Relax not-needed version condition

packages/definitions-parser/src/check-parse-results.ts

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ async function checkNpm(
   log("  yarn not-needed " + yarnargs.join(" "));
   log(`  git add --all && git commit -m "${name}: Provides its own types" && git push -u origin not-needed-${name}`);
   log(`  And comment PR: This will deprecate \`@types/${name}\` in favor of just \`${name}\`. CC ${contributorUrls}`);
-  if (semver.gt(`${major}.${minor}.0`, firstTypedVersion)) {
+  if (semver.gte(`${major}.${minor}.0`, firstTypedVersion)) {
     log("  WARNING: our version is greater!");
   }
   if (dependedOn.has(name)) {

packages/definitions-parser/src/git.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import assert from "assert";
 import { sourceBranch } from "./lib/settings";
 import {
   PackageId,
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ import {
   cacheDir,
 } from "@definitelytyped/utils";
 import * as pacote from "pacote";
-import * as semver from "semver";
 import { getAffectedPackages } from "./get-affected-packages";
 
 export interface GitDiff {
@@ -127,10 +125,14 @@ export async function getAffectedPackagesFromDiff(
 
 /**
  * 1. libraryName must exist on npm (SKIPPED and preferably/optionally have been the libraryName in just-deleted header)
- * 2. asOfVersion must be newer than `@types/name@latest` on npm
- * 3. `name@asOfVersion` must exist on npm
+ * 2. `name@asOfVersion` must exist on npm
  */
 export async function checkNotNeededPackage(unneeded: NotNeededPackage) {
+  await pacote.manifest(unneeded.fullNpmName, { cache: cacheDir }).catch((reason) => {
+    throw reason.code === "E404"
+      ? new Error(`Unexpected error: @types package not found for ${unneeded.fullNpmName}`, { cause: reason })
+      : reason;
+  }); // eg @types/babel__parser
   await pacote.manifest(`${unneeded.libraryName}@${unneeded.version}`, { cache: cacheDir }).catch((reason) => {
     throw reason.code === "E404"
       ? new Error(
@@ -145,16 +147,6 @@ Unneeded packages have to be replaced with a package on npm.`,
         })
       : reason;
   }); // eg @babel/parser
-  const typings = await pacote.manifest(unneeded.fullNpmName, { cache: cacheDir }).catch((reason) => {
-    throw reason.code === "E404"
-      ? new Error(`Unexpected error: @types package not found for ${unneeded.fullNpmName}`, { cause: reason })
-      : reason;
-  }); // eg @types/babel__parser
-  assert(
-    semver.gt(unneeded.version, typings.version),
-    `The specified version ${unneeded.version} of ${unneeded.libraryName} must be newer than the version
-it is supposed to replace, ${typings.version} of ${unneeded.fullNpmName}.`
-  );
 }
 
 /**

packages/definitions-parser/test/git.test.ts

@@ -96,32 +96,28 @@ const nonexistentReplacementPackage = new NotNeededPackage("jest", "nonexistent"
 const nonexistentTypesPackage = new NotNeededPackage("nonexistent", "jest", "100.0.0");
 
 testo({
-  missingSource() {
-    return expect(checkNotNeededPackage(nonexistentReplacementPackage)).rejects.toThrow(
-      "The entry for @types/jest in notNeededPackages.json"
-    );
-  },
-  missingTypings() {
+  nonexistentTypesPackage() {
     return expect(checkNotNeededPackage(nonexistentTypesPackage)).rejects.toThrow(
       "@types package not found for @types/nonexistent"
     );
   },
-  deprecatedSameVersion() {
-    return expect(checkNotNeededPackage(sameVersion)).rejects
-      .toThrow(`The specified version 50.0.0 of jest must be newer than the version
-it is supposed to replace, 50.0.0 of @types/jest.`);
-  },
-  deprecatedOlderVersion() {
-    return expect(checkNotNeededPackage(olderReplacement)).rejects
-      .toThrow(`The specified version 4.0.0 of jest must be newer than the version
-it is supposed to replace, 50.0.0 of @types/jest.`);
+  nonexistentReplacementPackage() {
+    return expect(checkNotNeededPackage(nonexistentReplacementPackage)).rejects.toThrow(
+      "The entry for @types/jest in notNeededPackages.json"
+    );
   },
-  missingNpmVersion() {
+  nonexistentReplacementVersion() {
     return expect(checkNotNeededPackage(nonexistentReplacementVersion)).rejects.toThrow(
       "The specified version 999.0.0 of jest is not on npm."
     );
   },
-  ok() {
+  newerReplacement() {
     return checkNotNeededPackage(newerReplacement);
   },
+  olderReplacement() {
+    return checkNotNeededPackage(olderReplacement);
+  },
+  sameVersion() {
+    return checkNotNeededPackage(sameVersion);
+  },
 });