Composer: unsupported value if != constraint used

[rarkins]

Discussed in #31501

^{Originally posted by martipoe September 20, 2024}

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I think I found a bug

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I am using this version constraint with PHP Composer in composer.json:
"typo3/cms-core": "^12.4.7 !=12.4.8",

This syntax should be supported as per https://semver.madewithlove.com/?package=typo3%2Fcms-core&constraint=%5E12.4.7+!%3D12.4.8&stability=stable

However, RenovateBot seems not to support this syntax (see logs).

Consequently, this package and all packages depending on it are not updated.

It would be nice if this could be fixed/supported.

Logs (if relevant)

Logs

DEBUG: Dependency typo3/cms-core has unsupported/unversioned value ^12.4.7 !=12.4.8 (versioning=composer)`

It seems like it's the != part causing the problem. Here's some example tests I added, showing which ones fail:

    ✓ isValid("^12.4.7") === true
    ✕ isValid("!=12.4.8") === true (1 ms)
    ✕ isValid("^12.4.7 !=12.4.8") === true
    ✓ isValid("^12.4.7 >12.4.8") === true
    ✕ isValid("^12.4.7 | !=12.4.8") === true (1 ms)
    ✕ isValid("^12.4.7 || !=12.4.8") === true