Add support for "latest" versions

[aheritier]

With asdf 0.7.6 it is possible to use the latest keyword to install a tool and there is a new latest command to display the latest version available

https://asdf-vm.com/#/changelog?id=_076

Because the version is also used for the distribution using only the latest keyword could be strange but it could be useful with at least a distribution name and version prefix

  asdf install java latest # Not sure what it could do here...
  asdf install java latest:adopt-openjdk # installs latest Java version from adopt-openjdk
  asdf install java latest:adopt-openjdk-11 # installs latest Java 11.x version from adopt-openjdk
  asdf latest java # Not sure what it could do here...
  asdf latest java adopt-openjdk # displays latest Java version from adopt-openjdk
  asdf latest java adopt-openjdk-11 # displays latest Java 11.x version from adopt-openjdk

[joschi]

@aheritier Most of the commands are already working with asdf-vm 0.7.6 and the current master of asdf-java:

# asdf version
v0.7.6

# asdf latest java azul
azul-zulu-13.29.9-jdk13.0.2

# asdf latest java amaz
amazon-corretto-11.0.6.10.1-2

# asdf latest java adopt-openjdk
adopt-openjdk-13.0.2+8_openj9-0.18.0_large-heap

# asdf latest java adopt-openjdk-11
adopt-openjdk-11.0.6+10_openj9-0.18.1_large-heap

# asdf install java latest:amazon
################################# 100,0%
amazon-corretto-11.0.6.10.1-2-macosx-x64.tar.gz
################################# 100,0%
amazon-corretto-11.0.6.10.1-2-macosx-x64.tar.gz.sha256.txt
amazon-corretto-11.0.6.10.1-2-macosx-x64.tar.gz: OK

I'm also not sure if there would be a good default for asdf latest java and asdf install java latest.

[aheritier]

great @joschi
It's just a bit annoying that something like asdf latest java adopt-openjdk-11 is installing the version with openj9 and large-heap. I would imagine that the majority of developers are expecting to use the default one (adopt-openjdk-11.0.6+10 today)

Not sure if it is something which could be changed.

[joschi]

It's just a bit annoying that something like asdf latest java adopt-openjdk-11 is installing the version with openj9 and large-heap.

Yes, indeed it is. That's because of how the latest version is selected, by sorting the output of list-all by version (something like sort -V) and selecting the last version in that sort order. This unfortunately puts adopt-openjdk-11.0.6+10_openj9-0.18.1_large-heap after adopt-openjdk-11.0.6+10.

# asdf list-all java adopt-openjdk-11
adopt-openjdk-11+28
adopt-openjdk-11.0.1+13
adopt-openjdk-11.0.2+7
adopt-openjdk-11.0.2+9
adopt-openjdk-11.0.3+7
adopt-openjdk-11.0.4+11
adopt-openjdk-11.0.4+11.2
adopt-openjdk-11.0.4+11.4
adopt-openjdk-11.0.5+10
adopt-openjdk-11.0.6+10
adopt-openjdk-11.0.2+9_openj9-0.12.1
adopt-openjdk-11.0.3+7_openj9-0.14.0
adopt-openjdk-11.0.3+7_openj9-0.14.3
adopt-openjdk-11.0.4+11.2_openj9-0.15.1
adopt-openjdk-11.0.4+11.4_openj9-0.15.1
adopt-openjdk-11.0.4+11_openj9-0.15.1
adopt-openjdk-11.0.5+10.1_openj9-0.17.0
adopt-openjdk-11.0.5+10_openj9-0.17.0
adopt-openjdk-11.0.6+10_openj9-0.18.0
adopt-openjdk-11.0.6+10_openj9-0.18.1
adopt-openjdk-11.0.2+9_openj9-0.12.1_large-heap
adopt-openjdk-11.0.3+7_openj9-0.14.0_large-heap
adopt-openjdk-11.0.3+7_openj9-0.14.3_large-heap
adopt-openjdk-11.0.4+11.2_openj9-0.15.1_large-heap
adopt-openjdk-11.0.4+11.4_openj9-0.15.1_large-heap
adopt-openjdk-11.0.4+11_openj9-0.15.1_large-heap
adopt-openjdk-11.0.5+10.1_openj9-0.17.0_large-heap
adopt-openjdk-11.0.5+10_openj9-0.17.0_large-heap
adopt-openjdk-11.0.6+10_openj9-0.18.0_large-heap
adopt-openjdk-11.0.6+10_openj9-0.18.1_large-heap

[aheritier]

Don't you think @joschi that it could eb a good idea to ask to asdf to add a notion of "variant" ?
I may suppose that we could not be the only community where it could be useful.
Variants could be useful to select the platform (intel vs ARM or 32 vs 64b in the past).

[aheritier]

@halcyon @delgurth

With this fix I get

asdf list-all java adoptopenjdk-11
adoptopenjdk-11.0.0+28
adoptopenjdk-11.0.1+13
adoptopenjdk-11.0.1+13.openj9-0.11.0
adoptopenjdk-11.0.2+7
adoptopenjdk-11.0.2+9
adoptopenjdk-11.0.2+9.openj9-0.12.0
adoptopenjdk-11.0.2+9.openj9-0.12.1
adoptopenjdk-11.0.3+7
adoptopenjdk-11.0.3+7.openj9-0.14.0
adoptopenjdk-11.0.3+7.openj9-0.14.3
adoptopenjdk-11.0.4+11.1
adoptopenjdk-11.0.4+11.1.openj9-0.15.1
adoptopenjdk-11.0.5+10.1
adoptopenjdk-11.0.5+10.1.openj9-0.17.0
adoptopenjdk-11.0.6+10.1
adoptopenjdk-11.0.6+10.1.openj9-0.18.0
adoptopenjdk-11.0.6+10.1.openj9-0.18.1
adoptopenjdk-11.0.7+10.1
adoptopenjdk-11.0.7+10.1.openj9-0.20.0
adoptopenjdk-11.0.8+10
adoptopenjdk-11.0.8+10.openj9-0.21.0
adoptopenjdk-11.0.9+11
adoptopenjdk-11.0.9+11.openj9-0.23.0
adoptopenjdk-11.0.9+101
adoptopenjdk-11.0.10+9
adoptopenjdk-11.0.10+9.openj9-0.24.0

it's ok

but

asdf latest java adoptopenjdk-11
adoptopenjdk-11.0.10+9.openj9-0.24.0

Is there a hack to not get the openj9 distro ?

[delgurth]

@aheritier you need to wait till the next update run. It's scheduled in a few hours. See: https://github.com/halcyon/asdf-java/actions/workflows/update-data.yaml