TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'str' and 'int'

[sentry]

Sentry Issue: BALROG-PROD-PUBLIC-6F

TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'str' and 'int'
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  File "auslib/db.py", line 1879, in getRulesMatchingQuery
    if not matchVersion(rule["version"], updateQuery["version"], get_version_class(updateQuery["product"])):
  File "auslib/util/rulematching.py", line 108, in matchVersion
    if version_compare(queryVersion, rule, versionClass):
  File "auslib/util/comparison.py", line 75, in version_compare
    return opfunc(value, operand)
  File "auslib/util/versions.py", line 21, in __eq__
    c = self._cmp(other)
  File "auslib/util/versions.py", line 150, in _cmp
    if self.version < other.version:

TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'str' and 'int'
(11 additional frame(s) were not displayed)
...
  File "auslib/db.py", line 1879, in getRulesMatchingQuery
    if not matchVersion(rule["version"], updateQuery["version"], get_version_class(updateQuery["product"])):
  File "auslib/util/rulematching.py", line 108, in matchVersion
    if version_compare(queryVersion, rule, versionClass):
  File "auslib/util/comparison.py", line 75, in version_compare
    return opfunc(value, operand)
  File "auslib/util/versions.py", line 21, in __eq__
    c = self._cmp(other)
  File "auslib/util/versions.py", line 150, in _cmp
    if self.version < other.version:

Example URL: https://aus5.mozilla.org/json/2/FirefoxVPN/2_28/Darwin_x86/release-cdntest/15.5/update.json

[jcristau]

Happened again today with https://aus5.mozilla.org/json/2/FirefoxVPN/2_32/WINNT_x86_64/release-cdntest/26100/update.json

[jcristau]

This is caused by running a force_update_check command in the mozilla vpn app in testing mode, which lets you pass an arbitrary string as the version.