Check bounds & warn users re various supported versions (platform/python/server/client) #1436
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area: infrastructure
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area: popup: about
area: startup
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The current values of these are shown in the About popup at runtime:
It would useful to warn users if these are outside of the 'supported' bounds, in various locations:
'Supported' is currently defined via documentation, based on testing in CI (platform, python) and constraints on installs (python version) - and in the past we aimed to define a minimum server via a version in
version.py
(which some tests use). We can improve the use of these, and use them to warn or error in case of certain issues.In addition to static values, certain checks require runtime connections:
Prompts could take various forms, and inspiration from those used in the web app or mobile would be useful where applicable. Examples could include
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