From 56776e7f13ca29817b3b0052cc254b6ff13c3101 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nystik <236107-Nystik@users.noreply.gitlab.com>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 15:48:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix version check, link to release page

---
 plugin/src/settings/general-tab.js | 22 +++++++++++++++-------
 plugin/styles.css                  |  5 +++++
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plugin/src/settings/general-tab.js b/plugin/src/settings/general-tab.js
index a9c84c9..b18f1a6 100644
--- a/plugin/src/settings/general-tab.js
+++ b/plugin/src/settings/general-tab.js
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ function getVersion(app) {
   }
 }
 
+// SemVer build metadata (`+xyz`) is informational and ignored for precedence.
+function stripBuildMetadata(version) {
+  return (version || "").split("+")[0];
+}
+
 async function checkForUpdate(currentVersion) {
   try {
     const res = await fetch(GITHUB_API_LATEST);
@@ -22,10 +27,11 @@ async function checkForUpdate(currentVersion) {
     }
 
     const data = await res.json();
-    const latest = data.tag_name?.replace(/^v/, "");
+    const latest = stripBuildMetadata(data.tag_name?.replace(/^v/, ""));
+    const current = stripBuildMetadata(currentVersion);
 
-    if (latest && latest !== currentVersion) {
-      return latest;
+    if (latest && latest !== current) {
+      return { version: latest, url: data.html_url };
     }
 
     return null;
@@ -59,9 +65,10 @@ function display(containerEl, app) {
     cls: "ignis-header-version",
   });
 
-  const updateIndicator = versionCol.createEl("span", {
+  const updateIndicator = versionCol.createEl("a", {
     text: "Checking...",
     cls: "ignis-update-indicator",
+    attr: { target: "_blank", rel: "noopener noreferrer" },
   });
 
   const githubLink = right.createEl("a", {
@@ -75,10 +82,11 @@ function display(containerEl, app) {
     attr: { src: "/assets/github.svg", alt: "GitHub" },
   });
 
-  checkForUpdate(version).then((latestVersion) => {
-    if (latestVersion) {
-      updateIndicator.textContent = `v${latestVersion} available`;
+  checkForUpdate(version).then((latest) => {
+    if (latest) {
+      updateIndicator.textContent = `v${latest.version} available`;
       updateIndicator.addClass("ignis-update-available");
+      updateIndicator.href = latest.url;
     } else {
       updateIndicator.textContent = "Up to date";
     }
diff --git a/plugin/styles.css b/plugin/styles.css
index e9eb304..2820ac9 100644
--- a/plugin/styles.css
+++ b/plugin/styles.css
@@ -54,12 +54,17 @@
 .ignis-update-indicator {
   font-size: var(--font-ui-smaller);
   color: var(--text-faint);
+  text-decoration: none;
 }
 
 .ignis-update-indicator.ignis-update-available {
   color: var(--text-accent);
 }
 
+.ignis-update-indicator.ignis-update-available:hover {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
 .ignis-github-link {
   color: var(--text-muted);
   display: flex;