SemVer Flattener

The SemVer Flattener splits a valid SemVer version into the following

export interface VersionParts {
    major: number
    minor: number
    patch?: number
    preRelease?: string
    build?: string
}

And then flattens them onto an event. So, this...

{
    properties: {
        app_version: '22.7.11'
    }
}

Becomes this...

{
    properties: {
        app_version: '22.7.11'
        app_version__major: 22,
        app_version__minor: 7,
        app_version__patch: 11
    }
}

This is especially helpful for comparing versions when filtering in PostHog insights, as it isn't possible to correctly use string comparison in all situations.

Requirements

Using this requires either PostHog Cloud with the data pipeline add-on, or a self-hosted PostHog instance running version 1.30.0 or later.

Self-hosting and not running 1.30.0? Find out how to update your self-hosted PostHog deployment.

Installation

In PostHog, click the "Data pipeline" tab in the left sidebar.
Search for 'SemVer Flattener' and select the transformation, press Install.

That's it!

FAQ

Is the source code for this transformation available?

PostHog is open-source and so are all transformations on the platform. The source code for the SemVer Flattener is available on GitHub.

Who created this transformation?

We'd like to thank PostHog team member Paul D'Ambra for creating this transformation. Cheers, Paul!

Who maintains this?

This is maintained by PostHog. If you have issues with it not functioning as intended, please let us know!

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