Read the app's version and date (Version and Date in DESCRIPTION)

The cloud version, the local run.bat, and the package's run_xxx() all take Version and Date from DESCRIPTION, so all three show the same thing (file modification times are not used: unzipping, installing, and deploying all change the mtime).

Usage

kit_app_description(package = NULL, path = NULL)

Arguments

package: The app's package name, e.g. "kitJoin"; when NULL, only DESCRIPTION files are searched.
path: Path to a DESCRIPTION file; when NULL, searched in the order above.

Value

list(version = , date = ); anything not found is NA.

Details

Search order:

path is given: read that DESCRIPTION file.
package is already loaded (library(), run_xxx(), load_all()): read the loaded copy.
DESCRIPTION in the working directory, then one and two levels up (in tests the working directory is tests/testthat); when package is given, only a file whose Package: matches counts. The cloud version and run.bat use runApp(folder), the package is not loaded, and this is the copy that gets read.
package is installed (but not loaded): read the installed copy. This comes last because it may be an old version.

Examples

kit_app_description("kitDesign")
#> $version
#> [1] "0.7.0"
#> 
#> $date
#> [1] "2026-11-01"
#>