Application Versioning
Space is a constantly evolving product. The Space HTTP API also has to change to support the latest Space features. Despite these changes, the API remains backward-compatible – the latest API version supports all endpoints and parameters of previous versions. This means that in the case of Space Cloud, an application user won't face any compatibility problems – their Space instance is always up-to-date and uses the latest-possible API version.
However, this is different for Space On-Premises. Applications targeting the latest version of Space On-Premises might be incompatible with earlier versions. That's why application developers should explicitly declare the minimum version of Space On-Premises their application supports. If a Space On-Premises instance doesn't meet the version requirements, it won't allow installing such an application.
Declare the minimum supported Space On-Premises version
Declaring the required Space version is a part of the application distribution process and depends on the distribution type:
For the applications distributed via JetBrains Marketplace, specify it among other options when uploading the application to the marketplace. The Min Space version parameter is mandatory.
For the applications distributed via links, specify the version using the
min-space-versionURL parameter. For example,&min-space-version=2023.1. This parameter is optional. If not specified, the application is considered to be compatible with any Space On-Premises version.