Enhance alphabetic sorting and place deprecated platform at the bottom

arduino/cores/cores.go

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type Platform struct {
 	Releases          map[string]*PlatformRelease // The Releases of this platform, labeled by version.
 	Package           *Package                    `json:"-"`
 	ManuallyInstalled bool                        // true if the Platform has been installed without the CLI
+	Deprecated        bool                        // true if the Platform has been deprecated
 }
 
 // PlatformReleaseHelp represents the help URL for this Platform release

arduino/cores/packageindex/index.go

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ type indexPlatformRelease struct {
 	Name             string                `json:"name,required"`
 	Architecture     string                `json:"architecture"`
 	Version          *semver.Version       `json:"version,required"`
+	Deprecated       bool                  `json:"deprecated"`
 	Category         string                `json:"category"`
 	URL              string                `json:"url"`
 	ArchiveFileName  string                `json:"archiveFileName,required"`
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ func IndexFromPlatformRelease(pr *cores.PlatformRelease) Index {
 					Name:             pr.Platform.Name,
 					Architecture:     pr.Platform.Architecture,
 					Version:          pr.Version,
+					Deprecated:       pr.Platform.Deprecated,
 					Category:         pr.Platform.Category,
 					URL:              pr.Resource.URL,
 					ArchiveFileName:  pr.Resource.ArchiveFileName,
@@ -205,6 +207,13 @@ func (inPlatformRelease indexPlatformRelease) extractPlatformIn(outPackage *core
 	// FIXME: shall we use the Name and Category of the latest release? or maybe move Name and Category in PlatformRelease?
 	outPlatform.Name = inPlatformRelease.Name
 	outPlatform.Category = inPlatformRelease.Category
+	// If the Platform is installed before deprecation installed.json file does not include "deprecated" field.
+	// The installed.json is read during loading phase of an installed Platform, if the deprecated field is not found
+	// the package_index.json field would be overwritten and the deprecation info would be lost.
+	// This check prevents that behaviour.
+	if !outPlatform.Deprecated {
+		outPlatform.Deprecated = inPlatformRelease.Deprecated
+	}
 
 	size, err := inPlatformRelease.Size.Int64()
 	if err != nil {

cli/core/list.go

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 package core
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/cli/errorcodes"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/cli/feedback"
@@ -87,11 +87,12 @@ func (ir installedResult) String() string {
 
 	t := table.New()
 	t.SetHeader("ID", "Installed", "Latest", "Name")
-	sort.Slice(ir.platforms, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return ir.platforms[i].Id < ir.platforms[j].Id
-	})
 	for _, p := range ir.platforms {
-		t.AddRow(p.Id, p.Installed, p.Latest, p.Name)
+		name := p.Name
+		if p.Deprecated {
+			name = fmt.Sprintf("[DEPRECATED] %s", name)
+		}
+		t.AddRow(p.Id, p.Installed, p.Latest, name)
 	}
 
 	return t.Render()

cli/core/search.go

@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
-	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -108,11 +108,12 @@ func (sr searchResults) String() string {
 	if len(sr.platforms) > 0 {
 		t := table.New()
 		t.SetHeader("ID", "Version", "Name")
-		sort.Slice(sr.platforms, func(i, j int) bool {
-			return sr.platforms[i].Id < sr.platforms[j].Id
-		})
 		for _, item := range sr.platforms {
-			t.AddRow(item.GetId(), item.GetLatest(), item.GetName())
+			name := item.GetName()
+			if item.Deprecated {
+				name = fmt.Sprintf("[DEPRECATED] %s", name)
+			}
+			t.AddRow(item.GetId(), item.GetLatest(), name)
 		}
 		return t.Render()
 	}

commands/core.go

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func PlatformReleaseToRPC(platformRelease *cores.PlatformRelease) *rpc.Platform
 		Boards:            boards,
 		Latest:            platformRelease.Version.String(),
 		ManuallyInstalled: platformRelease.Platform.ManuallyInstalled,
+		Deprecated:        platformRelease.Platform.Deprecated,
 	}
 
 	return result

commands/core/list.go

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 package core
 
 import (
+	"sort"
+
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands"
 	rpc "github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/rpc/cc/arduino/cli/commands/v1"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -67,6 +69,15 @@ func GetPlatforms(req *rpc.PlatformListRequest) ([]*rpc.Platform, error) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
+	// Sort result alphabetically and put deprecated platforms at the bottom
+	sort.Slice(res, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return res[i].Name < res[j].Name
+	})
+	sort.SliceStable(res, func(i, j int) bool {
+		if !res[i].Deprecated && res[j].Deprecated {
+			return true
+		}
+		return false
+	})
 	return res, nil
 }

commands/core/search.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package core
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"regexp"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/arduino/cores"
@@ -113,5 +114,17 @@ func PlatformSearch(req *rpc.PlatformSearchRequest) (*rpc.PlatformSearchResponse
 	for i, platformRelease := range res {
 		out[i] = commands.PlatformReleaseToRPC(platformRelease)
 	}
+	// Sort result alphabetically and put deprecated platforms at the bottom
+	sort.Slice(
+		out, func(i, j int) bool {
+			return out[i].Name < out[j].Name
+		})
+	sort.SliceStable(
+		out, func(i, j int) bool {
+			if !out[i].Deprecated && out[j].Deprecated {
+				return true
+			}
+			return false
+		})
 	return &rpc.PlatformSearchResponse{SearchOutput: out}, nil
 }

commands/core/search_test.go

@@ -277,3 +277,38 @@ func TestPlatformSearch(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	})
 }
+
+func TestPlatformSearchSorting(t *testing.T) {
+	dataDir := paths.TempDir().Join("test", "data_dir")
+	downloadDir := paths.TempDir().Join("test", "staging")
+	os.Setenv("ARDUINO_DATA_DIR", dataDir.String())
+	os.Setenv("ARDUINO_DOWNLOADS_DIR", downloadDir.String())
+	dataDir.MkdirAll()
+	downloadDir.MkdirAll()
+	defer paths.TempDir().Join("test").RemoveAll()
+	err := paths.New("testdata").Join("package_index.json").CopyTo(dataDir.Join("package_index.json"))
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+	configuration.Settings = configuration.Init(paths.TempDir().Join("test", "arduino-cli.yaml").String())
+
+	inst, err := instance.CreateInstance()
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, inst)
+
+	res, err := PlatformSearch(&rpc.PlatformSearchRequest{
+		Instance:    inst,
+		SearchArgs:  "",
+		AllVersions: false,
+	})
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, res)
+
+	require.Len(t, res.SearchOutput, 3)
+	require.Equal(t, res.SearchOutput[0].Name, "Arduino AVR Boards")
+	require.Equal(t, res.SearchOutput[0].Deprecated, false)
+	require.Equal(t, res.SearchOutput[1].Name, "RK002")
+	require.Equal(t, res.SearchOutput[1].Deprecated, false)
+	require.Equal(t, res.SearchOutput[2].Name, "Platform")
+	require.Equal(t, res.SearchOutput[2].Deprecated, true)
+
+}

commands/core/testdata/package_index.json

@@ -130,6 +130,38 @@
         }
       ],
       "tools": []
-    }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Package",
+      "tools": [],
+      "email": "test@example.com",
+      "maintainer": "Arduino",
+      "help": {
+          "online": "https://github.com/Arduino/arduino-cli"
+      },
+      "websiteURL": "https://github.com/Arduino/arduino-cli",
+      "platforms": [
+          {
+              "category": "Test",
+              "help": {
+                  "online": "https://github.com/Arduino/arduino-cli"
+              },
+              "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arduino/arduino-cli/master/test/testdata/core.zip",
+              "checksum": "SHA-256:6a338cf4d6d501176a2d352c87a8d72ac7488b8c5b82cdf2a4e2cef630391092",
+              "name": "Platform",
+              "version": "1.2.3",
+              "deprecated": true,
+              "architecture": "x86",
+              "archiveFileName": "core.zip",
+              "size": "486",
+              "toolsDependencies": [],
+              "boards": [
+                  {
+                      "name": "MyBoard"
+                  }
+              ]
+          }
+      ]
+  }
   ]
 }

rpc/cc/arduino/cli/commands/v1/common.proto

@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ message Platform {
   // If true this Platform has been installed manually in the user' sketchbook
   // hardware folder
   bool manually_installed = 9;
+  // If true this Platform has been deprecated
+  bool deprecated = 10;
 }
 
 message Board {