feat(update): add API endpoint to retrieve app version and update client-side calls

src-web/src/main.rs

@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ async fn main() {
         .route("/import/progress/{importId}", get(routes::table_import::import_progress))
         .route("/import/cancel", post(routes::table_import::cancel_import))
         // Update
+        .route("/version", get(routes::update::get_version))
         .route("/update/check", get(routes::update::check_for_updates))
         // Layout
         .route("/layout/sidebar", post(routes::layout::save_sidebar_layout).get(routes::layout::load_sidebar_layout))

src-web/src/routes/update.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ use dbx_core::update;
 
 use crate::error::AppError;
 
+pub async fn get_version() -> Json<serde_json::Value> {
+    Json(serde_json::json!({ "version": env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION") }))
+}
+
 pub async fn check_for_updates() -> Result<Json<serde_json::Value>, AppError> {
     let release = update::fetch_latest_release().await.map_err(AppError)?;
     let info = update::build_update_info(release, env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));

src/App.vue

@@ -332,9 +332,9 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     }
     if (!needsAuth.value || authenticated.value) initApp();
     api
-      .checkForUpdates()
-      .then((info) => {
-        appVersion.value = info.current_version;
+      .getAppVersion()
+      .then((v) => {
+        appVersion.value = v;
       })
       .catch(() => {});
     return;
@@ -342,13 +342,10 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   initApp();
   setupFileDrop().catch(() => {});
   checkUpdates({ silent: true });
-  import("@tauri-apps/api/app")
-    .then(({ getVersion }) => {
-      getVersion()
-        .then((v) => {
-          appVersion.value = v;
-        })
-        .catch(() => {});
+  api
+    .getAppVersion()
+    .then((v) => {
+      appVersion.value = v;
     })
     .catch(() => {});
   setupTauriListeners();

src/lib/api.ts

@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ export const deleteHistoryEntry = forward("deleteHistoryEntry");
 
 // Updates
 export const checkForUpdates = forward("checkForUpdates");
+export const getAppVersion = forward("getAppVersion");
 
 // Layout
 export const saveSidebarLayout = forward("saveSidebarLayout");

src/lib/http.ts

@@ -543,6 +543,11 @@ export async function checkForUpdates(): Promise<UpdateInfo> {
   return get("/api/update/check");
 }
 
+export async function getAppVersion(): Promise<string> {
+  const res: { version: string } = await get("/api/version");
+  return res.version;
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Layout
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

src/lib/tauri.ts

@@ -230,6 +230,11 @@ export async function checkForUpdates(): Promise<UpdateInfo> {
   return invoke("check_for_updates");
 }
 
+export async function getAppVersion(): Promise<string> {
+  const { getVersion } = await import("@tauri-apps/api/app");
+  return getVersion();
+}
+
 // --- Redis ---
 export interface RedisKeyInfo {
   key: string;