export function compareVersion(version1: string, version2: string) {
    const version1CharsArray = version1.split('.');
    const version2CharsArray = version2.split('.');
    const length1 = version1CharsArray.length;
    const length2 = version2CharsArray.length;
  
    const minlength = Math.min(length1, length2);
    let i = 0;
    for (i; i < minlength; i++) {
      const a = parseInt(version1CharsArray[i]);
      const b = parseInt(version2CharsArray[i]);
      if (a > b) {
        return 1;
      } else if (a < b) {
        return -1;
      }
    }
    if (length1 > length2) {
      for (let j = i; j < length1; j++) {
        if (parseInt(version1CharsArray[j]) != 0) {
          return 1;
        }
      }
      return 0;
    } else if (length1 < length2) {
      for (let j = i; j < length2; j++) {
        if (parseInt(version2CharsArray[j]) != 0) {
          return -1;
        }
      }
      return 0;
    }
    return 0;
  }