Fix: Correct version resolution for banner and update check (#511)

* Fix: Correct version resolution for banner and update check

Resolves issues where the tool's version was displayed as 'unknown'.

- Modified 'displayBanner' in 'ui.js' and 'checkForUpdate' in 'commands.js' to read package.json relative to their own script locations using import.meta.url.
- This ensures the correct local version is identified for both the main banner display and the update notification mechanism.
- Restored a missing closing brace in 'ui.js' to fix a SyntaxError.

* fix: refactor and cleanup

* fix: chores and cleanup and testing

* chore: cleanup

* fix: add changeset

---------

Co-authored-by: Christer Soederlund <christer.soderlund@gmail.com>

.changeset/many-wasps-sell.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'task-master-ai': patch
+---
+
+Task Master no longer tells you to update when you're already up to date

.changeset/pre.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "mode": "pre",
+  "mode": "exit",
   "tag": "rc",
   "initialVersions": {
-    "task-master-ai": "0.13.1"
+    "task-master-ai": "0.13.2"
   },
   "changesets": [
     "beige-doodles-type",

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "task-master-ai",
-	"version": "0.13.2-rc.1",
+	"version": "0.12",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "task-master-ai",
-			"version": "0.13.2-rc.1",
+			"version": "0.12",
 			"license": "MIT WITH Commons-Clause",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@ai-sdk/anthropic": "^1.2.10",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "task-master-ai",
-	"version": "0.13.2-rc.1",
+	"version": "0.13.2",
 	"description": "A task management system for ambitious AI-driven development that doesn't overwhelm and confuse Cursor.",
 	"main": "index.js",
 	"type": "module",

scripts/modules/commands.js

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ import {
 	getApiKeyStatusReport
 } from './task-manager/models.js';
 import { findProjectRoot } from './utils.js';
-
+import { getTaskMasterVersion } from '../../src/utils/getVersion.js';
 /**
  * Runs the interactive setup process for model configuration.
  * @param {string|null} projectRoot - The resolved project root directory.
@@ -1273,10 +1273,6 @@ function registerCommands(programInstance) {
 			'--details <details>',
 			'Implementation details (for manual task creation)'
 		)
-		.option(
-			'--test-strategy <testStrategy>',
-			'Test strategy (for manual task creation)'
-		)
 		.option(
 			'--dependencies <dependencies>',
 			'Comma-separated list of task IDs this task depends on'
@@ -1658,6 +1654,7 @@ function registerCommands(programInstance) {
 				}
 			} catch (error) {
 				console.error(chalk.red(`Error: ${error.message}`));
+				showAddSubtaskHelp();
 				process.exit(1);
 			}
 		})
@@ -2381,28 +2378,7 @@ function setupCLI() {
  */
 async function checkForUpdate() {
 	// Get current version from package.json ONLY
-	let currentVersion = 'unknown'; // Initialize with a default
+	const currentVersion = getTaskMasterVersion();
-	try {
-		// Try to get the version from the installed package (if applicable) or current dir
-		let packageJsonPath = path.join(
-			process.cwd(),
-			'node_modules',
-			'task-master-ai',
-			'package.json'
-		);
-		// Fallback to current directory package.json if not found in node_modules
-		if (!fs.existsSync(packageJsonPath)) {
-			packageJsonPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'package.json');
-		}
-
-		if (fs.existsSync(packageJsonPath)) {
-			const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf8'));
-			currentVersion = packageJson.version;
-		}
-	} catch (error) {
-		// Silently fail and use default
-		log('debug', `Error reading current package version: ${error.message}`);
-	}
 
 	return new Promise((resolve) => {
 		// Get the latest version from npm registry

scripts/modules/ui.js

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ import {
 	truncate,
 	isSilentMode
 } from './utils.js';
-import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import { findNextTask, analyzeTaskComplexity } from './task-manager.js';
 import { getProjectName, getDefaultSubtasks } from './config-manager.js';
+import { getTaskMasterVersion } from '../../src/utils/getVersion.js';
 
 // Create a color gradient for the banner
 const coolGradient = gradient(['#00b4d8', '#0077b6', '#03045e']);
@@ -46,17 +46,7 @@ function displayBanner() {
 	);
 
 	// Read version directly from package.json
-	let version = 'unknown'; // Initialize with a default
+	const version = getTaskMasterVersion();
-	try {
-		const packageJsonPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'package.json');
-		if (fs.existsSync(packageJsonPath)) {
-			const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf8'));
-			version = packageJson.version;
-		}
-	} catch (error) {
-		// Silently fall back to default version
-		log('warn', 'Could not read package.json for version info.');
-	}
 
 	console.log(
 		boxen(
@@ -809,12 +799,7 @@ async function displayNextTask(tasksPath) {
 			'padding-bottom': 0,
 			compact: true
 		},
-		chars: {
+		chars: { mid: '', 'left-mid': '', 'mid-mid': '', 'right-mid': '' },
-			mid: '',
-			'left-mid': '',
-			'mid-mid': '',
-			'right-mid': ''
-		},
 		colWidths: [15, Math.min(75, process.stdout.columns - 20 || 60)],
 		wordWrap: true
 	});
@@ -902,12 +887,7 @@ async function displayNextTask(tasksPath) {
 				'padding-bottom': 0,
 				compact: true
 			},
-			chars: {
+			chars: { mid: '', 'left-mid': '', 'mid-mid': '', 'right-mid': '' },
-				mid: '',
-				'left-mid': '',
-				'mid-mid': '',
-				'right-mid': ''
-			},
 			wordWrap: true
 		});
 

src/utils/getVersion.js

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+import { log } from '../../scripts/modules/utils.js';
+
+/**
+ * Reads the version from the nearest package.json relative to this file.
+ * Returns 'unknown' if not found or on error.
+ * @returns {string} The version string or 'unknown'.
+ */
+export function getTaskMasterVersion() {
+	let version = 'unknown';
+	try {
+		// Get the directory of the current module (getPackageVersion.js)
+		const currentModuleFilename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+		const currentModuleDirname = path.dirname(currentModuleFilename);
+		// Construct the path to package.json relative to this file (../../package.json)
+		const packageJsonPath = path.join(
+			currentModuleDirname,
+			'..',
+			'..',
+			'package.json'
+		);
+
+		if (fs.existsSync(packageJsonPath)) {
+			const packageJsonContent = fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf8');
+			const packageJson = JSON.parse(packageJsonContent);
+			version = packageJson.version;
+		}
+	} catch (error) {
+		// Silently fall back to default version
+		log('warn', 'Could not read own package.json for version info.', error);
+	}
+	return version;
+}