Expose true remote latest version ID on Extension Manager API

Author: 0cyn

binaryninjacore.h

@@ -7982,6 +7982,7 @@ extern "C"
 	BINARYNINJACOREAPI BNPluginVersion* BNPluginGetVersions(BNPlugin* p, size_t* count);
 	BINARYNINJACOREAPI void BNFreePluginVersions(BNPluginVersion* r, size_t count);
 	BINARYNINJACOREAPI const char* BNPluginGetCurrentVersionID(BNPlugin* p);
+	BINARYNINJACOREAPI const char* BNPluginGetLatestVersionID(BNPlugin* p);
 	BINARYNINJACOREAPI BNPluginVersion BNPluginGetCurrentVersion(BNPlugin* p);
 	BINARYNINJACOREAPI void BNPluginFreeVersion(BNPluginVersion v);
 	BINARYNINJACOREAPI const char* BNPluginGetCommit(BNPlugin* p);

pluginmanager.cpp

@@ -194,10 +194,7 @@ std::string Extension::GetCurrentVersionID() const
 
 std::string Extension::GetLatestVersionID() const
 {
-	auto versions = GetVersions();
-	if (versions.empty())
-		return "";
-	return versions.front().id;
+	RETURN_STRING(BNPluginGetLatestVersionID(m_object));
 }
 
 

python/pluginmanager.py

@@ -262,6 +262,13 @@ def current_version(self) -> ExtensionVersion:
 		finally:
 			core.BNPluginFreeVersion(version)
 
+	@property
+	def latest_version_id(self) -> str:
+		"""Repository-provided latest version id for the plugin"""
+		result = core.BNPluginGetLatestVersionID(self.handle)
+		assert result is not None, "core.BNPluginGetLatestVersionID returned None"
+		return result
+
 	@property
 	def versions(self) -> List[ExtensionVersion]:
 		"""Version metadata for all available plugin versions"""

rust/src/repository/plugin.rs

@@ -129,6 +129,13 @@ impl Extension {
         ExtensionVersion::from_owned_raw(result)
     }
 
+    /// Repository-provided latest version id for this plugin
+    pub fn latest_version_id(&self) -> String {
+        let result = unsafe { BNPluginGetLatestVersionID(self.handle.as_ptr()) };
+        assert!(!result.is_null());
+        unsafe { BnString::into_string(result as *mut c_char) }
+    }
+
     /// String plugin name
     pub fn name(&self) -> String {
         let result = unsafe { BNPluginGetName(self.handle.as_ptr()) };