process: add version constants and compare

doc/api/process.md

@@ -1481,6 +1481,9 @@ changes:
   - version: v4.2.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3212
     description: The `lts` property is now supported.
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/19587
+    description: Add SemVer properties.
 -->
 
 * {Object}
@@ -1509,6 +1512,10 @@ tarball.
   - `'Argon'` for the 4.x LTS line beginning with 4.2.0.
   - `'Boron'` for the 6.x LTS line beginning with 6.9.0.
   - `'Carbon'` for the 8.x LTS line beginning with 8.9.1.
+* `majorVersion` {number} The major version of this release.
+* `minorVersion` {number} The minor version of this release.
+* `patchVersion` {number} The patch version of this release.
+* `prereleaseTag` {string} The SemVer pre-release tag for Node.js.
 
 <!-- eslint-skip -->
 ```js
@@ -1517,13 +1524,34 @@ tarball.
   lts: 'Argon',
   sourceUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/release/v4.4.5/node-v4.4.5.tar.gz',
   headersUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/release/v4.4.5/node-v4.4.5-headers.tar.gz',
-  libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/release/v4.4.5/win-x64/node.lib'
+  libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/release/v4.4.5/win-x64/node.lib',
+  majorVersion: 4,
+  minorVersion: 4,
+  patchVersion: 5,
+  prereleaseTag: '',
+  compareVersion: [Function: compareVersion]
 }
 ```
 
+
 In custom builds from non-release versions of the source tree, only the
-`name` property may be present. The additional properties should not be
-relied upon to exist.
+`name` property and SemVer properties may be present. The additional properties
+should not be relied upon to exist.
+
+## process.release.compareVersion(major, minor, patch[, tag])
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+Perform a SemVer comparison to the release version.
+
+* `major` {number} The major version to compare.
+* `minor` {number} The minor version to compare.
+* `patch` {number} The patch version to compare.
+* `tag` {string} The pre-release tag to compare.
+* Returns: {number} `1` if the given version is lower than the current release
+  version, `0` if the given version matches the process version, and `-1`
+  if the given version is greater than the release version.
 
 ## process.send(message[, sendHandle[, options]][, callback])
 <!-- YAML

lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     setupGlobalVariables();
 
     const _process = NativeModule.require('internal/process');
+    _process.setupCompareVersion();
     _process.setupConfig(NativeModule._source);
     _process.setupSignalHandlers();
     _process.setupUncaughtExceptionCapture(exceptionHandlerState);

lib/internal/process.js

@@ -283,6 +283,47 @@ function setupUncaughtExceptionCapture(exceptionHandlerState) {
   };
 }
 
+function setupCompareVersion() {
+  const {
+    majorVersion,
+    minorVersion,
+    patchVersion,
+    prereleaseTag,
+  } = process.release;
+
+  process.release.compareVersion = (major, minor, patch, tag) => {
+    if (typeof major !== 'number')
+      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('major', 'number', major);
+    if (typeof minor !== 'number')
+      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('minor', 'number', minor);
+    if (typeof patch !== 'number')
+      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('patch', 'number', patch);
+    if (tag !== undefined && typeof tag !== 'string')
+      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('tag', 'string', tag);
+
+    if (major > majorVersion)
+      return -1;
+    if (major < majorVersion)
+      return 1;
+
+    if (minor > minorVersion)
+      return -1;
+    if (minor < minorVersion)
+      return 1;
+
+    if (patch > patchVersion)
+      return -1;
+    if (patch < patchVersion)
+      return 1;
+    if (prereleaseTag)
+      return prereleaseTag === tag ? 0 : 1;
+    if (tag)
+      return -1;
+
+    return 0;
+  };
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   setup_performance,
   setup_cpuUsage,
@@ -293,5 +334,6 @@ module.exports = {
   setupSignalHandlers,
   setupChannel,
   setupRawDebug,
-  setupUncaughtExceptionCapture
+  setupUncaughtExceptionCapture,
+  setupCompareVersion,
 };

src/node.cc

@@ -3015,6 +3015,17 @@ void SetupProcessObject(Environment* env,
   READONLY_PROPERTY(release, "name",
                     OneByteString(env->isolate(), NODE_RELEASE));
 
+  READONLY_PROPERTY(release, "majorVersion",
+      Integer::New(env->isolate(), NODE_MAJOR_VERSION));
+  READONLY_PROPERTY(release, "minorVersion",
+      Integer::New(env->isolate(), NODE_MINOR_VERSION));
+  READONLY_PROPERTY(release, "patchVersion",
+      Integer::New(env->isolate(), NODE_PATCH_VERSION));
+  std::string node_tag(NODE_TAG);
+  READONLY_PROPERTY(release, "prereleaseTag",
+      OneByteString(env->isolate(), node_tag.size() > 0 ?
+          node_tag.substr(1).c_str() : ""));
+
 #if NODE_VERSION_IS_LTS
   READONLY_PROPERTY(release, "lts",
                     OneByteString(env->isolate(), NODE_VERSION_LTS_CODENAME));

test/parallel/test-process-release.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const versionParts = process.versions.node.split('.');
@@ -18,3 +18,40 @@ if (versionParts[0] === '4' && versionParts[1] >= 2) {
 } else {
   assert.strictEqual(process.release.lts, undefined);
 }
+
+const {
+  majorVersion: major,
+  minorVersion: minor,
+  patchVersion: patch,
+  prereleaseTag: tag,
+  compareVersion,
+} = process.release;
+
+assert.strictEqual(compareVersion(major, minor, patch, tag), 0);
+
+assert.strictEqual(compareVersion(major + 1, minor, patch, tag), -1);
+assert.strictEqual(compareVersion(major - 1, minor, patch, tag), 1);
+
+assert.strictEqual(compareVersion(major, minor + 1, patch, tag), -1);
+assert.strictEqual(compareVersion(major, minor - 1, patch, tag), 1);
+
+assert.strictEqual(compareVersion(major, minor, patch + 1, tag), -1);
+assert.strictEqual(compareVersion(major, minor, patch - 1, tag), 1);
+
+if (tag)
+  assert.strictEqual(compareVersion(major, minor, patch), 1);
+else
+  assert.strictEqual(compareVersion(major, minor, patch, 'notrealtag'), -1);
+
+for (const args of [
+  ['', 0, 0, ''],
+  [0, '', 0, ''],
+  [0, 0, '', ''],
+  [0, 0, 0, 0],
+]) {
+  common.expectsError(() => {
+    compareVersion(...args);
+  }, {
+    code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+  });
+}