how get version on api request

[geniv]

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Summary

How get number version from API?

What is the use-case?

Problem is between version 3.15 and 3.17. And binary of application server for argument "version" returm empty string: "".
This BC is totaly bad for my driver, when Idont know which is actual version of application server.

Implementation description

Any chance create endpoint eg.: "GET internal/version" or "GET me/version" where return string will be text of current version.

Can you implement this by yourself and make a pull request?

Yes, only in php, maybe java :)

[geniv]

@brocaar command # /usr/bin/chirpstack-application-server version or $ /usr/bin/chirpstack-application-server version on terminal in docker return "" string (empty string), but version 3.14.0 or 3.15.0 is function correct and return string with current version.

[liangyuanpeng]

I can get the correct info from docker container.

~ # ./lora-app-server version
3.4.0

Also success on my terminal.

lan@lan:~/repo/git/chirpstack-application-server$ build/chirpstack-application-server version
WARN[0000] No configuration file found, using defaults. See: https://www.chirpstack.io/application-server/install/config/ 
3.17.3-12-gb911e629

I agree with this feature and i can implement if the feature accepted.

[geniv]

I can get the correct info from docker container.

@liangyuanpeng yes, I know, it is work in version 3.15, but in latest version application server 3.17.4 this command return just empty string

[brocaar]

I thought I had solved this, but it still seems present. The issue seems to be the migration to GitHub actions. It seems that the .git directory is not provided to the compilation step within the Docker environment.