Add support for addon.json 'require'/'require-soft' to support addon version strings instead of the addon version_id.
Uses version_compare under the hood after some very basic standardization.
php version strings support dotted versions, '1.2.3' and also each part may also support special character strings:
any string not found in this list < dev < alpha = a < beta = b < RC | Release Candidate = rc < # < patch level | pl = p.