Fixes #13615

Summary

Replaces the usage of the static method URL.parse() with the standard new URL() constructor (wrapped in a try-catch block). This change fixes the TypeError: URL.parse is not a function crash on Node.js LTS versions (v18, v20).

Details

The codebase was using URL.parse(), a static method that was only recently added to the global URL object in Node.js v22. Consequently, users running the CLI on current LTS versions (like Node.js v20) experienced immediate crashes when this code path was executed.

While other parts of the project might have been updated or patched in later versions to support broader compatibility, this specific instance in src/modules/extensions/github_download.ts (inside tryParseGithubUrl) remained unchanged, causing the persistent error reported in the issue.

The fix involves replacing:

const parsedUrl = URL.parse(source, 'https://github.com');

With the standard, backward-compatible approach:

let parsedUrl: URL;
try {
  parsedUrl = new URL(source, 'https://github.com');
} catch (error) {
  // Error handling logic matches the previous flow
}

Related Issues

Fixes #13615

How to Validate

1. Ensure you are using Node.js v20 (or any version below v22).
2. Checkout this branch and install dependencies.
3. Run the CLI (or try to install/parse a GitHub extension URL).
4. Expected Result: The CLI should execute without throwing TypeError: URL.parse is not a function.
5. Previous Result: The CLI crashed immediately upon reaching the URL parsing logic.

Pre-Merge Checklist

• Updated relevant documentation and README (if needed)
• Added/updated tests (if needed)
• Noted breaking changes (if any)
• Validated on required platforms/methods:
  • MacOS
    • npm run
    • npx
    • Docker
    • Podman
    • Seatbelt
  • Windows
    • npm run
    • npx
    • Docker
  • Linux
    • npm run
    • npx
    • Docker