checkForUpdate method

Implementation

Future<void> checkForUpdate(String currentVersion) async {
  debugText('  VERSION', 'Current   $currentVersion');

  // GitHub raw file URL
  final url = Uri.parse(
    'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gjwgit/rattleng/dev/pubspec.yaml',
  );

  try {
    // Fetch the pubspec.yaml file
    final response = await http.get(url);

    if (response.statusCode == 200) {
      // Parse the YAML content
      final yamlContent = loadYaml(response.body);

      // Extract the version field excluding the + sign and anything after
      final latestVersion =
          yamlContent['version'].toString().split('+').first;
      debugText('  VERSION', 'Available $latestVersion');

      // 20250129 gjw Compare with the current version and we will indicate
      // through the UI if it is not up-to-date.

      if (compareVersions(currentVersion, latestVersion) < 0) {
        setState(() {
          _isLatest = false;
        });
      }
    } else {
      debugPrint('Failed to fetch pubspec.yaml: ${response.statusCode}');
    }
  } catch (e) {
    debugPrint('Error while checking for update: $e');
  }
}