mix1009 / version_check

version_check

Check iOS/Android/Mac store app version and provide update alert if neccessary.

Usage

import 'package:version_check/version_check.dart';

  final versionCheck = VersionCheck();

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    checkVersion();
  }

  Future checkVersion() async {
    await versionCheck.checkVersion(context);
  }

version_check's Issues

Unhandled Exception: PlatformException(Error, Error while launching https://apps.apple.com/de/app/snapchat/id447188370?uo=4, null, null)

Hello,

I created an update window and I used snapchat as test app to force an update. Im developing on an iPhone 14 simulator running iOS 16.2. Im getting Unhandled Exception: PlatformException(Error, Error while launching https://apps.apple.com/de/app/snapchat/id447188370?uo=4, null, null) when clicking the update button, but the link is correct. Below is the code im using leaving out the UI part which is not relevant:

 String? version = '';
  String? storeVersion = '';
  String? storeUrl = '';
  String? packageName = '';

  final versionCheck = VersionCheck(
    packageName: Platform.isIOS
        ? 'com.toyopagroup.picaboo'
        : '',
    packageVersion: '12.0.0',
    showUpdateDialog: customShowUpdateDialog,
    country: 'DE',
  );

  

 Future checkVersion() async {
    await versionCheck.checkVersion(context);
    setState(() {
      version = versionCheck.packageVersion;
      packageName = versionCheck.packageName;
      storeVersion = versionCheck.storeVersion;
      storeUrl = versionCheck.storeUrl;
    });

    print(version);
     print(packageName);
      print(storeVersion);
       print(storeUrl);
  }

@override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    checkVersion();
  }

the print outputs:

flutter: 12.0.0
flutter: com.toyopagroup.picaboo
flutter: 12.20.0.32
flutter: https://apps.apple.com/de/app/snapchat/id447188370?uo=4

[VERBOSE-2:dart_vm_initializer.cc(41)] Unhandled Exception: PlatformException(Error, Error while launching https://apps.apple.com/de/app/snapchat/id447188370?uo=4, null, null)
#0      StandardMethodCodec.decodeEnvelope
message_codecs.dart:653
#1      MethodChannel._invokeMethod
platform_channel.dart:296
<asynchronous suspension>
#2      VersionCheck.launchStore
version_check.dart:98
<asynchronous suspension>
#3      customShowUpdateDialog.<anonymous closure>.<anonymous closure>
app_wrapper.dart:149
<asynchronous suspension>

Play store updated the UI

We can not get the version using '.hAyfc.BgcNfc' according to the new UI of the Google Play Store. Hotfix needed.

StateError (Bad state: No element)

this problem only occurs on android.

Good job!

Thanks =)

PlayStore and AppStore version different when checking

_shouldUpdate function when I try to get the storeVersion it is different:

• Android from PlayStore: 1.0.0 (without build number)
• iOS from AppStore: 1.0.0+1 (with build number)

Whenever iOS version checking it is always return hasUpdate true. Example:

Current version is 1.0.1
Store version is 1.0.1+2

  final arr1 = packageVersion!.split('.');
  final arr2 = storeVersion!.split('.');

 arr1[0]: 1
 arr2[0]: 1
 arr2 > arr1: 1 > 1

 arr1[1]: 0
 arr2[1]: 0
 arr2 > arr1: 0 > 0

 arr1[2]: 1
 arr2[2]: 1+2
 arr2 > arr1: 1+2 > 1       // This part always return true

Current solution for me is like this:

If Android put version number
If iOS put version number + build number

PackageInfo info = await PackageInfo.fromPlatform();
final versionCheck = VersionCheck(
      packageName: com.example.test,
      packageVersion: Platform.isAndroid
          ? info.version
          : '${info.version}+${info.buildNumber}',
      showUpdateDialog: (c, v) {
        showDialog();
      },
    )

Any other better solution for this? Thanks

Forcing Minimum App Version in TestFlight iOS

Hi! I was wondering can we try to force the minimum app version while our app is still in TestFlight & not in the App Store ?

How ? : ) Thanks !

Publish package

I think it's time to publish using the latest update sir.

flutter pub publish --dry-run
flutter pub publish

Update package

Are you going to update the package? The http package is currently at version ^1.1.0 and we can't update it because it causes an error.
Great package anyway.

Unhandled Exception: RangeError (index)

RangeError encountered while running on IOS device.
Need to pass additional "country" parameter in _getIOSStoreVersionAndUrl, should be "bundleId" and "country" parameters.

Version comparison is incorrect

Given a package version of 3.1.0 and a store version of 3.0.68 the dialog is opening. This should not be the case since the package version has a larger minor version than the store version.

See example with version comparison function of this package. I'd suggest using something like https://pub.dev/packages/version for semver version comparison.

import 'dart:math' as math;

void main() {
  print(_shouldUpdate('3.1.0', '3.0.68')); // prints true
}


bool _shouldUpdate(String? packageVersion, String? storeVersion) {
  if (packageVersion == storeVersion) return false;

  final arr1 = packageVersion!.split('.');
  final arr2 = storeVersion!.split('.');

  for (int i = 0; i < math.min(arr1.length, arr2.length); i++) {
    int? v1 = int.tryParse(arr1[i]);
    int? v2 = int.tryParse(arr2[i]);

    if (v1 == null || v2 == null) {
      if (arr2[i].compareTo(arr1[i]) > 0) {
        return true;
      }
    } else if (v2 > v1) {
      return true;
    }
  }

  return false;
}