Add a file for the version.

Also show the version number at the bottom of each page in the UI.

VERSION

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v2024.9

bulktracker.go

@@ -52,8 +52,13 @@ var (
 	dbPath      = flag.String("db_path", "BulkTracker.db", "The path to the SQLite database file.")
 )
 
+//go:embed VERSION
+var version string
+
 func init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&templates.BasePath, "base_path", "/", "The path under which to serve the UI, e.g. '/bulktracker/'.")
+
+	templates.Version = version
 }
 
 //go:embed images mock static robots.txt

templates/footer.html

@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
   </div>
   </div>
+  <div style="background: #f0f0f0; padding-top: .5em; margin-top: 1em">
+    <div class="container">
+      <div class="row">
+        <p class="text-muted">Version {{.}}</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
   </body>
 </html>

templates/templates.go

@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ var emb embed.FS
 // main.
 var BasePath = "/"
 
+// Varsion is the current version string for this app. It is set from the main package.
+var Version string
+
 // bp is a shim type that avoids allocations in common templates.
 type bp struct{}
 
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ func PageHeader(w io.Writer) {
 }
 
 func PageFooter(w io.Writer) {
-	t.ExecuteTemplate(w, "footer.html", nil)
+	t.ExecuteTemplate(w, "footer.html", &Version)
 }
 
 func PkgResults(w io.Writer) {