Improve version string

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ossify
+dist/
 
 # Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/go,intellij,linux,osx
 # Edit at https://www.gitignore.io/?templates=go,intellij,linux,osx
@@ -146,3 +147,156 @@ Temporary Items
 # End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/go,intellij,linux,osx
 
 .releases/
+### Linux template
+*~
+
+# temporary files which can be created if a process still has a handle open of a deleted file
+.fuse_hidden*
+
+# KDE directory preferences
+.directory
+
+# Linux trash folder which might appear on any partition or disk
+.Trash-*
+
+# .nfs files are created when an open file is removed but is still being accessed
+.nfs*
+
+### macOS template
+# General
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+
+# Icon must end with two \r
+Icon
+
+# Thumbnails
+._*
+
+# Files that might appear in the root of a volume
+.DocumentRevisions-V100
+.fseventsd
+.Spotlight-V100
+.TemporaryItems
+.Trashes
+.VolumeIcon.icns
+.com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent
+
+# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
+.AppleDB
+.AppleDesktop
+Network Trash Folder
+Temporary Items
+.apdisk
+
+### Vim template
+# Swap
+[._]*.s[a-v][a-z]
+!*.svg  # comment out if you don't need vector files
+[._]*.sw[a-p]
+[._]s[a-rt-v][a-z]
+[._]ss[a-gi-z]
+[._]sw[a-p]
+
+# Session
+Session.vim
+Sessionx.vim
+
+# Temporary
+.netrwhist
+*~
+# Auto-generated tag files
+tags
+# Persistent undo
+[._]*.un~
+
+### Go template
+# Binaries for programs and plugins
+*.exe
+*.exe~
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+
+# Test binary, built with `go test -c`
+*.test
+
+# Output of the go coverage tool, specifically when used with LiteIDE
+*.out
+
+# Dependency directories (remove the comment below to include it)
+# vendor/
+
+### JetBrains template
+# Covers JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ, RubyMine, PhpStorm, AppCode, PyCharm, CLion, Android Studio and WebStorm
+# Reference: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544839
+
+# User-specific stuff
+.idea/**/workspace.xml
+.idea/**/tasks.xml
+.idea/**/usage.statistics.xml
+.idea/**/dictionaries
+.idea/**/shelf
+
+# Generated files
+.idea/**/contentModel.xml
+
+# Sensitive or high-churn files
+.idea/**/dataSources/
+.idea/**/dataSources.ids
+.idea/**/dataSources.local.xml
+.idea/**/sqlDataSources.xml
+.idea/**/dynamic.xml
+.idea/**/uiDesigner.xml
+.idea/**/dbnavigator.xml
+
+# Gradle
+.idea/**/gradle.xml
+.idea/**/libraries
+
+# Gradle and Maven with auto-import
+# When using Gradle or Maven with auto-import, you should exclude module files,
+# since they will be recreated, and may cause churn.  Uncomment if using
+# auto-import.
+# .idea/artifacts
+# .idea/compiler.xml
+# .idea/modules.xml
+# .idea/*.iml
+# .idea/modules
+# *.iml
+# *.ipr
+
+# CMake
+cmake-build-*/
+
+# Mongo Explorer plugin
+.idea/**/mongoSettings.xml
+
+# File-based project format
+*.iws
+
+# IntelliJ
+out/
+
+# mpeltonen/sbt-idea plugin
+.idea_modules/
+
+# JIRA plugin
+atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
+
+# Cursive Clojure plugin
+.idea/replstate.xml
+
+# Crashlytics plugin (for Android Studio and IntelliJ)
+com_crashlytics_export_strings.xml
+crashlytics.properties
+crashlytics-build.properties
+fabric.properties
+
+# Editor-based Rest Client
+.idea/httpRequests
+
+# Android studio 3.1+ serialized cache file
+.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser
+

.goreleaser.yml

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ before:
 builds:
   - env:
       - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    # Custom ldflags templates.
+    # Default is `-s -w -X main.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.Date}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser`.
+    ldflags:
+      - -s -w -X github.com/jimschubert/ossify/config.Version={{.Version}} -X github.com/jimschubert/ossify/config.Commit={{.Commit}} -X github.com/jimschubert/ossify/config.Date={{.Date}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
 archives:
   - replacements:
       darwin: Darwin

cmd/version.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/jimschubert/ossify/config"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -14,8 +15,11 @@ var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "version",
 	Short: "Print the version number of ossify",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		// TODO: consider using goxc to set version on build.
-		// see https://sbstjn.com/create-golang-cli-application-with-cobra-and-goxc.html
-		fmt.Printf("ossify %s\n", config.Version)
+		// Version string can be tested with:
+		// goreleaser release --skip-publish --snapshot --rm-dist
+		var str strings.Builder
+		str.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("ossify %s (%s)\n", config.Version, config.Commit))
+		str.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Built: %s", config.Date))
+		fmt.Println(str.String())
 	},
 }

config/config.go

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ var DefaultConfig = Config{
 }
 
 var Version = "0.1"
+var Commit = "n/a"
+var Date = "n/a"
+
 var configName = "settings.json"
 //noinspection GoNameStartsWithPackageName
 var ConfigManager *Manager