feat: allow clients to fetch drop version

nuxt.config.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 import tailwindcss from "@tailwindcss/vite";
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
 
-const dropVersion = "v0.3.0";
+// get drop version
+const dropVersion =
+  process.env.BUILD_DROP_VERSION === undefined
+    ? "v0.3.0-alpha.1"
+    : process.env.BUILD_DROP_VERSION;
+// example nightly: "v0.3.0-nightly.2025.05.28"
+
+// get git ref or supply during build
+const commitHash =
+  process.env.BUILD_GIT_REF === undefined
+    ? execSync("git rev-parse --short HEAD").toString().trim()
+    : process.env.BUILD_GIT_REF;
+
+console.log(`Building Drop ${dropVersion} #${commitHash}`);
 
 // https://nuxt.com/docs/api/configuration/nuxt-config
 export default defineNuxtConfig({
@@ -42,16 +56,17 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
     plugins: [tailwindcss()],
   },
 
+  runtimeConfig: {
+    gitRef: commitHash,
+    dropVersion: dropVersion,
+  },
+
   app: {
     head: {
       link: [{ rel: "icon", href: "/favicon.ico" }],
     },
   },
 
-  appConfig: {
-    dropVersion: dropVersion,
-  },
-
   routeRules: {
     "/api/**": { cors: true },
   },

server/api/v1/index.get.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+import { systemConfig } from "~/server/internal/config/sys-conf";
+
 export default defineEventHandler((_h3) => {
   return {
     appName: "Drop",
+    version: systemConfig.getDropVersion(),
+    ref: systemConfig.getGitRef(),
   };
 });

server/internal/config/sys-conf.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
 class SystemConfig {
   private libraryFolder = process.env.LIBRARY ?? "./.data/library";
   private dataFolder = process.env.DATA ?? "./.data/data";
-  private dropVersion = "v0.3.0";
+
+  private dropVersion;
+  private gitRef;
+
   private checkForUpdates =
     process.env.CHECK_FOR_UPDATES !== undefined &&
     process.env.CHECK_FOR_UPDATES.toLocaleLowerCase() === "true"
       ? true
       : false;
 
+  constructor() {
+    // get drop version and git ref from nuxt config
+    const config = useRuntimeConfig();
+    this.dropVersion = config.dropVersion;
+    this.gitRef = config.gitRef;
+  }
+
   getLibraryFolder() {
     return this.libraryFolder;
   }
@@ -20,6 +30,10 @@ class SystemConfig {
     return this.dropVersion;
   }
 
+  getGitRef() {
+    return this.gitRef;
+  }
+
   shouldCheckForUpdates() {
     return this.checkForUpdates;
   }