Problem

Dev Proxy Toolkit was showing false upgrade notifications when the same version was already installed. For example, when Dev Proxy version 0.29.1 was installed, the toolkit would still show "New Dev Proxy version 0.29.1 is available" even though devproxy outdated --short returned empty output (indicating no updates were available).

False notification screenshot

The terminal clearly shows:

• devproxy --version returns 0.29.1
• devproxy outdated --short returns empty (no updates available)
• But the toolkit still shows upgrade notification for the same version

Root Cause

In src/detect.ts, the isOutdated logic only checked if an outdated version was returned by the devproxy outdated --short command, but didn't verify if it was actually different from the currently installed version:

// Before (buggy logic)
const isOutdated = isInstalled && outdatedVersion !== '';

When devproxy outdated --short returns the same version that's already installed, this was incorrectly marked as "outdated".

Solution

Updated the version comparison logic to also check that the outdated version is different from the current version:

// After (fixed logic)
const isOutdated = isInstalled && outdatedVersion !== '' && outdatedVersion !== version;

Changes Made

1. Fixed version comparison logic in src/detect.ts - added outdatedVersion !== version check
2. Added comprehensive test cases - covers same version scenario, proper upgrades, and edge cases
3. Fixed test data consistency - updated test objects to use realistic version scenarios

Testing

✅ Comprehensive validation with 10 test scenarios covering:

• Same version scenario (main bug fix) ✓
• Normal upgrade scenarios ✓
• No update scenarios ✓
• Not installed scenarios ✓
• Beta version scenarios ✓
• Edge cases ✓

✅ All existing functionality preserved - no regressions introduced

Impact

• Eliminates false notifications when the same version is installed
• Maintains correct upgrade notifications when newer versions are available
• Aligns with user expectations based on devproxy outdated --short behavior
• Simple and robust string comparison approach

Fixes #286.

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