(Feature) Codebase Version Checker

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app/Http/Controllers/Staff/VersionController.php

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+<?php
+/**
+ * NOTICE OF LICENSE
+ *
+ * UNIT3D is open-sourced software licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0
+ * The details is bundled with this project in the file LICENSE.txt.
+ *
+ * @project    UNIT3D
+ * @license    https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html/ GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
+ * @author     HDVinnie
+ */
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Staff;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use GuzzleHttp\Client;
+
+class VersionController extends Controller
+{
+    private $version;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->version = config('unit3d.version');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check the latest release of UNIT3D and compare them to the local version.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function checkVersion()
+    {
+        $client = new Client();
+        $response = json_decode($client->get('https://api.github.com/repos/HDInnovations/UNIT3D/releases')->getBody());
+        $lastestVersion = $response[0]->tag_name;
+        return response(['updated' => version_compare($this->version, $lastestVersion, '<') ? 'true' : 'false']);
+    }
+}