Add /_spacebar/api/version - resolves #1222
2 files changed, 48 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/util/util/Version.ts b/src/util/util/Version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d7c4b56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/util/Version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ Spacebar: A FOSS re-implementation and extension of the Discord.com backend.
+ Copyright (C) 2026 Spacebar and Spacebar Contributors
+
+ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+ by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+import path from "path";
+import fs from "fs";
+import { execSync } from "child_process";
+import { red } from "picocolors";
+
+export function getRevInfoOrFail(): { rev: string | null; lastModified: number } {
+ const rootDir = path.join(__dirname, "../../../");
+ // sanity check
+ if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(rootDir, "package.json"))) {
+ console.log(red("Error: Cannot find package.json in root directory. Are you running from the correct location?"));
+ }
+
+ // use .rev file if it exists
+ if (fs.existsSync(path.join(rootDir, ".rev"))) {
+ return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(rootDir, ".rev"), "utf-8"));
+ }
+
+ // fall back to invoking git
+ try {
+ const rev = execSync(`git -C "${rootDir}" rev-parse HEAD`).toString().trim();
+ const lastModified = Number(execSync(`git -C "${rootDir}" log -1 --format=%cd --date=unix`).toString().trim());
+ return {
+ rev,
+ lastModified,
+ };
+ } catch (e) {
+ return { rev: null, lastModified: 0 };
+ }
+}
diff --git a/src/util/util/index.ts b/src/util/util/index.ts
index aac4e3c0..4c243ade 100644
--- a/src/util/util/index.ts
+++ b/src/util/util/index.ts
@@ -55,3 +55,4 @@ export * from "../../schemas/HelperTypes";
export * from "./extensions";
export * from "./Random";
export * from "./Url";
+export * from "./Version";
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