Make windows build scripts read file for version number

build_scripts/win/common.py

@@ -8,10 +8,15 @@ import subprocess
 import shutil
 import distutils.dir_util
 
+def get_version_string():
+    dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+    with open(dir_path + "/../compile_version_string.txt", "r") as file:
+        contents = file.readline()
+        return contents
+
+
 #Const globals
-#Version string must be bumped every release.
+VERSION_STRING = get_version_string()
-#TODO: See developer documentation.
-VERSION_STRING = "3-1-0-dev"
 
 EXIT_CODE_SUCCESS = 0
 EXIT_CODE_FAILURE_BUILD_APP = 1
@@ -62,17 +67,17 @@ def say(message: str):
     """
     global current_activity
     print(current_activity + ": " + message)
-    
+
 def say_error(message: str):
     """
     Prints an error message to the console.
-    
+
-    Not currently different from say, but put in incase somebody wanted to 
+    Not currently different from say, but put in incase somebody wanted to
     do something fancy with outputting to stderr or something instead.
     """
     global current_activity
-    print(current_activity + ": " + message)    
+    print(current_activity + ": " + message)
-    
+
 def is_env_var_set(env_var_name: str):
     """
     Returns whether or not an environment variable is set.
@@ -81,7 +86,7 @@ def is_env_var_set(env_var_name: str):
     if var is None:
         return False
     return True
-    
+
 def add_line_to_run_bat_file(line: str):
     """
     Adds a line ended by a newline to the batch file.
@@ -92,7 +97,7 @@ def add_line_to_run_bat_file(line: str):
 def add_error_handling_line_to_bat_file():
     """
     Adds an error handling line to the batch file.
-    
+
     This is because some applications don't cause the script to error out
     even if they exit with an error.
     """
@@ -117,23 +122,23 @@ def get_required_env_var_path(env_var_name: str, default_env_var_value: str):
         exit_on_error(EXIT_CODE_FAILURE_BUILD_LOCATION)
     say(f"{env_var_name} exists.")
     return path
-    
+
 def create_batch_file():
     """
     Creates a batch file in the dir. Must be called by another outside batch file.
     """
     file = open(get_project_dir() + "\\build_scripts\\win\\current_build.bat", "w+")
     file.write(bat_file_contents)
-    file.close()    
+    file.close()
 
 def exit_on_error(error_number):
     """Wrapper around sys.exit."""
     sys.exit(error_number)
-    
+
 def set_dirs():
     """
     Sets up the directories.
-    
+
     We know that the project dir will always be two dirs up from the dir the file is in.
     """
     global ORIGINAL_DIR
@@ -142,50 +147,50 @@ def set_dirs():
     ORIGINAL_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
     PROJECT_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(ORIGINAL_DIR, r"..\.."))
     DEPLOY_DIR = DEPLOY_DIR = PROJECT_DIR + OUTPUT_DIR
-    
+
     print(ORIGINAL_DIR)
-    
+
 def get_project_dir():
     return PROJECT_DIR
-        
+
 def get_original_dir():
-    return ORIGINAL_DIR        
+    return ORIGINAL_DIR
-        
+
 def get_deploy_dir():
     return DEPLOY_DIR
-        
+
 def copy_file(src, dest):
     """Copies a file and outputs status to console."""
     say(f"Copying {src} to {dest}")
     shutil.copy(src, dest)
-    say(f"{src} to {dest} copied.")    
+    say(f"{src} to {dest} copied.")
-        
+
 def copy_folder(src, dest):
     """Copies a folder and outputs status to console."""
     say(f"Copying {src} to {dest}")
-    distutils.dir_util.copy_tree(src, dest)        
+    distutils.dir_util.copy_tree(src, dest)
-    say(f"{src} to {dest} copied.") 
+    say(f"{src} to {dest} copied.")
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