[backport to release/10.0.3xx]Add warnings for newer tool versions during dotnet tool restore#52715
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This is a manual backport of PR #51011 to the release/10.0.3xx branch, which adds warnings during dotnet tool restore to inform users when newer versions of tools are available.
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- Added a new warning system that checks for newer versions of tools during restoration
- Implemented smart prerelease handling: warnings only show for newer stable versions when the current version is stable, but show all newer versions when the current version is prerelease
- Added comprehensive test coverage for version comparison scenarios
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| test/dotnet.Tests/CommandTests/Tool/Restore/ToolRestoreCommandTests.cs | Adds three comprehensive tests covering basic version warnings, prerelease-to-stable warnings, and stable-to-prerelease (no warning) scenarios |
| src/Cli/dotnet/Commands/xlf/*.xlf (13 files) | Adds the new localized string resource "RestoreNewVersionAvailable" across all supported languages with state="new" |
| src/Cli/dotnet/Commands/CliCommandStrings.resx | Adds the new resource string for the version warning message |
| src/Cli/dotnet/Commands/Tool/Restore/ToolRestoreCommand.cs | Extends ToolRestoreResult struct with Warning property and updates display logic to show warnings in yellow for both success and partial failure cases |
| src/Cli/dotnet/Commands/Tool/Restore/ToolPackageRestorer.cs | Implements CheckForNewerVersion method that queries for the latest version and applies prerelease filtering logic; passes warning through to ToolRestoreResult |
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| // If the current version is prerelease, show warning for any newer version | ||
| // If the current version is stable, only show warning for newer stable versions | ||
| if (package.Version.IsPrerelease || !latestVersion.IsPrerelease) |
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Should we consider an informational message if a user is on a stable version, but a new prelease is available. For example, the user is on 1.0.0, but 2.0.0-preview.1 is available?
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reasonable extension of the core mechanism for sure 👍
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Manual backport of #51011 because the backport bot failed