@magic/semver

semantic version parsing and stringification

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installation:

npm install @magic/semver

usage:

import semver from '@magic/semver'

// -alpha.0 is optional.
const version = '0.0.1-alpha.0'

const parsed = semver.parse(version)

// parsed === { major: 0, minor: 0, patch: 1, demo: { string: 'alpha', version: 0 }, v: '0.0.1-alpha.0' }

const serialized = semver.serialize(parsed)

// version === serialized

API

parse(version)

Parses a semver string into a VersionResult object.

Parameters:

• version (string): A semantic version string (e.g., "1.2.3", "1.2.3-alpha.0", "v1.2.3")

Returns: VersionResult — An object with major, minor, patch, demo, and v properties.

semver.parse('1.2.3')
// { major: 1, minor: 2, patch: 3, v: '1.2.3' }

semver.parse('1.2.3-alpha.0')
// { major: 1, minor: 2, patch: 3, demo: { string: 'alpha', version: 0 }, v: '1.2.3-alpha.0' }

semver.parse('v1.2.3')
// { major: 1, minor: 2, patch: 3, v: 'v1.2.3' }

serialize(version)

Aliases: stringify

Converts a Version object back into a semver string.

Parameters:

• version (Version): An object with major, minor, and patch properties. Optional demo property for pre-release versions.

Returns: (string): The serialized semver string.

semver.serialize({ major: 1, minor: 2, patch: 3 })
// '1.2.3'

semver.serialize({ major: 1, minor: 2, patch: 3, demo: { string: 'alpha', version: 0 } })
// '1.2.3-alpha.0'

isSemver(value)

Type guard that checks if a value is a valid semver (either a string or object).

Parameters:

• value (unknown): The value to check.

Returns: (boolean): true if the value is a valid semver string or object.

semver.isSemver('1.2.3') // true
semver.isSemver('1.2.3-alpha.0') // true
semver.isSemver({ major: 1, minor: 2, patch: 3 }) // true
semver.isSemver('not-a-version') // false
semver.isSemver(123) // false

bump(version, options)

Increments a semver version. Returns a string if input was a string, or a Version object if input was an object.

Parameters:

• version (string | Version): The version to bump.
• options (object):
  • options.major (boolean): Bump major version, resets minor and patch.
  • options.minor (boolean): Bump minor version, resets patch.
  • options.patch (boolean): Bump patch version.
  • options.alpha (boolean): Set or increment alpha pre-release.
  • options.beta (boolean): Set or increment beta pre-release.

Returns: (string | Version): The bumped version in the same format as input.

semver.bump('1.2.3', { major: true }) // '2.0.0'
semver.bump('1.2.3', { minor: true }) // '1.3.0'
semver.bump('1.2.3', { patch: true }) // '1.2.4'
semver.bump('1.2.3', { alpha: true }) // '1.2.4-alpha.0'
semver.bump('1.2.3-alpha.0', { alpha: true }) // '1.2.3-alpha.1'
semver.bump('1.2.3-alpha.0', { beta: true }) // '1.2.3-beta.0'
semver.bump('1.2.3', { beta: true }) // '1.2.4-beta.0'

// No options: increments alpha version if present, otherwise patch
semver.bump('1.2.3-alpha.0') // '1.2.3-alpha.1'
semver.bump('1.2.3') // '1.2.4'

isBigger(a, b)

Compares two versions. Returns true if a is greater than b.

Parameters:

• a (string): First version string.
• b (string): Second version string.

Returns: (boolean): true if a > b.

semver.isBigger('2.0.0', '1.0.0') // true
semver.isBigger('1.0.0', '1.0.0') // false
semver.isBigger('1.0.0-alpha', '1.0.0') // false (release > pre-release)
semver.isBigger('1.0.0-beta', '1.0.0-alpha') // true (beta > alpha)

isSmaller(a, b)

Compares two versions. Returns true if a is less than b.

Parameters:

• a (string): First version string.
• b (string): Second version string.

Returns: (boolean): true if a < b.

semver.isSmaller('1.0.0', '2.0.0') // true
semver.isSmaller('1.0.0', '1.0.0') // false
semver.isSmaller('1.0.0-alpha', '1.0.0') // true (pre-release < release)

sort(versions)

Sorts an array of versions in ascending order according to semver spec (pre-releases come before releases, alpha < beta).

Parameters:

• versions (Array<string | Version>): An array of version strings or objects.

Returns: (Array<string | Version>): The sorted array, preserving input types.

semver.sort(['1.0.0', '2.0.0-alpha', '1.0.0-alpha.0', '2.0.0'])
// ['1.0.0-alpha.0', '1.0.0', '2.0.0-alpha', '2.0.0']

semver.sort(['1.2.3', '1.2.0', '1.3.0'])
// ['1.2.0', '1.2.3', '1.3.0']

Types

type Version = {
  major: number
  minor: number
  patch: number
  demo?: {
    string: string // 'alpha' or 'beta'
    version: number
  }
}

type VersionResult = Version & { v: string }

changelog

0.0.1

first release

0.0.2

add bump and isSemver

0.0.3

handle -alpha and -beta separately to stop decrementing the version by mistake.

0.0.4

fix behaviour of appending -alpha.0 and -beta.0. these two edgecases also bump patch version now.

0.0.5

add isBigger and isSmaller version comparison

0.0.6

remove @magic/fs

0.0.7

bump required node version to 14.2.0

0.0.8

update dependencies

0.0.9

• bump required node version to 14.15.4
• update dependencies

0.0.10

• update README
• bump dev dependencies

0.0.11

update dependencies

0.0.12

update dependencies

0.0.13

update dependencies

0.0.14

update dependencies

0.0.15

update dependencies

0.0.16

update dependencies

0.0.17

• add typescript
• update dependencies

0.0.18

• fix handling a v in front of the version, eg v0.0.1

0.0.19

• better type exports

0.0.20

• add sort function, sorts arrays of versions
• add documentation to README.md
• update dependencies

0.0.21 - unreleased

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