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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ */
+
+import {ConcretePluginDetails} from 'flipper-common';
+import semver from 'semver';
+import isPluginCompatible from './isPluginCompatible';
+
+export function isPluginVersionMoreRecent(
+  versionDetails: ConcretePluginDetails,
+  otherVersionDetails: ConcretePluginDetails,
+) {
+  const isPlugin1Compatible = isPluginCompatible(versionDetails);
+  const isPlugin2Compatible = isPluginCompatible(otherVersionDetails);
+
+  // prefer compatible plugins
+  if (isPlugin1Compatible && !isPlugin2Compatible) return true;
+  if (!isPlugin1Compatible && isPlugin2Compatible) return false;
+
+  // prefer plugins with greater version
+  if (semver.gt(versionDetails.version, otherVersionDetails.version)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (
+    semver.eq(versionDetails.version, otherVersionDetails.version) &&
+    versionDetails.isBundled
+  ) {
+    // prefer bundled versions
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (
+    semver.eq(versionDetails.version, otherVersionDetails.version) &&
+    versionDetails.isActivatable &&
+    !otherVersionDetails.isActivatable
+  ) {
+    // prefer locally available versions to the versions available remotely on marketplace
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+export default isPluginVersionMoreRecent;