Now check version only on the major release

jtop/__init__.py

@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
 __copyright__ = "(c) 2024, Raffaello Bonghi"
 # Version package
 # https://packaging.python.org/guides/distributing-packages-using-setuptools/#choosing-a-versioning-scheme
-__version__ = "4.2.12"
+__version__ = "4.3.0"
 # EOF

jtop/core/common.py

@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ def __repr__(self):
         return repr(self._data)
 
 
+def compare_versions(source_version, get_version):
+    source_major_minor = '.'.join(source_version.split('.')[:2])
+    get_major_minor = '.'.join(get_version.split('.')[:2])
+    return source_major_minor == get_major_minor
+
+
 def check_file(path):
     return os.path.isfile(path) and os.access(path, os.R_OK)
 

jtop/jtop.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 from .core.gpu import GPU
 from .core.jetson_clocks import JetsonClocks
 from .core.nvpmodel import NVPModel
-from .core.common import get_var, get_local_interfaces, status_disk
+from .core.common import compare_versions, get_var, get_local_interfaces, status_disk
 from .core.jetson_libraries import get_libraries, get_cuda, get_opencv
 from .core.exceptions import JtopException
 # Fix connection refused for python 2.7
@@ -1142,7 +1142,8 @@ def start(self):
         init = self._get_configuration()
         # Get jtop service version
         service_version = init.get('version', 'unknown')
-        if service_version != get_var(VERSION_RE):
+        # Check version compatibility between client and server raise exception only if minor version is different
+        if not compare_versions(service_version, get_var(VERSION_RE)):
             raise JtopException("""Mismatch version jtop service: [{service_version}] and client: [{client_version}]. Please run:\n
 sudo systemctl restart jtop.service""".format(
                 service_version=service_version,