git.version.ts

import fs = require('fs');
import { Observable } from 'rxjs';

let exec = require('child_process').exec;

const git_commit = new Observable<string>(s => {
    exec('git rev-parse HEAD',
        function (error: Error, stdout: Buffer, stderr: Buffer) {
            if (error !== null) {
                console.log('git error: ' + error + stderr);
            }
            s.next(stdout.toString().trim());
            s.complete();
        });
});

const sem_ver = new Observable<string>(s => {
    exec('git tag | tail -n1',
        function (error: Error, stdout: Buffer, stderr: Buffer) {
            if (error !== null) {
                console.log('git error: ' + error + stderr);
            }
            s.next(stdout.toString().trim());
            s.complete();
        });
});

Observable
    .combineLatest(git_commit, sem_ver)
    .subscribe(([revision, branch]) => {
        console.log(`git commit: '${git_commit}', sem ver: '${sem_ver}'`);

        const content = '// this file is automatically generated by git.version.ts script\n' +
            `export const git_commit: '${git_commit}', sem_ver: '${sem_ver}'};`;

        fs.writeFileSync(
            'src/environments/versions.ts',
            content,
            {encoding: 'utf8'}
        );
    });