John6797/sc 8257/regularly check if the user is using an older

[johnwalz97]

Internal Notes for Reviewers

Add background check to see if kernel is running the latest installed validmind version.

External Release Notes

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PR Summary

This pull request introduces a new feature to the ValidMind library that checks the version of the library running in a Jupyter notebook environment. The main functional changes include:

• Version Check and Warning: A new function check_version is added to compare the installed version of the ValidMind library with the running version. If the installed version is newer, a warning message is displayed in the notebook, advising the user to restart the kernel to use the latest version.

  • The warning is displayed using HTML with a red color to ensure visibility.
  • The check is scheduled to run every 5 minutes using a daemon thread to ensure the user is notified if they update the library without restarting the kernel.

• Utility Function: A utility function parse_version is added to parse semantic version strings into tuples of integers for easy comparison.

• Notebook Environment Detection: The version check is only performed if the code is running in a Jupyter notebook, as determined by the is_notebook function.

These changes aim to improve user experience by ensuring that users are aware of version mismatches that could lead to unexpected behavior.

Test Suggestions

• Test the version check functionality by simulating different installed and running versions of the library.
• Verify that the warning message is correctly displayed in a Jupyter notebook when the installed version is newer.
• Ensure that the warning is not displayed if the running version is up-to-date.
• Test the parse_version function with various semantic version strings to ensure correct parsing.
• Check that the version check is scheduled to run every 5 minutes and does not block the main thread.

[cachafla]

Awesome 👏