Including gitCommit and version in frontend build. Backend now sending a backendInfo object containing commit, version and hostname. All printed on About page.

backend/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mempool-backend",
-  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "version": "2.2-dev",
   "description": "Bitcoin mempool visualizer and blockchain explorer backend",
   "license": "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0",
   "homepage": "https://mempool.space",

backend/src/api/backend-info.ts

@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as os from 'os';
 import logger from '../logger';
+import { IBackendInfo } from '../mempool.interfaces';
 
 class BackendInfo {
-  gitCommitHash = '';
-  hostname = '';
+  private gitCommitHash = '';
+  private hostname = '';
+  private version = '';
 
   constructor() {
     this.setLatestCommitHash();
+    this.setVersion();
     this.hostname = os.hostname();
   }
 
-  public getBackendInfo() {
+  public getBackendInfo(): IBackendInfo {
     return {
-      'hostname': this.hostname,
-      'git-commit': this.gitCommitHash,
+      hostname: this.hostname,
+      gitCommit: this.gitCommitHash,
+      version: this.version,
     };
   }
 
@@ -29,6 +33,15 @@ class BackendInfo {
       logger.err('Could not load git commit info: ' + e.message || e);
     }
   }
+
+  private setVersion(): void {
+    try {
+      const packageJson = fs.readFileSync('package.json').toString();
+      this.version = JSON.parse(packageJson).version;
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw new Error(e);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 export default new BackendInfo();

backend/src/api/websocket-handler.ts

@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ class WebsocketHandler {
       'conversions': fiatConversion.getConversionRates(),
       'mempool-blocks': mempoolBlocks.getMempoolBlocks(),
       'transactions': memPool.getLatestTransactions(),
-      'git-commit': backendInfo.gitCommitHash,
-      'hostname': backendInfo.hostname,
+      'backendInfo': backendInfo.getBackendInfo(),
       'loadingIndicators': loadingIndicators.getLoadingIndicators(),
       ...this.extraInitProperties
     };

backend/src/mempool.interfaces.ts

@@ -160,3 +160,9 @@ interface RequiredParams {
 
 export interface ILoadingIndicators { [name: string]: number; }
 export interface IConversionRates { [currency: string]: number; }
+
+export interface IBackendInfo {
+  hostname: string;
+  gitCommit: string;
+  version: string;
+}