Instead of manually updating the version, reason from plugin.json

build/manifest/main.go

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ package main
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -34,6 +36,30 @@ func init() {
 }
 `
 
+const pluginIDJSFileTemplate = `// Copyright (c) 2020-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+// This file is automatically generated. Do not modify it manually.
+// We cannot import plugin.json directly because this manifest is generated at build time
+// with values injected from the build (e.g. version from git tags, release notes URL).
+// See build/manifest/main.go for the generator.
+
+const manifest = JSON.parse(` + "`" + `
+%s
+` + "`" + `)
+
+export default manifest
+export const id = manifest.id
+export const version = manifest.version
+`
+
+// These build-time vars are read from shell commands and populated in ../setup.mk
+var (
+	BuildHashShort  string
+	BuildTagLatest  string
+	BuildTagCurrent string
+)
+
 func main() {
 	if len(os.Args) <= 1 {
 		panic("no cmd specified")
@@ -92,6 +118,32 @@ func findManifest() (*model.Manifest, error) {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse manifest")
 	}
 
+	if manifest.Version == "" {
+		var version string
+		tags := strings.Fields(BuildTagCurrent)
+		for _, t := range tags {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(t, "v") {
+				version = t
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if version == "" {
+			if BuildTagLatest != "" {
+				version = BuildTagLatest
+			} else {
+				version = "v0.0.0+" + BuildHashShort
+			}
+		}
+		manifest.Version = strings.TrimPrefix(version, "v")
+	}
+
+	if manifest.ReleaseNotesURL == "" && BuildTagLatest != "" {
+		manifest.ReleaseNotesURL, err = url.JoinPath(manifest.HomepageURL, "releases", "tag", BuildTagLatest)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to generate release notes URL")
+		}
+	}
+
 	return &manifest, nil
 }
 
@@ -125,5 +177,28 @@ func applyManifest(manifest *model.Manifest) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if manifest.HasWebapp() {
+		// generate JSON representation of Manifest.
+		// JSON is very similar and compatible with JS's object literals. so, what we do here
+		// is actually JS code generation.
+		manifestBytes, err := json.MarshalIndent(manifest, "", "    ")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		manifestStr := string(manifestBytes)
+
+		// Escape newlines
+		manifestStr = strings.ReplaceAll(manifestStr, `\n`, `\\n`)
+
+		// write generated code to file by using JS file template.
+		if err := os.WriteFile(
+			"webapp/src/manifest.ts",
+			[]byte(fmt.Sprintf(pluginIDJSFileTemplate, manifestStr)),
+			0600,
+		); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to write webapp/src/manifest.ts")
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }

build/setup.mk

@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@ ifeq ($(GO),)
     $(error "go is not available: see https://golang.org/doc/install")
 endif
 
+# Gather build variables to inject into the manifest tool
+BUILD_HASH_SHORT = $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+BUILD_TAG_LATEST = $(shell git describe --tags --match 'v*' --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null)
+BUILD_TAG_CURRENT = $(shell git tag --points-at HEAD)
+
 # Ensure that the build tools are compiled. Go's caching makes this quick.
-$(shell cd build/manifest && $(GO) build -o ../bin/manifest)
+$(shell cd build/manifest && $(GO) build -ldflags '-X "main.BuildHashShort=$(BUILD_HASH_SHORT)" -X "main.BuildTagLatest=$(BUILD_TAG_LATEST)" -X "main.BuildTagCurrent=$(BUILD_TAG_CURRENT)"' -o ../bin/manifest)
 
 # Ensure that the deployment tools are compiled. Go's caching makes this quick.
 $(shell cd build/pluginctl && $(GO) build -o ../bin/pluginctl)

plugin.json

@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
     "description": "The Mattermost Boards plugin",
     "homepage_url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-boards",
     "support_url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-boards/issues",
-    "release_notes_url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-boards/releases",
     "icon_path": "assets/starter-template-icon.svg",
-    "version": "9.2.2",
     "min_server_version": "10.7.0",
     "server": {
         "executables": {

webapp/src/constants.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
 
+import {version} from './manifest'
+
 import {TelemetryActions} from './telemetry/telemetryClient'
 
 enum Permission {
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ class Constants {
     static readonly titleColumnId = '__title'
     static readonly badgesColumnId = '__badges'
 
-    static readonly versionString = '9.2.2'
+    static readonly versionString = version
 
     static readonly archiveHelpPage = 'https://docs.mattermost.com/boards/migrate-to-boards.html'
     static readonly imports = [

webapp/src/manifest.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,52 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2020-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
-import manifest from '../../plugin.json'
+// This file is automatically generated. Do not modify it manually.
+// We cannot import plugin.json directly because this manifest is generated at build time
+// with values injected from the build (e.g. version from git tags, release notes URL).
+// See build/manifest/main.go for the generator.
+
+const manifest = JSON.parse(`
+{
+    "id": "focalboard",
+    "name": "Mattermost Boards",
+    "description": "The Mattermost Boards plugin",
+    "homepage_url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-boards",
+    "support_url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-boards/issues",
+    "release_notes_url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-boards/releases/tag/v9.2.2",
+    "icon_path": "assets/starter-template-icon.svg",
+    "version": "0.0.0",
+    "min_server_version": "10.7.0",
+    "server": {
+        "executables": {
+            "darwin-amd64": "server/dist/plugin-darwin-amd64",
+            "darwin-arm64": "server/dist/plugin-darwin-arm64",
+            "linux-amd64": "server/dist/plugin-linux-amd64",
+            "linux-arm64": "server/dist/plugin-linux-arm64",
+            "windows-amd64": "server/dist/plugin-windows-amd64.exe"
+        },
+        "executable": ""
+    },
+    "webapp": {
+        "bundle_path": "webapp/dist/main.js"
+    },
+    "settings_schema": {
+        "header": "",
+        "footer": "",
+        "settings": [
+            {
+                "key": "EnablePublicSharedBoards",
+                "display_name": "Enable Publicly-Shared Boards:",
+                "type": "bool",
+                "help_text": "This allows board editors to share boards that can be accessed by anyone with the link.",
+                "placeholder": "",
+                "default": false,
+                "hosting": ""
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+}
+`)
 
 export default manifest
 export const id = manifest.id