From 0a1e4e9d6b9da8086521534d0dca25f83fc8a5f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rory& <root@rory.gay>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:49:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add /_spacebar/api/version - resolves #1222

---
 src/api/Server.ts        |  9 +++++++-
 src/bundle/start.ts      | 27 +----------------------
 src/util/util/Version.ts | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/util/util/index.ts   |  1 +
 4 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/util/util/Version.ts

diff --git a/src/api/Server.ts b/src/api/Server.ts
index a6bb5178d..6a61d3cba 100644
--- a/src/api/Server.ts
+++ b/src/api/Server.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-import { Config, ConnectionConfig, ConnectionLoader, Email, JSONReplacer, WebAuthn, initDatabase, initEvent, registerRoutes, getDatabase } from "@spacebar/util";
+import { Config, ConnectionConfig, ConnectionLoader, Email, JSONReplacer, WebAuthn, initDatabase, initEvent, registerRoutes, getDatabase, getRevInfoOrFail } from "@spacebar/util";
 import { Authentication, CORS, ImageProxy, BodyParser, ErrorHandler, initRateLimits, initTranslation } from "./middlewares";
 import { Request, Response, Router } from "express";
 import { Server, ServerOptions } from "lambert-server";
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@ export class SpacebarServer extends Server {
             res.sendFile(path.join(ASSETS_FOLDER, "openapi.json"));
         });
 
+        app.get("/_spacebar/api/version", (req, res) => {
+            res.json({
+                implementation: "spacebar-server-ts",
+                version: getRevInfoOrFail(),
+            });
+        });
+
         // current well-known location
         app.get("/.well-known/spacebar", (req, res) => {
             res.json({
diff --git a/src/bundle/start.ts b/src/bundle/start.ts
index af288f8ee..227964b57 100644
--- a/src/bundle/start.ts
+++ b/src/bundle/start.ts
@@ -29,37 +29,12 @@ import { config } from "dotenv";
 
 config({ quiet: true });
 import { execSync } from "child_process";
-import { centerString, Logo } from "@spacebar/util";
+import { centerString, getRevInfoOrFail, Logo } from "@spacebar/util";
 import fs from "fs";
 import path from "path";
 
 const cores = process.env.THREADS ? parseInt(process.env.THREADS) : 1;
 
-function getRevInfoOrFail(): { rev: string | null; lastModified: number } {
-    const rootDir = path.join(__dirname, "../../");
-    // sanity check
-    if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(rootDir, "package.json"))) {
-        console.log(red("Error: Cannot find package.json in root directory. Are you running from the correct location?"));
-    }
-
-    // use .rev file if it exists
-    if (fs.existsSync(path.join(__dirname, "../../.rev"))) {
-        return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(rootDir, ".rev"), "utf-8"));
-    }
-
-    // fall back to invoking git
-    try {
-        const rev = execSync(`git -C "${rootDir}" rev-parse HEAD`).toString().trim();
-        const lastModified = Number(execSync(`git -C "${rootDir}" log -1 --format=%cd --date=unix`).toString().trim());
-        return {
-            rev,
-            lastModified,
-        };
-    } catch (e) {
-        return { rev: null, lastModified: 0 };
-    }
-}
-
 if (cluster.isPrimary) {
     const revInfo = getRevInfoOrFail();
     Logo.printLogo().then(() => {
diff --git a/src/util/util/Version.ts b/src/util/util/Version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d7c4b566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/util/Version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+	Spacebar: A FOSS re-implementation and extension of the Discord.com backend.
+	Copyright (C) 2026 Spacebar and Spacebar Contributors
+
+	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+	by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+import path from "path";
+import fs from "fs";
+import { execSync } from "child_process";
+import { red } from "picocolors";
+
+export function getRevInfoOrFail(): { rev: string | null; lastModified: number } {
+    const rootDir = path.join(__dirname, "../../../");
+    // sanity check
+    if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(rootDir, "package.json"))) {
+        console.log(red("Error: Cannot find package.json in root directory. Are you running from the correct location?"));
+    }
+
+    // use .rev file if it exists
+    if (fs.existsSync(path.join(rootDir, ".rev"))) {
+        return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(rootDir, ".rev"), "utf-8"));
+    }
+
+    // fall back to invoking git
+    try {
+        const rev = execSync(`git -C "${rootDir}" rev-parse HEAD`).toString().trim();
+        const lastModified = Number(execSync(`git -C "${rootDir}" log -1 --format=%cd --date=unix`).toString().trim());
+        return {
+            rev,
+            lastModified,
+        };
+    } catch (e) {
+        return { rev: null, lastModified: 0 };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/util/util/index.ts b/src/util/util/index.ts
index aac4e3c03..4c243ade2 100644
--- a/src/util/util/index.ts
+++ b/src/util/util/index.ts
@@ -55,3 +55,4 @@ export * from "../../schemas/HelperTypes";
 export * from "./extensions";
 export * from "./Random";
 export * from "./Url";
+export * from "./Version";