Show bot version in console on start-up

src/BotError.js

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class BotError extends Error {}
+
+module.exports = {
+  BotError,
+};

src/botVersion.js

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+const fs = require("fs");
+const path = require("path");
+
+const gitDir = path.resolve(__dirname, "..", ".git");
+
+function getPackageVersion() {
+  const packageJson = require("../package.json");
+  return packageJson.version;
+}
+
+function getHeadCommitHash() {
+  try {
+    fs.accessSync(gitDir);
+  } catch (e) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // Find HEAD ref and read the commit hash from that ref
+  const headRefInfo = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(gitDir, "HEAD"), { encoding: "utf8" });
+  if (headRefInfo.startsWith("ref:")) {
+    const refPath = headRefInfo.slice(5).trim(); // ref: refs/heads/... to refs/heads/...
+    return fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(gitDir, refPath), { encoding: "utf8" }).trim();
+  } else {
+    // Detached head, just the commit hash
+    return headRefInfo.trim();
+  }
+}
+
+function getPrettyVersion() {
+  const packageVersion = getPackageVersion();
+  const headCommitHash = getHeadCommitHash();
+
+  return headCommitHash
+    ? `v${packageVersion} (${headCommitHash.slice(0, 8)})`
+    : packageVersion;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  getPrettyVersion,
+};

src/index.js

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ try {
   process.exit(1);
 }
 
-const utils = require("./utils");
+const { BotError } = require("./BotError");
 
 // Error handling
 // Force crash on unhandled rejections and uncaught exceptions.
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function errorHandler(err) {
   if (err) {
     if (typeof err === "string") {
       console.error(`Error: ${err}`);
-    } else if (err instanceof utils.BotError) {
+    } else if (err instanceof BotError) {
       // Leave out stack traces for BotErrors (the message has enough info)
       console.error(`Error: ${err.message}`);
     } else if (err.message === "Disallowed intents specified") {
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ function errorHandler(err) {
 process.on("uncaughtException", errorHandler);
 process.on("unhandledRejection", errorHandler);
 
+const { getPrettyVersion } = require("./botVersion");
+console.log(`Starting Modmail ${getPrettyVersion()}`);
+
 let testedPackage = "";
 try {
   const packageJson = require("../package.json");
@@ -85,11 +88,11 @@ try {
   process.exit(1);
 }
 
-const config = require("./cfg");
-const main = require("./main");
-const knex = require("./knex");
-
 (async function() {
+  require("./cfg");
+  const main = require("./main");
+  const knex = require("./knex");
+
   // Make sure the database is up to date
   const [completed, newMigrations] = await knex.migrate.list();
   if (newMigrations.length > 0) {

src/modules/version.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const fs = require("fs");
 const {promisify} = require("util");
 const utils = require("../utils");
 const updates = require("../data/updates");
-const config = require("../cfg");
+const { getPrettyVersion } = require("../botVersion");
 
 const access = promisify(fs.access);
 const readFile = promisify(fs.readFile);
@@ -12,34 +12,7 @@ const GIT_DIR = path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", ".git");
 
 module.exports = ({ bot, knex, config, commands }) => {
   commands.addInboxServerCommand("version", [], async (msg, args, thread) => {
-    const packageJson = require("../../package.json");
-    const packageVersion = packageJson.version;
-
-    let response = `Modmail v${packageVersion}`;
-
-    let isGit;
-    try {
-      await access(GIT_DIR);
-      isGit = true;
-    } catch (e) {
-      isGit = false;
-    }
-
-    if (isGit) {
-      let commitHash;
-      const HEAD = await readFile(path.join(GIT_DIR, "HEAD"), {encoding: "utf8"});
-
-      if (HEAD.startsWith("ref:")) {
-        // Branch
-        const ref = HEAD.match(/^ref: (.*)$/m)[1];
-        commitHash = (await readFile(path.join(GIT_DIR, ref), {encoding: "utf8"})).trim();
-      } else {
-        // Detached head
-        commitHash = HEAD.trim();
-      }
-
-      response += ` (${commitHash.slice(0, 7)})`;
-    }
+    let response = `Modmail ${getPrettyVersion()}`;
 
     if (config.updateNotifications) {
       const availableUpdate = await updates.getAvailableUpdate();

src/utils.js

@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ const moment = require("moment");
 const humanizeDuration = require("humanize-duration");
 const publicIp = require("public-ip");
 const config = require("./cfg");
-
-class BotError extends Error {}
+const { BotError } = require("./BotError");
 
 const userMentionRegex = /^<@!?([0-9]+?)>$/;
 
@@ -492,8 +491,6 @@ function chunkMessageLines(str, maxChunkLength = 1990) {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-  BotError,
-
   getInboxGuild,
   getMainGuilds,
   getLogChannel,