Compare two version strings to determine if one version is newer than the other

isNewVersion.js

/**
 * Compare two version strings to determine if one version is newer than the other.
 *
 * @param {string} currentVersion - The current version string to compare.
 * @param {string} version - The version string to compare with the current version.
 * @returns {boolean} True if the 'version' is newer than 'currentVersion', false otherwise.
 * @throws {Error} If either 'currentVersion' or 'version' is not a valid version string.
 *
 * @example
 * // Returns true
 * isNewVersion('4.98.123', '4.99');
 *
 * @example
 * // Returns false
 * isNewVersion('4.99', '4.100.0');
 */
function isNewVersion(currentVersion, version) {
  if (!currentVersion || !version) return false;

  const curr = currentVersion.replace(/[^\d.]/g, '').split('.').map(Number);
  const v = version.replace(/[^\d.]/g, '').split('.').map(Number);
  const maxLength = Math.max(curr.length, v.length);

  for (let i = 0; i < maxLength; i++) {
    const currPart = curr[i] || 0;
    const vPart = v[i] || 0;

    if (vPart > currPart) {
      return true;
    } else if (vPart < currPart) {
      return false;
    }
  }

  return false;
}