feat: dynamically fetch Epic Stack version during project initialization

Remove static version workflow and add a function to fetch the latest Epic Stack version when creating a new project

Author: kentcdodds

.github/workflows/version.yml

@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
   "private": true,
   "sideEffects": false,
   "license": "MIT",
-  "epic-stack": {
-    "head": "947f3368d51220173eeff1385fb6ca8a62de5245",
-    "date": "2025-02-20T16:37:28Z"
-  },
   "author": "Kent C. Dodds <[email protected]> (https://kentcdodds.com/)",
   "type": "module",
   "imports": {

package.json

@@ -15,6 +15,22 @@ const escapeRegExp = (string) =>
 const getRandomString = (length) => crypto.randomBytes(length).toString('hex')
 const getRandomString32 = () => getRandomString(32)
 
+async function getEpicStackVersion() {
+	const response = await fetch(
+		'https://api.github.com/repos/epicweb-dev/epic-stack/commits/main',
+	)
+	if (!response.ok) {
+		throw new Error(
+			`Failed to fetch Epic Stack version: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`,
+		)
+	}
+	const data = await response.json()
+	return {
+		head: data.sha,
+		date: data.commit.author.date,
+	}
+}
+
 export default async function main({ rootDirectory }) {
 	const FLY_TOML_PATH = path.join(rootDirectory, 'fly.toml')
 	const EXAMPLE_ENV_PATH = path.join(rootDirectory, '.env.example')
@@ -53,6 +69,17 @@ export default async function main({ rootDirectory }) {
 	delete packageJson.author
 	delete packageJson.license
 
+	// Add Epic Stack version information
+	try {
+		const epicStackVersion = await getEpicStackVersion()
+		packageJson['epic-stack'] = epicStackVersion
+	} catch (error) {
+		console.warn(
+			'Failed to fetch Epic Stack version information. The package.json will not include version details.',
+			error,
+		)
+	}
+
 	const fileOperationPromises = [
 		fs.writeFile(FLY_TOML_PATH, newFlyTomlContent),
 		fs.writeFile(ENV_PATH, newEnv),