make_file_with_git_version_on_node_project.mdx

title	date	tag
Using Git Version on a Node Project in a Makefile for Docker Build	2021-06-21	make nodejs git docker

IMAGE ?= "<YOURIMAGENAMEHERE>"

# This will output something similar to `git describe --always --long`.
# This is being done because we need the build to happen before we are able to reliably tag a commit (due to squash and merge).
VERSION ?= "v$(shell node -e 'console.log(require("./package.json").version)')-g$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)"

.PHONY: docker-build
docker-build:
	docker build -t $(IMAGE):$(VERSION) .