syft/internal/version/update.go

package version

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"

	hashiVersion "github.com/anchore/go-version"
	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal"
)

var latestAppVersionURL = struct {
	host string
	path string
}{
	host: "https://toolbox-data.anchore.io",
	path: fmt.Sprintf("/%s/releases/latest/VERSION", internal.ApplicationName),
}

// IsUpdateAvailable indicates if there is a newer application version available, and if so, what the new version is.
func IsUpdateAvailable() (bool, string, error) {
	currentBuildInfo := FromBuild()
	if !currentBuildInfo.IsProductionBuild() {
		// don't allow for non-production builds to check for a version.
		return false, "", nil
	}
	currentVersion, err := hashiVersion.NewVersion(currentBuildInfo.Version)
	if err != nil {
		return false, "", fmt.Errorf("failed to parse current application version: %w", err)
	}

	latestVersion, err := fetchLatestApplicationVersion()
	if err != nil {
		return false, "", err
	}

	if latestVersion.GreaterThan(currentVersion) {
		return true, latestVersion.String(), nil
	}

	return false, "", nil
}

func fetchLatestApplicationVersion() (*hashiVersion.Version, error) {
	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, latestAppVersionURL.host+latestAppVersionURL.path, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create request for latest version: %w", err)
	}

	client := http.Client{}
	resp, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch latest version: %w", err)
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTP %d on fetching latest version: %s", resp.StatusCode, resp.Status)
	}

	versionBytes, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read latest version: %w", err)
	}

	versionStr := strings.TrimSuffix(string(versionBytes), "\n")
	if len(versionStr) > 50 {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("version too long: %q", versionStr[:50])
	}

	return hashiVersion.NewVersion(versionStr)
}