Show server build info on settings page - #685
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Couldn't tell which version of River UI was running or when it was last upgraded. Add a Build info section to the settings page backed by a new GET /api/version endpoint using runtime/debug.ReadBuildInfo, with -ldflags -X overrides so Docker builds report real metadata.
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Yes I think this makes sense! I'm going to push a few fixes on top of this real quick before we merge.
Pro builds from this checkout currently resolve the previous River UI release, so they omit the new version endpoint and embedded UI assets. Replace that dependency with the local module during development. The separate Pro release can remove the replacement and update the version pin after River UI is released, following the existing release process.
A long-lived browser tab can show the prior server's version after a deployment because the build info query stays fresh indefinitely. Expire that query after five minutes so a later visit or window focus fetches the running server's version while nearby visits reuse the cache.
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FYI this is a client-side staleness setting, so even if the server gets restarted & updated the client would continue reporting the stale older version. That doesn't seem desirable even if the JS UI might need updating. We don't have an app outdated warning in JS but imo this is still better than caching forever.
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@edwardsb thank you for this! Can you add yourself to the CLA here and then we'll get it merged? https://github.com/riverqueue/rivercla
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@bgentry CLA PR is up: riverqueue/rivercla#35 — thanks! |
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I couldn't tell which version of River UI I was running, and couldn't remember the last time I'd upgraded, so I added a Build info section to the settings page showing the running binary's version, commit, commit date, and Go version.
The data comes from a new
GET /api/versionendpoint backed byruntime/debug.ReadBuildInfo, with-ldflags -Xoverrides so Docker builds made from a partial source copy still report real metadata (the release workflow now computes and passesBUILD_VERSION,BUILD_REVISION, andBUILD_COMMIT_TIMEas build args). When River UI is embedded, the section notes the info describes the host application.Includes endpoint + component coverage following the existing
featurestest patterns.