fix #1767

getnikola · Jun 5, 2015 · aa06862 · aa06862
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diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ New in master
 Features
 --------
 
+* New ``nikola version --check`` option (Issue #1767)
 * Add ipython support to the default themes (Issue #1782)
 * Automatically mark ipynb posts/pages as requiring mathjax (Issue #1782)
 * New --get-path option for ``nikola install_theme`` (Issue #1762)

diff --git a/nikola/plugins/command/version.py b/nikola/plugins/command/version.py
@@ -26,9 +26,18 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 
+import lxml
+try:
+    import requests
+except ImportError:
+    requests = None
+
 from nikola.plugin_categories import Command
+from nikola.utils import req_missing
 from nikola import __version__
 
+URL = 'https://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=doap&name=Nikola'
+
 
 class CommandVersion(Command):
     """Print the version."""
@@ -38,7 +47,25 @@ class CommandVersion(Command):
     doc_usage = ""
     needs_config = False
     doc_purpose = "print the Nikola version number"
+    cmd_options = [
+        {
+            'name': 'check',
+            'long': 'check',
+            'short': '',
+            'default': False,
+            'type': bool,
+            'help': "Check for new versions.",
+        }
+    ]
 
     def _execute(self, options={}, args=None):
         """Print the version number."""
         print("Nikola v" + __version__)
+        if options['check']:
+            if requests is None:
+                req_missing(['requests'], 'check for updates')
+                exit(1)
+            data = requests.get(URL).text
+            doc = lxml.etree.fromstring(data.encode('utf8'))
+            revision = doc.findall('*//{http://usefulinc.com/ns/doap#}revision')[0].text
+            print("Latest version is: ", revision)