From a94115fbb0890120bf9058b41ee4253273e02b7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prashant Rawat <pr7prashant@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2023 20:39:33 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Add docstrings for version service (#9411)

* add docstrings for version service

* replace curly quotes with single quotes

* use @example to write sample use cases

* update descriptions

* update jsdoc for rangeStart function
---
 services/version.js | 107 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 98 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/services/version.js b/services/version.js
index 6d7f357b48..fc0b6d7374 100644
--- a/services/version.js
+++ b/services/version.js
@@ -2,13 +2,24 @@
  * Utilities relating to generating badges relating to version numbers. Includes
  * comparing versions to determine the latest, and determining the color to use
  * for the badge based on whether the version is a stable release.
- *
  * For utilities specific to PHP version ranges, see php-version.js.
+ *
+ * @module
  */
+
 import semver from 'semver'
 import { addv } from './text-formatters.js'
 import { version as versionColor } from './color-formatters.js'
 
+/**
+ * Compares two arrays of numbers lexicographically and returns an integer value.
+ *
+ * @param {number[]} a - The first array to compare
+ * @param {number[]} b - The second array to compare
+ * @returns {number} -1 if a is smaller than b, 1 if a is larger than b, 0 if a and b are equal
+ * @example
+ * listCompare([1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 4]) // returns -1 because the third element of the first array is smaller than the third element of the second array.
+ */
 function listCompare(a, b) {
   const alen = a.length
   const blen = b.length
@@ -22,8 +33,15 @@ function listCompare(a, b) {
   return alen - blen
 }
 
-// Take string versions.
-// -1 if v1 < v2, 1 if v1 > v2, 0 otherwise.
+/**
+ * Compares two strings representing version numbers lexicographically and returns an integer value.
+ *
+ * @param {string} v1 - The first version to compare
+ * @param {string} v2 - The second version to compare
+ * @returns {number} -1 if v1 is smaller than v2, 1 if v1 is larger than v2, 0 if v1 and v2 are equal
+ * @example
+ * compareDottedVersion('1.2.3', '1.2.4') // returns -1 because numeric part of first version is smaller than the numeric part of second version.
+ */
 function compareDottedVersion(v1, v2) {
   const parts1 = /([0-9.]+)(.*)$/.exec(v1)
   const parts2 = /([0-9.]+)(.*)$/.exec(v2)
@@ -48,8 +66,15 @@ function compareDottedVersion(v1, v2) {
   return v1 < v2 ? -1 : v1 > v2 ? 1 : 0
 }
 
-// Take a list of string versions.
-// Return the latest, or undefined, if there are none.
+/**
+ * Finds the largest version number lexicographically from an array of strings representing version numbers and returns it as a string.
+ *
+ * @param {string[]} versions - The array of version numbers to compare
+ * @returns {string|undefined} The largest version number as a string, or undefined if the array is empty
+ * @example
+ * latestDottedVersion(['1.2.3', '1.2.4', '1.3', '2.0']) // returns '2.0' because it is the largest version number in the array.
+ * latestDottedVersion([]) // returns undefined because the array is empty.
+ */
 function latestDottedVersion(versions) {
   const len = versions.length
   if (len === 0) {
@@ -64,6 +89,19 @@ function latestDottedVersion(versions) {
   return version
 }
 
+/**
+ * Finds the largest version number lexicographically or semantically from an array of strings representing version numbers and returns it as a string.
+ * latestMaybeSemVer() is used for versions that match some kind of dotted version pattern.
+ *
+ * @param {string[]} versions - The array of version numbers to compare
+ * @param {boolean} pre - Whether to include pre-release versions or not
+ * @returns {string|undefined} The largest version number as a string, or undefined if the array is empty
+ * @example
+ * latestMaybeSemVer(['1.2.3', '1.2.4', '1.3', '2.0'], false) // returns '2.0' because it is the largest version number and pre-release versions are excluded.
+ * latestMaybeSemVer(['1.2.3', '1.2.4', '1.3', '2.0'], true) // returns '2.0' because pre-release versions are included but none of them are present in the array.
+ * latestMaybeSemVer(['1.2.3', '1.2.4', '1.3-alpha', '2.0-beta'], false) // returns '1.2.4' because pre-release versions are excluded and it is the largest version number among the remaining ones.
+ * latestMaybeSemVer(['1.2.3', '1.2.4', '1.3-alpha', '2.0-beta'], true) // returns '2.0-beta' because pre-release versions are included and it is the largest version number.
+ */
 function latestMaybeSemVer(versions, pre) {
   let version = ''
 
@@ -86,8 +124,21 @@ function latestMaybeSemVer(versions, pre) {
   return version
 }
 
-// Given a list of versions (as strings), return the latest version.
-// Return undefined if no version could be found.
+/**
+ * Finds the largest version number lexicographically or semantically from an array of strings representing version numbers and returns it as a string.
+ * latest() is looser than latestMaybeSemVer() as it will attempt to make sense of anything, falling back to alphabetic sorting.
+ * We should ideally prefer latest() over latestMaybeSemVer() when adding version badges.
+ *
+ * @param {string[]} versions - The array of version numbers to compare
+ * @param {object} [options] - An optional object that contains additional options
+ * @param {boolean} [options.pre=false] - Whether to include pre-release versions or not, defaults to false
+ * @returns {string|undefined} The largest version number as a string, or undefined if the array is empty
+ * @example
+ * latest(['1.2.3', '1.2.4', '1.3', '2.0'], { pre: false }) // returns '2.0' because it is the largest version number and pre-release versions are excluded.
+ * latest(['1.2.3', '1.2.4', '1.3', '2.0'], { pre: true }) // returns '2.0' because pre-release versions are included but none of them are present in the array.
+ * latest(['1.2.3', '1.2.4', '1.3-alpha', '2.0-beta'], { pre: false }) // returns '1.2.4' because pre-release versions are excluded and it is the largest version number among the remaining ones.
+ * latest(['1.2.3', '1.2.4', '1.3-alpha', '2.0-beta'], { pre: true }) // returns '2.0-beta' because pre-release versions are included and it is the largest version number.
+ */
 function latest(versions, { pre = false } = {}) {
   let version = ''
   let origVersions = versions
@@ -117,8 +168,17 @@ function latest(versions, { pre = false } = {}) {
   return version
 }
 
-// Slice the specified number of dotted parts from the given semver version.
-// e.g. slice('2.4.7', 'minor') -> '2.4'
+/**
+ * Slices the specified number of dotted parts from the given semver version.
+ *
+ * @param {string} v - The semver version to slice
+ * @param {string} releaseType - The release type to slice up to. Can be one of "major", "minor", or "patch"
+ * @returns {string|null} The sliced version as a string, or null if the version is not valid
+ * @example
+ * slice('2.4.7', 'minor') // returns '2.4' because it slices the version string up to the minor component.
+ * slice('2.4.7-alpha', 'patch') // returns '2.4.7-alpha' because it slices the version string up to the patch component and preserves the prerelease component.
+ * slice('2.4', 'patch') // returns null because the version string is not valid according to semver rules.
+ */
 function slice(v, releaseType) {
   if (!semver.valid(v, /* loose */ true)) {
     return null
@@ -147,11 +207,40 @@ function slice(v, releaseType) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the start of the range that matches a given version string.
+ *
+ * @param {string} v - A version string that follows the Semantic Versioning specification. The function will accept and coerce invalid versions into valid ones.
+ * @returns {string} The start of the range that matches the given version string, or null if no match is found.
+ * @throws {TypeError} If v is an invalid semver range
+ * @example
+ * rangeStart('^1.2.3') // returns '1.2.3'
+ * rangeStart('>=2.0.0') // returns '2.0.0'
+ * rangeStart('1.x || >=2.5.0 || 5.0.0 - 7.2.3') // returns '1.0.0'
+ * rangeStart('1.2.x') // returns '1.2.0'
+ * rangeStart('1.2.*') // returns '1.2.0-0'
+ * rangeStart(null) // throws TypeError: Invalid Version: null
+ * rangeStart('') // throws TypeError: Invalid Version:
+ */
 function rangeStart(v) {
   const range = new semver.Range(v, /* loose */ true)
   return range.set[0][0].semver.version
 }
 
+/**
+ * Creates a badge object that displays information about a version number. It should usually be used to output a version badge.
+ *
+ * @param {object} options - An object that contains the options for the badge
+ * @param {string} options.version - The version number to display on the badge
+ * @param {string} [options.tag] - The tag to display on the badge, such as "alpha" or "beta"
+ * @param {string} [options.defaultLabel] - The default label to display on the badge, such as "npm" or "github"
+ * @param {Function} [options.versionFormatter=versionColor] - The function to use to format the color of the badge based on the version number
+ * @returns {object} A badge object that has three properties: label, message, and color
+ * @example
+ * renderVersionBadge({version: '1.2.3', tag: 'alpha', defaultLabel: 'npm'}) // returns {label: 'npm@alpha', message: 'v1.2.3', color: 'orange'} because
+ * it uses the tag and the defaultLabel to create the label, the addv function to add a 'v' prefix to the version in message,
+ * and the versionColor function to assign an orange color based on the version.
+ */
 function renderVersionBadge({
   version,
   tag,
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