feat: [Feature] Added release version api for clients and RTS (#8324)

Added a new event in RTS when new version is deployed. After receiving this event, client will show a prompt to refresh.

.github/workflows/github-release.yml

@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
+          echo 'export const VERSION = "${{ needs.prelude.outputs.tag }}"' > src/version.js
           ./build.sh
           ls -l dist
 

.github/workflows/test-build-docker-image.yml

@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
+          echo 'export const VERSION = "${{ steps.vars.outputs.version }}"' > src/version.js
           ./build.sh
           ls -l dist
 

app/client/src/components/ads/Toast.tsx

@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ const StyledDebugButton = styled(DebugButton)`
 
 const StyledActionText = styled(Text)`
   color: ${(props) => props.theme.colors.toast.undoRedoColor} !important;
+  cursor: pointer;
 `;
 
 export function ToastComponent(

app/client/src/constants/messages.ts

@@ -804,6 +804,8 @@ export const RESTART_BANNER_HEADER = () => "Restarting Server";
 export const RESTART_ERROR_BODY = () =>
   "Something went wrong. Please contact your administrator.";
 export const RESTART_ERROR_HEADER = () => "Restart failed";
+export const INFO_VERSION_MISMATCH_FOUND_RELOAD_REQUEST = () =>
+  "Hey! There is a new version of Appsmith available. Please consider refreshing your window.";
 
 export const WELCOME_FORM_NON_SUPER_USER_ROLE_DROPDOWN = () =>
   "Tell us more about what you do at work?";

app/client/src/sagas/WebsocketSagas/handleAppLevelSocketEvents.tsx

@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ import {
 import { collabSetAppEditors } from "actions/appCollabActions";
 import { newNotificationEvent } from "actions/notificationActions";
 import { getCurrentUser } from "selectors/usersSelectors";
+import { Toaster } from "components/ads/Toast";
+import {
+  createMessage,
+  INFO_VERSION_MISMATCH_FOUND_RELOAD_REQUEST,
+} from "constants/messages";
+import { Variant } from "components/ads/common";
+import React from "react";
+import { getAppsmithConfigs } from "../../configs";
 
 export default function* handleAppLevelSocketEvents(event: any) {
   const currentUser = yield select(getCurrentUser);
@@ -75,5 +83,20 @@ export default function* handleAppLevelSocketEvents(event: any) {
       yield put(collabSetAppEditors(event.payload[0]));
       return;
     }
+    // notification on release version
+    case APP_LEVEL_SOCKET_EVENTS.RELEASE_VERSION_NOTIFICATION: {
+      const { appVersion } = getAppsmithConfigs();
+      if (appVersion.id != event.payload[0]) {
+        Toaster.show({
+          text: createMessage(INFO_VERSION_MISMATCH_FOUND_RELOAD_REQUEST),
+          variant: Variant.info,
+          actionElement: (
+            <span onClick={() => location.reload(true)}>REFRESH</span>
+          ),
+          autoClose: false,
+        });
+      }
+      return;
+    }
   }
 }

app/client/src/sagas/WebsocketSagas/socketEvents.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export const APP_LEVEL_SOCKET_EVENTS = {
   INSERT_NOTIFICATION: "insert:notification",
 
   LIST_ONLINE_APP_EDITORS: "collab:online_editors", // user presence
+
+  RELEASE_VERSION_NOTIFICATION: "info:release_version", // release version
 };
 
 export const PAGE_LEVEL_SOCKET_EVENTS = {

app/rts/src/server.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import type mongodb from "mongodb"
 import axios from "axios"
 import { LogLevelDesc } from "loglevel";
 import log from "loglevel";
+
 import { AppUser, CurrentEditorsEvent, Policy, Comment, CommentThread, MousePointerEvent } from "./models"
+import { VERSION as buildVersion } from "./version"  // release version of the api
 
 const RTS_BASE_PATH = "/rts"
 
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ const EDITORS_EVENT_NAME : string = "collab:online_editors"
 const START_EDIT_EVENT_NAME : string = "collab:start_edit"
 const LEAVE_EDIT_EVENT_NAME : string = "collab:leave_edit"
 const MOUSE_POINTER_EVENT_NAME : string = "collab:mouse_pointer"
+const RELEASE_VERSION_EVENT_NAME : string = "info:release_version"
 
 // Setting the logLevel for all log messages
 const logLevel : LogLevelDesc = (process.env.APPSMITH_LOG_LEVEL || "debug") as LogLevelDesc
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ function main() {
 	})
 
 	io.on("connection", (socket: Socket) => {
+		socket.emit(RELEASE_VERSION_EVENT_NAME, buildVersion)
 		subscribeToEditEvents(socket, APP_ROOM_PREFIX)
 		onAppSocketConnected(socket)
 			.catch((error) => log.error("Error in socket connected handler", error))
@@ -71,39 +75,46 @@ function main() {
 	});
 
 	io.of(ROOT_NAMESPACE).adapter.on("leave-room", (room, id) => {
+		if(room.startsWith(APP_ROOM_PREFIX)) {
 			log.debug(`ns:${ROOT_NAMESPACE}# socket ${id} left the room ${room}`)
+		}
 		sendCurrentUsers(io, room, APP_ROOM_PREFIX);
 	});
 	
 	io.of(ROOT_NAMESPACE).adapter.on("join-room", (room, id) => {
+		if(room.startsWith(APP_ROOM_PREFIX)) {
 			log.debug(`ns:${ROOT_NAMESPACE}# socket ${id} joined the room ${room}`)
+		}
 		sendCurrentUsers(io, room, APP_ROOM_PREFIX);
 	});
 
 	io.of(PAGE_EDIT_NAMESPACE).adapter.on("leave-room", (room, id) => {
-		log.debug(`ns:${PAGE_EDIT_NAMESPACE}# socket ${id} left the room ${room}`)
 		if(room.startsWith(PAGE_ROOM_PREFIX)) { // someone left the page edit, notify others
+			log.debug(`ns:${PAGE_EDIT_NAMESPACE} # socket ${id} left the room ${room}`)
 			io.of(PAGE_EDIT_NAMESPACE).to(room).emit(LEAVE_EDIT_EVENT_NAME, id);
 		}
 		sendCurrentUsers(io.of(PAGE_EDIT_NAMESPACE), room, PAGE_ROOM_PREFIX);
 	});
 
 	io.of(PAGE_EDIT_NAMESPACE).adapter.on("join-room", (room, id) => {
+		if(room.startsWith(PAGE_ROOM_PREFIX)) {
 			log.debug(`ns:${PAGE_EDIT_NAMESPACE}# socket ${id} joined the room ${room}`)
+		}
 		sendCurrentUsers(io.of(PAGE_EDIT_NAMESPACE), room, PAGE_ROOM_PREFIX);
 	});
 
-	watchMongoDB(io)
-		.catch((error) => log.error("Error watching MongoDB", error))
-
 	app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, "static")))
+
+	watchMongoDB(io).catch((error) => log.error("Error watching MongoDB", error))
+	
+	// run the server
 	server.listen(port, () => {
-		log.info(`RTS running at http://localhost:${port}`)
+		log.info(`RTS version ${buildVersion} running at http://localhost:${port}`)
 	})
 }
 
 function joinEditRoom(socket:Socket, roomId:string, roomPrefix:string) {
-	// remove this socket from any other app rooms
+	// remove this socket from any other rooms with roomPrefix
 	if(socket.rooms) {
 		socket.rooms.forEach(roomName => {
 			if(roomName.startsWith(roomPrefix)) {

app/rts/src/version.js

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const VERSION = 'SNAPSHOT'

app/rts/tsconfig.json

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 		"esModuleInterop": true,
 		"moduleResolution": "node",
 		"sourceMap": true,
-		"outDir": "dist"
+		"outDir": "dist",
+		"allowJs": true
 	},
 	"lib": ["es2015"]
 }