fix: CLI harden update restart imports and fix nested bundle version resolution

src/cli/update-cli.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   checkShellCompletionStatus,
   ensureCompletionCacheExists,
 } from "../commands/doctor-completion.js";
+import { doctorCommand } from "../commands/doctor.js";
 import {
   formatUpdateAvailableHint,
   formatUpdateOneLiner,
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ import { theme } from "../terminal/theme.js";
 import { replaceCliName, resolveCliName } from "./cli-name.js";
 import { formatCliCommand } from "./command-format.js";
 import { installCompletion } from "./completion-cli.js";
+import { runDaemonRestart } from "./daemon-cli.js";
 import { formatHelpExamples } from "./help-format.js";
 
 export type UpdateCommandOptions = {
@@ -1064,14 +1066,12 @@ export async function updateCommand(opts: UpdateCommandOptions): Promise<void> {
       defaultRuntime.log(theme.heading("Restarting service..."));
     }
     try {
-      const { runDaemonRestart } = await import("./daemon-cli.js");
       const restarted = await runDaemonRestart();
       if (!opts.json && restarted) {
         defaultRuntime.log(theme.success("Daemon restarted successfully."));
         defaultRuntime.log("");
         process.env.OPENCLAW_UPDATE_IN_PROGRESS = "1";
         try {
-          const { doctorCommand } = await import("../commands/doctor.js");
           const interactiveDoctor = Boolean(process.stdin.isTTY) && !opts.json && opts.yes !== true;
           await doctorCommand(defaultRuntime, {
             nonInteractive: !interactiveDoctor,

src/version.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  readVersionFromBuildInfoForModuleUrl,
+  readVersionFromPackageJsonForModuleUrl,
+  resolveVersionFromModuleUrl,
+} from "./version.js";
+
+async function withTempDir<T>(run: (dir: string) => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+  const dir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-version-"));
+  try {
+    return await run(dir);
+  } finally {
+    await fs.rm(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+}
+
+function moduleUrlFrom(root: string, relativePath: string): string {
+  return pathToFileURL(path.join(root, relativePath)).href;
+}
+
+describe("version resolution", () => {
+  it("resolves package version from nested dist/plugin-sdk module URL", async () => {
+    await withTempDir(async (root) => {
+      await fs.mkdir(path.join(root, "dist", "plugin-sdk"), { recursive: true });
+      await fs.writeFile(
+        path.join(root, "package.json"),
+        JSON.stringify({ name: "openclaw", version: "1.2.3" }),
+        "utf-8",
+      );
+
+      const moduleUrl = moduleUrlFrom(root, "dist/plugin-sdk/index.js");
+      expect(readVersionFromPackageJsonForModuleUrl(moduleUrl)).toBe("1.2.3");
+      expect(resolveVersionFromModuleUrl(moduleUrl)).toBe("1.2.3");
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("ignores unrelated nearby package.json files", async () => {
+    await withTempDir(async (root) => {
+      await fs.mkdir(path.join(root, "dist", "plugin-sdk"), { recursive: true });
+      await fs.writeFile(
+        path.join(root, "package.json"),
+        JSON.stringify({ name: "openclaw", version: "2.3.4" }),
+        "utf-8",
+      );
+      await fs.writeFile(
+        path.join(root, "dist", "package.json"),
+        JSON.stringify({ name: "other-package", version: "9.9.9" }),
+        "utf-8",
+      );
+
+      const moduleUrl = moduleUrlFrom(root, "dist/plugin-sdk/index.js");
+      expect(readVersionFromPackageJsonForModuleUrl(moduleUrl)).toBe("2.3.4");
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to build-info when package metadata is unavailable", async () => {
+    await withTempDir(async (root) => {
+      await fs.mkdir(path.join(root, "dist", "plugin-sdk"), { recursive: true });
+      await fs.writeFile(
+        path.join(root, "build-info.json"),
+        JSON.stringify({ version: "4.5.6" }),
+        "utf-8",
+      );
+
+      const moduleUrl = moduleUrlFrom(root, "dist/plugin-sdk/index.js");
+      expect(readVersionFromPackageJsonForModuleUrl(moduleUrl)).toBeNull();
+      expect(readVersionFromBuildInfoForModuleUrl(moduleUrl)).toBe("4.5.6");
+      expect(resolveVersionFromModuleUrl(moduleUrl)).toBe("4.5.6");
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns null when no version metadata exists", async () => {
+    await withTempDir(async (root) => {
+      await fs.mkdir(path.join(root, "dist", "plugin-sdk"), { recursive: true });
+
+      const moduleUrl = moduleUrlFrom(root, "dist/plugin-sdk/index.js");
+      expect(readVersionFromPackageJsonForModuleUrl(moduleUrl)).toBeNull();
+      expect(readVersionFromBuildInfoForModuleUrl(moduleUrl)).toBeNull();
+      expect(resolveVersionFromModuleUrl(moduleUrl)).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+});

src/version.ts

@@ -1,35 +1,64 @@
 import { createRequire } from "node:module";
 
 declare const __OPENCLAW_VERSION__: string | undefined;
+const CORE_PACKAGE_NAME = "openclaw";
 
-function readVersionFromPackageJson(): string | null {
+const PACKAGE_JSON_CANDIDATES = [
+  "../package.json",
+  "../../package.json",
+  "../../../package.json",
+  "./package.json",
+] as const;
+
+const BUILD_INFO_CANDIDATES = [
+  "../build-info.json",
+  "../../build-info.json",
+  "./build-info.json",
+] as const;
+
+function readVersionFromJsonCandidates(
+  moduleUrl: string,
+  candidates: readonly string[],
+  opts: { requirePackageName?: boolean } = {},
+): string | null {
   try {
-    const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
-    const pkg = require("../package.json") as { version?: string };
-    return pkg.version ?? null;
+    const require = createRequire(moduleUrl);
+    for (const candidate of candidates) {
+      try {
+        const parsed = require(candidate) as { name?: string; version?: string };
+        const version = parsed.version?.trim();
+        if (!version) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        if (opts.requirePackageName && parsed.name !== CORE_PACKAGE_NAME) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        return version;
+      } catch {
+        // ignore missing or unreadable candidate
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
   } catch {
     return null;
   }
 }
 
-function readVersionFromBuildInfo(): string | null {
-  try {
-    const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
-    const candidates = ["../build-info.json", "./build-info.json"];
-    for (const candidate of candidates) {
-      try {
-        const info = require(candidate) as { version?: string };
-        if (info.version) {
-          return info.version;
-        }
-      } catch {
-        // ignore missing candidate
-      }
-    }
-    return null;
-  } catch {
-    return null;
-  }
+export function readVersionFromPackageJsonForModuleUrl(moduleUrl: string): string | null {
+  return readVersionFromJsonCandidates(moduleUrl, PACKAGE_JSON_CANDIDATES, {
+    requirePackageName: true,
+  });
+}
+
+export function readVersionFromBuildInfoForModuleUrl(moduleUrl: string): string | null {
+  return readVersionFromJsonCandidates(moduleUrl, BUILD_INFO_CANDIDATES);
+}
+
+export function resolveVersionFromModuleUrl(moduleUrl: string): string | null {
+  return (
+    readVersionFromPackageJsonForModuleUrl(moduleUrl) ||
+    readVersionFromBuildInfoForModuleUrl(moduleUrl)
+  );
 }
 
 // Single source of truth for the current OpenClaw version.
@@ -38,6 +67,5 @@ function readVersionFromBuildInfo(): string | null {
 export const VERSION =
   (typeof __OPENCLAW_VERSION__ === "string" && __OPENCLAW_VERSION__) ||
   process.env.OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_VERSION ||
-  readVersionFromPackageJson() ||
-  readVersionFromBuildInfo() ||
+  resolveVersionFromModuleUrl(import.meta.url) ||
   "0.0.0";