Compare version strings in groovy

Question

Hey I have created a Groovy script that will extract the version numbers of some folder. I would then like to compare the version numbers and select the highest.

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Answer 1

Here my solution:

def availVersion = "1.5.0.2"
def ownVersion   = "2.6.0.1"

def availTokens = availVersion.split('\\.')
def ownTokens   = ownVersion.split('\\.')

def availSize   = availTokens.size()
def ownSize     = ownTokens.size()

def maxSize     = Math.max(availSize, ownSize)

for (int i = 1; i <= maxSize; i++) {
    def availItem = ((i <= availSize) ? availTokens[i - 1] : 0)
    def ownItem    = ((i <= ownSize)  ? ownTokens[i - 1]   : 0)

    print "Avail: ${availItem} -> Own: ${ownItem}\n"

    if ((ownItem > availItem) || ( (i == maxSize) && (ownItem >= availItem) )) {
        print "Upgrade NOT needed.\n"
        return
    }
}

print "Upgrade needed!\n"