From 5ef5501f536d7328b4f3eac40db06cb59bd3022e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Viswaijth K S <viswajithks.pz@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2025 19:43:55 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add dynamic version flag injection

---
 Makefile         | 9 +++++++--
 cmd/gitx/main.go | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 887f9b1..7ee442d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ BINARY_NAME=gitx
 CMD_PATH=./cmd/gitx
 BUILD_DIR=./build
 
+# Versioning -- NEW SECTION
+# Get the latest git tag, or fallback to "dev" if no tags are found.
+VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "dev")
+LDFLAGS := -ldflags="-X 'main.version=$(VERSION)'"
+
 # Default target executed when you run `make`
 all: build
 
@@ -16,7 +21,7 @@ sync:
 build: sync
 	@echo "Building the application..."
 	@mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)
-	@go build -o $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME) $(CMD_PATH)
+	@go build $(LDFLAGS) -o $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME) $(CMD_PATH)
 	@echo "Binary available at $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)"
 
 # Runs the application
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ ci:
 # Installs the binary to /usr/local/bin
 install: build
 	@echo "Installing $(BINARY_NAME)..."
-	@go install $(CMD_PATH)
+	@go install $(LDFLAGS) $(CMD_PATH)
 	@echo "$(BINARY_NAME) installed successfully"
 
 # Cleans the build artifacts
diff --git a/cmd/gitx/main.go b/cmd/gitx/main.go
index 8f1583f..e6ef02b 100644
--- a/cmd/gitx/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gitx/main.go
@@ -4,13 +4,21 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"os"
 
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 	"github.com/gitxtui/gitx/internal/tui"
 	zone "github.com/lrstanley/bubblezone"
 )
 
+var version = "dev"
+
 func main() {
+	if len(os.Args) > 1 && (os.Args[1] == "--version" || os.Args[1] == "-v") {
+		fmt.Printf("gitx version: %s\n", version)
+		return
+	}
+
 	zone.NewGlobal()
 	defer zone.Close()