[Request] Display version number, build date, and git commit in main MPF window title or about box #286

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claunia · 2026-01-29T16:13:38Z

claunia commented

2026-01-29 16:13:38 +00:00

Originally created by @acdvorak on GitHub (Apr 13, 2021).

Originally assigned to: @mnadareski on GitHub.

Build metadata

As someone who frequently tests new WIP builds, it would be useful to have the following metadata in the main MPF window title and/or the about box:

Release version number (if applicable), or something like WIP or dev for CI builds
Build date/time stamp in ISO 8601 UTC format (e.g., 2021-04-13T05:36:07Z)
First 7 chars of the SHA-1 hash of the Git commit at HEAD

Timestamp versioning

Example window titles:

MPF v1.18 (2020-11-10T19:20:48Z)
MPF WIP (2021-04-13T00:05:16Z)

Semantic versioning

You could consider switching to a version numbering scheme with 4 components (e.g., 1.18.0.581), and auto-increment the fourth component on every commit (possibly using a presubmit hook), resetting it to zero on every major/minor/patch bump.

This would make the window title shorter and easier to visually parse. E.g.:

MPF v1.18.0.0
MPF v1.18.0.581 (WIP)

Stable and dev channels

You might also consider switching to "stable" and "dev" channel nomenclature instead of "release" and "WIP". E.g.:

MPF v1.18.0.0 (stable)
MPF v1.18.0.581 (dev)

Personally, I would prefer semantic versioning with stable/dev channels: it's short, descriptive, easy to read and compare, and it doesn't require opening the about box to tell someone what version you're running.

About box

Since the about box is not space constrained like the title bar, it would be lovely to have each metadata property on its own line, with underlined hyperlinks where appropriate. E.g.:

.	.
Channel:	dev
Version:	v1.18.0.581
Build date:	2021-04-13T00:05:16Z
Commit:	1524224b
Branch:	master
Yaks shaved:	23.9

Ideally, all text should be selectable with a mouse and a keyboard so that everything can be easily copied to the clipboard.

Bonus points for adding tooltips with the full URL of each hyperlink, and context menus to copy the URLs.

Originally created by @acdvorak on GitHub (Apr 13, 2021). Originally assigned to: @mnadareski on GitHub. ## Build metadata As someone who frequently tests new WIP builds, it would be useful to have the following metadata in the main MPF window title and/or the about box: 1. Release version number (if applicable), or something like `WIP` or `dev` for CI builds 2. Build date/time stamp in ISO 8601 UTC format (e.g., `2021-04-13T05:36:07Z`) 3. First 7 chars of the SHA-1 hash of the Git commit at HEAD ### Timestamp versioning Example window titles: * `MPF v1.18 (2020-11-10T19:20:48Z)` * `MPF WIP (2021-04-13T00:05:16Z)` ### Semantic versioning You could consider switching to a version numbering scheme with 4 components (e.g., `1.18.0.581`), and auto-increment the fourth component on every commit (possibly using a presubmit hook), resetting it to zero on every major/minor/patch bump. This would make the window title shorter and easier to visually parse. E.g.: * `MPF v1.18.0.0` * `MPF v1.18.0.581 (WIP)` ### Stable and dev channels You might also consider switching to "stable" and "dev" channel nomenclature instead of "release" and "WIP". E.g.: * `MPF v1.18.0.0 (stable)` * `MPF v1.18.0.581 (dev)` Personally, I would prefer semantic versioning with stable/dev channels: it's short, descriptive, easy to read and compare, and it doesn't require opening the about box to tell someone what version you're running. ## About box Since the about box is not space constrained like the title bar, it would be lovely to have each metadata property on its own line, with underlined hyperlinks where appropriate. E.g.: . | . :--- | :--- Channel: | [dev](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/mnadareski/mpf/build/artifacts) Version: | v1.18.0.581 Build date: | 2021-04-13T00:05:16Z Commit: | [1524224b](https://github.com/SabreTools/MPF/commit/1524224bc34e956c045bfff31195568a754fc1ba) Branch: | [master](https://github.com/SabreTools/MPF/tree/master) Yaks shaved: | 23.9 Ideally, all text should be selectable with a mouse and a keyboard so that everything can be easily copied to the clipboard. Bonus points for adding tooltips with the full URL of each hyperlink, and context menus to copy the URLs.

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[PR #286] [MERGED] Fix for high cpu usage, issue with loop. #992

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Reference: SabreTools/MPF#286