Version check gets how many versions behind you are, and shows judgemental faces on the dashboard

app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/version_check.js

@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@
 **/
 Discourse.VersionCheck = Discourse.Model.extend({
   upToDate: function() {
-    return this.get('latest_version') === this.get('installed_version');
+    return this.get('missing_versions_count') === 0;
-  }.property('latest_version', 'installed_version'),
+  }.property('missing_versions_count'),
+
+  behindByOneVersion: function() {
+    return this.get('missing_versions_count') === 1;
+  }.property('missing_versions_count'),
 
   gitLink: function() {
     return "https://github.com/discourse/discourse/tree/" + this.get('installed_sha');

app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/dashboard.js.handlebars

@@ -14,9 +14,15 @@
       <p class="version-notes">
         {{i18n admin.dashboard.latest_version}}: <span class="version-number">{{ versionCheck.latest_version }}</span>
         {{#if versionCheck.upToDate }}
-          <i class='icon icon-ok update-to-date'></i> {{i18n admin.dashboard.up_to_date}}
+          <span class='icon update-to-date'>☻</span> {{i18n admin.dashboard.up_to_date}}
         {{else}}
-          <i {{bindAttr class=":icon :icon-warning-sign versionCheck.critical_updates:critical-updates-available:updates-available"}}></i>
+          <span {{bindAttr class=":icon versionCheck.critical_updates:critical-updates-available:updates-available"}}>
+            {{#if versionCheck.behindByOneVersion}}
+              ☺
+            {{else}}
+              ☹
+            {{/if}}
+          </span>
           <span class="critical-note">{{i18n admin.dashboard.critical_available}}</span>
           <span class="normal-note">{{i18n admin.dashboard.updates_available}}</span>
           {{i18n admin.dashboard.please_upgrade}}

app/assets/stylesheets/admin/admin_base.scss

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     font-weight: bold
   }
 
-  .version-notes i.icon {
+  .version-notes .icon {
     margin-left: 20px;
   }
 
@@ -104,17 +104,17 @@
     display: none;
   }
 
-  i.icon {
+  .icon {
-    font-size: 20px;
+    font-size: 26px;
   }
 
-  i.update-to-date {
+  .update-to-date {
     color: green;
   }
-  i.updates-available {
+  .updates-available {
-    color: orange;
+    color: #FF9500;
   }
-  i.critical-updates-available {
+  .critical-updates-available {
     color: red;
   }
 }

app/models/discourse_version_check.rb

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class DiscourseVersionCheck
   include ActiveAttr::MassAssignment
   include ActiveModel::Serialization
 
-  attr_accessor :latest_version, :critical_updates, :installed_version, :installed_sha
+  attr_accessor :latest_version, :critical_updates, :installed_version, :installed_sha, :missing_versions_count
 
   def active_model_serializer
     DiscourseVersionCheckSerializer

app/serializers/discourse_version_check_serializer.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class DiscourseVersionCheckSerializer < ApplicationSerializer
-  attributes :latest_version, :critical_updates, :installed_version, :installed_sha
+  attributes :latest_version, :critical_updates, :installed_version, :installed_sha, :missing_versions_count
 
   self.root = false
 end

lib/discourse_updates.rb

@@ -7,27 +7,30 @@ module DiscourseUpdates
         latest_version: latest_version || Discourse::VERSION::STRING,
         critical_updates: critical_update_available?,
         installed_version: Discourse::VERSION::STRING,
-        installed_sha: (Discourse.git_version == 'unknown' ? nil : Discourse.git_version)
+        installed_sha: (Discourse.git_version == 'unknown' ? nil : Discourse.git_version),
+        missing_versions_count: missing_versions_count || nil
         # TODO: more info, like links and release messages
       )
     end
 
-    def latest_version=(arg)
-      $redis.set latest_version_key, arg
-    end
-
     def latest_version
       $redis.get latest_version_key
     end
 
-    def critical_update_available=(arg)
+    def missing_versions_count
-      $redis.set critical_updates_available_key, arg
+      $redis.get(missing_versions_count_key).try(:to_i)
     end
 
     def critical_update_available?
       ($redis.get(critical_updates_available_key) || false) == 'true'
     end
 
+    ['latest_version', 'missing_versions_count', 'critical_update_available'].each do |name|
+      eval "define_method :#{name}= do |arg|
+        $redis.set #{name}_key, arg
+      end"
+    end
+
 
     private
 
@@ -38,5 +41,9 @@ module DiscourseUpdates
       def critical_updates_available_key
         'critical_updates_available'
       end
+
+      def missing_versions_count_key
+        'missing_versions_count'
+      end
   end
 end

lib/jobs/version_check.rb

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module Jobs
         json = DiscourseHub.discourse_version_check
         DiscourseUpdates.latest_version = json['latestVersion']
         DiscourseUpdates.critical_update_available = json['criticalUpdates']
+        DiscourseUpdates.missing_versions_count = json['missingVersionsCount']
       end
       true
     end