aws / aws/graph-explorer

Show in-app banner when a new version is available

Open
#1,129 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
infrastructure
Dominant language
TypeScript
Stars
481
Forks
108
Avg merge
6d 8h
Merged PRs (30d)
5

Description

Users should be notified if they are running an outdated version of the app.

### Proposal
- On app load (and periodically), fetch version info:
- Option A: Use GitHub Releases API.
- Option B: Use a hosted `version.json` file updated by CI/CD.
- Compare `APP_VERSION` with the latest release (or latest-snapshot for prereleases).
- Show banner: "A new version (vX.Y.Z) is available — please refresh or upgrade."

### Acceptance Criteria
- [ ] App can check for latest available version.
- [ ] Banner appears when a newer version exists.
- [ ] Clicking banner refreshes or provides upgrade instructions.
- [ ] No banner appears if app is up to date.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Assessment

This issue has not been assessed yet.

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.