Add build metadata for diagnostics, update checks

is this actually gonna work? uhhhh maybe idk

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -6,28 +6,33 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         configuration: [Debug, Release]
-        platform: [x64]
+
     runs-on: windows-latest
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         submodules: true
+
     - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
       with:
         dotnet-version: '6.x'
+
     - name: Restore dependencies
       run: dotnet restore
+
     - name: Build
       run: dotnet build --no-restore
+
     - name: Publish
-      run: dotnet publish -p:PublishSingleFile=true -r win-${{ matrix.platform }} -c ${{ matrix.configuration }} --self-contained false .\Bloxstrap\Bloxstrap.csproj
+      run: dotnet publish -p:PublishSingleFile=true -p:CommitHash=${{ github.sha }} -p:CommitRef=${{ github.ref_type }}/${{ github.ref_name }} -r win-x64 -c ${{ matrix.configuration }} --self-contained false .\Bloxstrap\Bloxstrap.csproj
+
     - name: Upload Artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
-        name: Bloxstrap (${{ matrix.configuration }}, ${{ matrix.platform }})
+        name: Bloxstrap (${{ matrix.configuration }}, x64)
         path: |
-          .\Bloxstrap\bin\${{ matrix.configuration }}\net6.0-windows\win-${{ matrix.platform }}\publish\*
+          .\Bloxstrap\bin\${{ matrix.configuration }}\net6.0-windows\win-x64\publish\*
 
   release:
     needs: build
@@ -40,9 +45,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: Bloxstrap (Release, x64)
           path: x64
+
       - name: Rename binaries
         run: |
           mv x64/Bloxstrap.exe Bloxstrap-${{ github.ref_name }}-x64.exe
+
       - name: Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:

Bloxstrap/App.xaml.cs

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using Microsoft.Win32;
 
 using Bloxstrap.Extensions;
 using Bloxstrap.Models;
+using Bloxstrap.Models.Attributes;
 using Bloxstrap.UI.BootstrapperDialogs;
 using Bloxstrap.UI.Menu.Views;
 using Bloxstrap.Utility;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
         public static bool IsMenuLaunch { get; private set; } = false;
         public static string[] LaunchArgs { get; private set; } = null!;
 
+        public static BuildMetadataAttribute BuildMetadata => Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetCustomAttribute<BuildMetadataAttribute>()!;
         public static string Version = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version!.ToString()[..^2];
 
         // singletons
@@ -118,6 +120,11 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
 
             Logger.WriteLine($"[App::OnStartup] Starting {ProjectName} v{Version}");
 
+            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(BuildMetadata.CommitHash))
+                Logger.WriteLine($"[App::OnStartup] Compiled {BuildMetadata.Timestamp.ToFriendlyString()} from {BuildMetadata.Machine}");
+            else
+                Logger.WriteLine($"[App::OnStartup] Compiled {BuildMetadata.Timestamp.ToFriendlyString()} from commit {BuildMetadata.CommitHash} ({BuildMetadata.CommitRef})");
+
             // To customize application configuration such as set high DPI settings or default font,
             // see https://aka.ms/applicationconfiguration.
             ApplicationConfiguration.Initialize();

Bloxstrap/Bloxstrap.csproj

@@ -39,4 +39,13 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\wpfui\src\Wpf.Ui\Wpf.Ui.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <AssemblyAttribute Include="Bloxstrap.Models.Attributes.BuildMetadataAttribute">
+      <_Parameter1>$([System.DateTime]::UtcNow.ToString("s"))Z</_Parameter1>
+      <_Parameter2>$(COMPUTERNAME)\$(USERNAME)</_Parameter2>
+      <_Parameter3>$(CommitHash)</_Parameter3>
+      <_Parameter4>$(CommitRef)</_Parameter4>
+    </AssemblyAttribute>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>

Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs

@@ -576,25 +576,34 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
                 return;
             }
 
-            string currentVersion = $"{App.ProjectName} v{App.Version}";
-
             App.Logger.WriteLine($"[Bootstrapper::CheckForUpdates] Checking for {App.ProjectName} updates...");
 
             var releaseInfo = await Utilities.GetJson<GithubRelease>($"https://api.github.com/repos/{App.ProjectRepository}/releases/latest");
 
-            if (releaseInfo?.Assets is null || currentVersion == releaseInfo.Name)
+            if (releaseInfo is null || releaseInfo.Assets is null)
             {
                 App.Logger.WriteLine($"[Bootstrapper::CheckForUpdates] No updates found");
                 return;
             }
 
+            int numCurrentVersion = Utilities.VersionToNumber(App.Version);
+            int numLatestVersion = Utilities.VersionToNumber(releaseInfo.TagName);
+
+            // check if we aren't using a deployed build, so we can update to one if a new version comes out
+            if (numCurrentVersion == numLatestVersion && App.BuildMetadata.CommitRef.StartsWith("tag") || numCurrentVersion > numLatestVersion)
+            {
+                App.Logger.WriteLine($"[Bootstrapper::CheckForUpdates] No updates found");
+                return;
+            }
+
+
             SetStatus($"Getting the latest {App.ProjectName}...");
 
             // 64-bit is always the first option
             GithubReleaseAsset asset = releaseInfo.Assets[0];
             string downloadLocation = Path.Combine(Directories.LocalAppData, "Temp", asset.Name);
 
-            App.Logger.WriteLine($"[Bootstrapper::CheckForUpdates] Downloading {releaseInfo.Name}...");
+            App.Logger.WriteLine($"[Bootstrapper::CheckForUpdates] Downloading {releaseInfo.TagName}...");
 
             if (!File.Exists(downloadLocation))
             {
@@ -604,7 +613,7 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
                 await response.Content.CopyToAsync(fileStream);
             }
 
-            App.Logger.WriteLine($"[Bootstrapper::CheckForUpdates] Starting {releaseInfo.Name}...");
+            App.Logger.WriteLine($"[Bootstrapper::CheckForUpdates] Starting {releaseInfo.TagName}...");
 
             ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new()
             {

Bloxstrap/Extensions/DateTimeEx.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Bloxstrap.Extensions
+{
+    static class DateTimeEx
+    {
+        public static string ToFriendlyString(this DateTime dateTime)
+        {
+            return dateTime.ToString("dddd, d MMMM yyyy 'at' h:mm:ss tt", App.CultureFormat);
+        }
+    }
+}

Bloxstrap/Logger.cs

@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
 
         public void WriteLine(string message)
         {
-            string timestamp = DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'");
+            string timestamp = DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("s") + "Z";
             string outcon = $"{timestamp} {message}";
-            string outlog = outcon.Replace(Directories.UserProfile, "<UserProfileFolder>");
+            string outlog = outcon.Replace(Directories.UserProfile, "%UserProfile%");
 
             Debug.WriteLine(outcon);
             WriteToLog(outlog);

Bloxstrap/Models/Attributes/CompileTimeInfoAttribute.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Bloxstrap.Models.Attributes
+{
+    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Assembly)]
+    public class BuildMetadataAttribute : Attribute
+    {
+        public DateTime Timestamp { get; set; }
+        public string Machine { get; set; }
+        public string CommitHash { get; set; }
+        public string CommitRef { get; set; }
+
+        public BuildMetadataAttribute(string timestamp, string machine, string commitHash, string commitRef)
+        {
+            Timestamp = DateTime.Parse(timestamp).ToLocalTime();
+            Machine = machine;
+            CommitHash = commitHash;
+            CommitRef = commitRef;
+        }
+    }
+}

Bloxstrap/UI/Menu/ViewModels/AboutViewModel.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
-namespace Bloxstrap.UI.Menu.ViewModels
+using System;
+using System.Windows;
+
+using Bloxstrap.Extensions;
+using Bloxstrap.Models.Attributes;
+
+namespace Bloxstrap.UI.Menu.ViewModels
 {
     public class AboutViewModel
     {
         public string Version => $"Version {App.Version}";
+
+        public BuildMetadataAttribute BuildMetadata => App.BuildMetadata;
+
+        public string BuildTimestamp => BuildMetadata.Timestamp.ToFriendlyString();
+        public string BuildCommitHashUrl => $"https://github.com/{App.ProjectRepository}/commit/{BuildMetadata.CommitHash}";
+
+        public Visibility BuildInformationVisibility => BuildMetadata.CommitRef.StartsWith("tag") ? Visibility.Collapsed : Visibility.Visible;
+        public Visibility BuildCommitVisibility => String.IsNullOrEmpty(BuildMetadata.CommitHash) ? Visibility.Collapsed : Visibility.Visible;
     }
 }

Bloxstrap/UI/Menu/ViewModels/InstallationViewModel.cs

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using System.Windows.Input;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Input;
 
 using Bloxstrap.Enums;
+using Bloxstrap.Extensions;
 using Bloxstrap.Models;
 
 namespace Bloxstrap.UI.Menu.ViewModels
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Bloxstrap.UI.Menu.ViewModels
                 {
                     Version = info.Version,
                     VersionGuid = info.VersionGuid,
-                    Timestamp = info.Timestamp?.ToString("dddd, d MMMM yyyy 'at' h:mm:ss tt", App.CultureFormat)!
+                    Timestamp = info.Timestamp?.ToFriendlyString()!
                 };
 
                 OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ChannelDeployInfo));

Bloxstrap/UI/Menu/Views/Pages/AboutPage.xaml

@@ -41,6 +41,41 @@
       <ui:Anchor Margin="4,16,0,0" Content="Discord help server" Icon="Chat48" NavigateUri="https://discord.gg/nKjV3mGq6R" />
     </StackPanel>
 
+    <StackPanel Visibility="{Binding BuildInformationVisibility, Mode=OneTime}">
+      <TextBlock Text="Build Information" FontWeight="Medium" FontSize="20" Margin="0,16,0,0" />
+      <TextBlock Text="Using an unreleased version, I see?" TextWrapping="Wrap" Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorTertiaryBrush}" />
+
+      <Grid Column="0" Margin="0,8,0,0">
+        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+          <RowDefinition Height="*" />
+          <RowDefinition Height="*" />
+          <RowDefinition Height="*" />
+          <RowDefinition Height="*" />
+        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+          <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+          <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
+        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+
+        <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Margin="0,4,16,4" FontSize="14" FontWeight="Medium" Text="Timestamp" />
+        <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Margin="0,0,0,4" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Text="{Binding BuildTimestamp, Mode=OneTime}" Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorTertiaryBrush}" />
+
+        <TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Margin="0,4,16,4" FontSize="14" FontWeight="Medium" Text="Machine" />
+        <TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Margin="0,0,0,4" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Text="{Binding BuildMetadata.Machine, Mode=OneTime}" Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorTertiaryBrush}" />
+
+        <TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" Margin="0,4,16,4" FontSize="14" FontWeight="Medium" Text="Commit Hash" Visibility="{Binding BuildCommitVisibility, Mode=OneTime}" />
+        <TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Margin="0,0,0,4" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorTertiaryBrush}" Visibility="{Binding BuildCommitVisibility, Mode=OneTime}">
+          <Hyperlink Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorTertiaryBrush}" Command="models:GlobalViewModel.OpenWebpageCommand" CommandParameter="{Binding BuildCommitHashUrl, Mode=OneTime}">
+            <TextBlock Text="{Binding BuildMetadata.CommitHash, Mode=OneTime}" />
+          </Hyperlink>
+        </TextBlock>
+
+        <TextBlock Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0" Margin="0,4,16,4" FontSize="14" FontWeight="Medium" Text="Commit Ref" Visibility="{Binding BuildCommitVisibility, Mode=OneTime}" />
+        <TextBlock Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" Margin="0,0,0,4" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Text="{Binding BuildMetadata.CommitRef, Mode=OneTime}" Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorTertiaryBrush}" Visibility="{Binding BuildCommitVisibility, Mode=OneTime}" />
+        
+      </Grid>
+    </StackPanel>
+
     <TextBlock Text="Contributors" FontWeight="Medium" FontSize="20" Margin="0,16,0,0" />
     <TextBlock Text="These are the people who have made notable contributions to Bloxstrap, helping make it what it is." TextWrapping="Wrap" Foreground="{DynamicResource TextFillColorTertiaryBrush}" />
     <Grid Column="0" Margin="0,8,0,0">

Bloxstrap/Updater.cs

@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
             // 2.0.0 downloads updates to <BaseFolder>/Updates so lol
             bool isAutoUpgrade = Environment.ProcessPath.StartsWith(Path.Combine(Directories.Base, "Updates")) || Environment.ProcessPath.StartsWith(Path.Combine(Directories.LocalAppData, "Temp"));
 
-            // if downloaded version doesn't match, replace installed version with downloaded version 
             FileVersionInfo currentVersionInfo = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(Environment.ProcessPath);
-            FileVersionInfo installedVersionInfo = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(Directories.Application);
 
-            if (installedVersionInfo.ProductVersion == currentVersionInfo.ProductVersion)
+            if (Utility.MD5Hash.FromFile(Environment.ProcessPath) == Utility.MD5Hash.FromFile(Directories.Application))
                 return;
 
             MessageBoxResult result;

Bloxstrap/Utilities.cs

@@ -39,5 +39,12 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
                 return default;
             }
         }
+
+        public static int VersionToNumber(string version)
+        {
+            // yes this is kinda stupid lol
+            version = version.Replace("v", "").Replace(".", "");
+            return Int32.Parse(version);
+        }
     }
 }