1 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/hydrilla/versions.py b/src/hydrilla/versions.py
index a7a9f29..7474d98 100644
--- a/src/hydrilla/versions.py
+++ b/src/hydrilla/versions.py
@@ -34,14 +34,16 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import typing as t
 
-def normalize_version(ver: t.Sequence[int]) -> tuple[int, ...]:
-    """Strip right-most zeroes from 'ver'. The original list is not modified."""
+VerTuple = t.NewType('VerTuple', 'tuple[int, ...]')
+
+def normalize_version(ver: t.Sequence[int]) -> VerTuple:
+    """Strip rightmost zeroes from 'ver'."""
     new_len = 0
     for i, num in enumerate(ver):
         if num != 0:
             new_len = i + 1
 
-    return tuple(ver[:new_len])
+    return VerTuple(tuple(ver[:new_len]))
 
 def parse_version(ver_str: str) -> tuple[int, ...]:
     """
@@ -50,10 +52,16 @@ def parse_version(ver_str: str) -> tuple[int, ...]:
     """
     return tuple(int(num) for num in ver_str.split('.'))
 
-def version_string(ver: t.Sequence[int], rev: t.Optional[int] = None) -> str:
+def parse_normalize_version(ver_str: str) -> VerTuple:
+    """
+    Convert 'ver_str' into a VerTuple representation, e.g. for
+    ver_str="4.6.13.0" return (4, 6, 13).
+    """
+    return normalize_version(parse_version(ver_str))
+
+def version_string(ver: VerTuple, rev: t.Optional[int] = None) -> str:
     """
     Produce version's string representation (optionally with revision), like:
         1.2.3-5
-    No version normalization is performed.
     """
     return '.'.join(str(n) for n in ver) + ('' if rev is None else f'-{rev}')