Add prerelease update checks and bump version to 0.4.1

Enhanced the update check logic to notify users of both stable and prerelease updates depending on their current version. Added 'semver' and its types as dependencies, and updated the version to 0.4.1 in manifest and package files.

Author: RAIT-09

manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"id": "agent-client",
 	"name": "Agent Client",
-	"version": "0.4.0",
+	"version": "0.4.1",
 	"minAppVersion": "0.15.0",
 	"description": "Chat with AI agents via the Agent Client Protocol directly from your vault.",
 	"author": "RAIT-09",

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "obsidian-agent-client",
-	"version": "0.4.0",
+	"version": "0.4.1",
 	"description": "Use AI coding agents via the Agent Client Protocol directly inside Obsidian",
 	"main": "main.js",
 	"scripts": {
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 		"@types/node": "^16.11.6",
 		"@types/react": "^19.1.13",
 		"@types/react-dom": "^19.1.9",
+		"@types/semver": "^7.7.1",
 		"@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.0.0",
 		"@typescript-eslint/utils": "^8.0.0",
 		"builtin-modules": "3.3.0",
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
 		"@codemirror/state": "^6.5.2",
 		"@codemirror/view": "^6.38.7",
 		"react": "^19.1.1",
-		"react-dom": "^19.1.1"
+		"react-dom": "^19.1.1",
+		"semver": "^7.7.3"
 	}
 }

package.json

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Plugin, WorkspaceLeaf, Notice, requestUrl } from "obsidian";
+import * as semver from "semver";
 import { ChatView, VIEW_TYPE_CHAT } from "./components/chat/ChatView";
 import {
 	createSettingsStore,
@@ -469,18 +470,77 @@ export default class AgentClientPlugin extends Plugin {
 		this.settingsStore.set(this.settings);
 	}
 
-	async checkForUpdates(): Promise<boolean> {
+	/**
+	 * Fetch the latest stable release version from GitHub.
+	 */
+	private async fetchLatestStable(): Promise<string | null> {
 		const response = await requestUrl({
 			url: "https://api.github.com/repos/RAIT-09/obsidian-agent-client/releases/latest",
 		});
 		const data = response.json as { tag_name?: string };
-		const latestVersion = data.tag_name;
-		const currentVersion = this.manifest.version;
+		return data.tag_name ? semver.clean(data.tag_name) : null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Fetch the latest prerelease version from GitHub.
+	 */
+	private async fetchLatestPrerelease(): Promise<string | null> {
+		const response = await requestUrl({
+			url: "https://api.github.com/repos/RAIT-09/obsidian-agent-client/releases",
+		});
+		const releases = response.json as Array<{
+			tag_name: string;
+			prerelease: boolean;
+		}>;
+
+		// Find the first prerelease (releases are sorted by date descending)
+		const latestPrerelease = releases.find((r) => r.prerelease);
+		return latestPrerelease
+			? semver.clean(latestPrerelease.tag_name)
+			: null;
+	}
 
-		if (latestVersion !== currentVersion) {
-			new Notice(`[Agent Client] Update available: v${latestVersion}`);
-			return true;
+	/**
+	 * Check for plugin updates.
+	 * - Stable version users: compare with latest stable release
+	 * - Prerelease users: compare with both latest stable and latest prerelease
+	 */
+	async checkForUpdates(): Promise<boolean> {
+		const currentVersion =
+			semver.clean(this.manifest.version) || this.manifest.version;
+		const isCurrentPrerelease = semver.prerelease(currentVersion) !== null;
+
+		if (isCurrentPrerelease) {
+			// Prerelease user: check both stable and prerelease
+			const [latestStable, latestPrerelease] = await Promise.all([
+				this.fetchLatestStable(),
+				this.fetchLatestPrerelease(),
+			]);
+
+			const hasNewerStable =
+				latestStable && semver.gt(latestStable, currentVersion);
+			const hasNewerPrerelease =
+				latestPrerelease && semver.gt(latestPrerelease, currentVersion);
+
+			if (hasNewerStable || hasNewerPrerelease) {
+				// Prefer stable version notification if available
+				const newestVersion = hasNewerStable
+					? latestStable
+					: latestPrerelease;
+				new Notice(
+					`[Agent Client] Update available: v${newestVersion}`,
+				);
+				return true;
+			}
+		} else {
+			// Stable version user: check stable only
+			const latestStable = await this.fetchLatestStable();
+			if (latestStable && semver.gt(latestStable, currentVersion)) {
+				new Notice(`[Agent Client] Update available: v${latestStable}`);
+				return true;
+			}
 		}
+
 		return false;
 	}