Query package version

[nikolay]

Feature Overview

I have to use yq to query the version for Terraform and some other tools. I would be nice if I can get the version of the package in the current context.

Why is the feature needed?

Reduce the need for third-party tools and make parsing easier. I've switched from {name: <package>@<version>} to {name: <package>, version: <version>} for easier parsing, but that's too verbose.

How to reproduce the issue

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Workaround

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[suzuki-shunsuke]

There are two options.

1. Add a simple command to output package version

e.g.

$ aqua get-version yq
v4.40.2

2. Add more general command to query the information about packages and registries

e.g.

$ aqua query
{
  "packages": [
    {
      "name": "..."
    }
  ]
}

$ aqua query | jq -r ".packages ..." # Depends on jq

Embed the feature of jq.

$ aqua query --query ".packages ...."

Ideally, 2 is good but it's difficult to design and implement it. And I'm not sure if the feature is really necessary.

[suzuki-shunsuke]

Ideally, I want the feature evaluating the version with expressions.

e.g.

if aqua query --query ".packages.yq.version >= 3.0.0"; then
  echo "yq >= 3.0.0" 
fi

[CrystalMethod]

I really love the flexibility of gh ... --jq '...' feature.

[nikolay]

@suzuki-shunsuke Maybe query could be a more flexible command. How about adding a parameter to which to return the version installed?

[suzuki-shunsuke]

If the command isn't managed by aqua, the command would fail.

$ aqua which --version gh
[ERR] gh isn't managed by aqua

[nikolay]

Maybe add --path, which is the default modifier if people want to be explicit. Or maybe not.

[suzuki-shunsuke]

• feat(which): add the command line option --version #2507

[suzuki-shunsuke]

aqua v2.19.0 is out 🎉
The command line option --version (-v) was added.

$ aqua which --version yq
v4.40.2

https://github.com/aquaproj/aqua/releases/tag/v2.19.0