asdf list could return the latest version available vs what's installed locally

[scalp42]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe

While setting versions in .tool-versions is awesome, it'd be great to have a way to know when a new version is available.

Describe the proposed solution

When typing asdf list, it'd print the latest version available:

$> asdf list

ruby (latest is 3.0.2)
  2.7.3
  3.0.1
terraform (latest is 1.0.5)
  0.14.4
  0.15.5
  1.0.4

Describe similar asdf features and why they are not sufficient

asdf latest X work but it becomes cumbersome when the list starts growing.

Describe other workarounds you've considered

Just scripting using asdf list, asdf info and asdf latest

PS: thank you very much and no matter what, asdf is awesome!

[jthegedus]

Hmm, this would add a call to asdf latest <plugin> per plugin in the list, slowing down the currently local-only command. We want to avoid network calls if we can.

Perhaps if we capture this under a flag asdf list --show-latest or an .asdfrc config value it would preserve existing local-only behaviour.

[scalp42]

Yes, totally agree re keeping it local.

[jthegedus]

Just thinking out loud, perhaps a command asdf latest --all which calls asdf latest <plugin> for each plugin you have installed and a marker for if you have that latest version installed?

$> asdf list

ruby
  2.7.3
  3.0.1
terraform
  0.14.4
  0.15.5
  1.0.4

$> asdf latest --all

ruby      3.0.1    installed
terraform 1.0.5    missing

Would this grant you the information you are after?

[scalp42]

yes, it'd be perfect (pretty much what the scripting side does) 👌

[threkk]

I might have some time at the end of the month to work on this. Please, let me know if anyone is interested in working on this before or I will pick it up then :)

[threkk]

Sorry for the delay! I wrote a patch for this issue which can be found here #1096