feat: use git describe --tags for version

PUBLISHING.md

@@ -34,16 +34,5 @@ Only appointed team members may publish releases.
     `npm publish --access public`\
     <sub>Project build will automatically occur before publish.</sub>
 1. Create release and tag on GitHub.
-1. Fetch the latest tags.\
-    `git fetch --tags`
-1. Check whether tag is annotated.\
-    `git describe --always`\
-    (expect `vN.N.N` i.e. the version tag)
-1. **If** tag is **not** annotated, **then**:
-    1. Annotate Github's tag:\
-        `bin/annotate-tag.sh vN.N.N`\
-        (where `N.N.N` is the version tag)
-    1. Overwrite remote tag with annotated one:\
-        `git push --tags --force`
 
 </details>

bin/release-publish.sh

@@ -41,23 +41,4 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Create GitHub release
-echo "Please create a release on GitHub now."
-echo "Visit: https://github.com/TACC/Core-Styles/releases/new"
-read -p "Press Enter once you've created the release..."
-
-# Fetch and check tags
-echo "Fetching tags..."
-git fetch --tags
-
-echo "Checking if tag is annotated..."
-if git describe --exact-match "$version_tag" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "Tag $version_tag is already annotated"
-else
-    echo "Tag $version_tag is not annotated, annotating..."
-    ./bin/annotate-tag.sh "$version_tag"
-
-    echo "Force pushing annotated tag..."
-    git push --tags --force
-fi
-
-echo "Release process complete!" 
+echo "Create GitHub release now: https://github.com/TACC/Core-Styles/releases/new"

src/bin/version.js

@@ -1,22 +1,38 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-/** Create CSS version based on lifecycle app data and given data */
+/** Create CSS version based on available data */
 
 const package = require(process.env.npm_package_json || '../package.json');
 
 /**
- * Create version from app data and given data
+ * Create version from available data
  * @param {string} [buildId] - Any value to identify the build
  */
 function create(buildId) {
   const appName = package.name;
-  const appVersion = buildId || package.version + '+';
+  const appVersion = buildId || gitDescribeTag() || package.version + '+';
   const appLicense = package.license;
   const appWebsite = package.homepage.replace('https://', '');
 
   return `${appName} ${appVersion} | ${appLicense} | ${appWebsite}`;
 }
 
+/** Get tag-based description from Git */
+function gitDescribeTag() {
+  const { execSync } = require('child_process');
+
+  let gitDescribe = undefined;
+
+  try {
+    gitDescribe = execSync('git describe --tags', { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim();
+    console.log('Output from `git describe`:', gitDescribe);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error running `git describe`:', error.message);
+  }
+
+  return gitDescribe;
+}
+
 /*
   Export
 */