reading the parts

```typescript
const version = new SmartVersion('2.5.9');

version.major;         // 2
version.minor;         // 5
version.patch;         // 9
version.versionString; // '2.5.9'
```

### Comparing versions

Compare against another `SmartVersion` instance or a raw version string:

```typescript
const a = new SmartVersion('1.2.3');
const b = new SmartVersion('2.0.0');

a.greaterThan(b);              // false
a.lessThan(b);                 // true

a.greaterThanString('1.2.2');  // true
a.lessThanString('v2.1.0');    // true — leading 'v' is tolerated
```

### Picking the best match from a list

Given a fuzzy range and a list of available versions, get the highest version that still satisfies the range:

```typescript
const range = SmartVersion.fromFuzzyString('4.x');
const available = ['4.0.1', '4.7.5', '4.3.0', '5.0.0'];

range.getBestMatch(available); // '4.7.5'
```

`getBestMatch` returns `undefined` if nothing in the list satisfies the range — handy for dependency resolution logic.

### Bumping versions

Every bump returns a fresh `SmartVersion` instance (the original is never mutated):

```typescript
const current = new SmartVersion('1.2.3');

current.getNewPatchVersion().versionString; // '1.2.4'
current.getNewMinorVersion().versionString; // '1.3.0'
current.getNewMajorVersion().versionString; // '2.0.0'
```

### Dynamic bumps

When the bump type is only known at runtime (e.g. driven by commit-lint output or a CI flag):

```typescript
type BumpKind = 'patch' | 'minor' | 'major';

function bump(version: SmartVersion, kind: BumpKind): SmartVersion {
  return version.getNewVersion(kind);
}

bump(new SmartVersion('0.9.5'), 'minor').versionString; // '0.10.0'
```

`getNewVersion` throws if given an unknown bump type, so you get a loud failure instead of silently producing the wrong version.

## API reference

| Member                                    | Kind            | Description                                                                 |
| ----------------------------------------- | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `new SmartVersion(semverString, original?)` | constructor     | Create an instance from a concrete version string.                          |
| `SmartVersion.fromFuzzyString(fuzzy)`       | static          | Build an instance from a range/fuzzy string. Preserves the range.           |
| `version.versionString`                     | getter          | The resolved version string (e.g. `'1.2.3'`).                               |
| `version.major` / `minor` / `patch`         | getter          | Individual semver segments as numbers.                                      |
| `version.semver`                            | property        | The underlying `semver.SemVer` instance for escape-hatch use cases.         |
| `version.originalVersionString`             | property        | The original fuzzy string, if `fromFuzzyString` was used.                   |
| `greaterThan(other)` / `lessThan(other)`    | method          | Compare to another `SmartVersion`.                                          |
| `greaterThanString(str)` / `lessThanString(str)` | method       | Compare to a raw version string.                                            |
| `getBestMatch(candidates)`                  | method          | Pick the highest candidate that satisfies the preserved range.              |
| `getNewPatchVersion()`                      | method          | Returns a bumped patch version as a new instance.                           |
| `getNewMinorVersion()`                      | method          | Returns a bumped minor version as a new instance.                           |
| `getNewMajorVersion()`                      | method          | Returns a bumped major version as a new instance.                           |
| `getNewVersion('patch' \| 'minor' \| 'major')` | method       | Bump dynamically by type.                                                   |

## Use cases

`@push.rocks/smartversion` shines whenever you need to reason about versions programmatically:

- **Release automation** — pick the next patch/minor/major in CI pipelines
- **Package management** — resolve a fuzzy dependency range against a real registry list
- **Update checks** — compare the currently installed version to the latest upstream
- **Compatibility gates** — guard features behind `greaterThan` / `lessThan` checks
- **Monorepo tooling** — bulk-bump versions across workspaces based on commit metadata

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