Display a version (doubles as a health check) for the app, based on the latest Git commit

version.js

/*
 * package.json
 */
{
    "name": "app-name",
    "version": "0.1.0",
    "scripts": {
        "prestart": "git rev-parse HEAD > ./BUILD",
        "start": "node app.js"
    }
}



/*
 * Route index.js
 */

"use strict";

// needed for the version health check
var pkg = require("../package.json"),
    fs = require("fs"),
    build = fs.readFileSync("BUILD", "utf8").trim();

module.exports.endpoints = [
    // version health check
    { method: "GET",  path: "/api/version", handler: function(request, reply) {
        reply({
            name: pkg.name,
            version: pkg.version,
            build: build
        });
    }}
];


/*
 * And ignore the BUILD file in .gitignore
 */