Update Versioning to Improve Output

Makefile

@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ $(MYGOBIN)/pluginator:
 # Build from local source.
 $(MYGOBIN)/kustomize: build-kustomize-api
 	cd kustomize; \
-	go install .
+	go install -ldflags "-X sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/provenance.buildDate=$(shell date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ") \
+	-X sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/provenance.version=(devel)" \
+	.
 
 kustomize: $(MYGOBIN)/kustomize
 

api/Makefile

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 include ../Makefile-modules.mk
 
 test:
-	go test -v -timeout 45m -cover ./... -ldflags "-X sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/provenance.version=v444.333.222"
+	go test -v -timeout 45m -cover ./... -ldflags "-X sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/provenance.version=(test)"
 
 build:
-	go build -ldflags "-X sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/provenance.version=v444.333.222" ./...
+	go build ./...
 
 generate: $(MYGOBIN)/k8scopy $(MYGOBIN)/stringer
 	go generate ./...

api/krusty/managedbylabel_test.go

@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ const expected = `apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   labels:
-    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize-v444.333.222
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize-(test)
   name: myService
 spec:
   ports:
   - port: 7002
 `
 
-// This test may failed when running on package tests using the go command because `v444.333.222` is set on makefile.
+// This test may fail when running on package tests using the go command because `(test)` is set on makefile.
 func TestAddManagedbyLabel(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		kustFile      string

api/provenance/provenance.go

@@ -6,57 +6,72 @@ package provenance
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"runtime"
+	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
 )
 
+//nolint:gochecknoglobals
 var (
 	version = "unknown"
 	// sha1 from git, output of $(git rev-parse HEAD)
-	gitCommit = "$Format:%H$"
+	gitCommit = "unknown"
 	// build date in ISO8601 format, output of $(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')
-	buildDate = "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
-	goos      = runtime.GOOS
-	goarch    = runtime.GOARCH
+	buildDate = "unknown"
 )
 
 // Provenance holds information about the build of an executable.
 type Provenance struct {
 	// Version of the kustomize binary.
-	Version string `json:"version,omitempty"`
+	Version string `json:"version,omitempty" yaml:"version,omitempty"`
 	// GitCommit is a git commit
-	GitCommit string `json:"gitCommit,omitempty"`
+	GitCommit string `json:"gitCommit,omitempty" yaml:"gitCommit,omitempty"`
 	// BuildDate is date of the build.
-	BuildDate string `json:"buildDate,omitempty"`
+	BuildDate string `json:"buildDate,omitempty" yaml:"buildDate,omitempty"`
 	// GoOs holds OS name.
-	GoOs string `json:"goOs,omitempty"`
+	GoOs string `json:"goOs,omitempty" yaml:"goOs,omitempty"`
 	// GoArch holds architecture name.
-	GoArch string `json:"goArch,omitempty"`
+	GoArch string `json:"goArch,omitempty" yaml:"goArch,omitempty"`
+	// GoVersion holds Go version.
+	GoVersion string `json:"goVersion,omitempty" yaml:"goVersion,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // GetProvenance returns an instance of Provenance.
 func GetProvenance() Provenance {
-	return Provenance{
-		version,
-		gitCommit,
-		buildDate,
-		goos,
-		goarch,
+	p := Provenance{
+		BuildDate: buildDate,
+		Version:   version,
+		GitCommit: gitCommit,
+		GoOs:      runtime.GOOS,
+		GoArch:    runtime.GOARCH,
+		GoVersion: runtime.Version(),
 	}
+	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
+	if !ok {
+		return p
+	}
+
+	// override with values from BuildInfo
+	for _, setting := range info.Settings {
+		switch setting.Key {
+		case "vcs.revision":
+			if p.Version == "(devel)" {
+				p.GitCommit = setting.Value
+			}
+		case "GOOS":
+			p.GoOs = setting.Value
+		}
+	}
+	return p
 }
 
 // Full returns the full provenance stamp.
 func (v Provenance) Full() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%+v", v)
 }
 
-// Short returns the shortened provenance stamp.
+// Short returns the semantic version.
 func (v Provenance) Short() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf(
-		"%v",
-		Provenance{
-			Version:   v.Version,
-			BuildDate: v.BuildDate,
-		})
+	return v.Semver()
 }
 
 // Semver returns the semantic version of kustomize.

api/provenance/provenance_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package provenance_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/provenance"
+)
+
+func TestGetProvenance(t *testing.T) {
+	p := provenance.GetProvenance()
+	// These are not set during go test: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/33976
+	assert.Equal(t, "(test)", p.Version)
+	assert.Equal(t, "unknown", p.BuildDate)
+	assert.Equal(t, "unknown", p.GitCommit)
+
+	// These are set properly during go test
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, p.GoArch)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, p.GoOs)
+	assert.Contains(t, p.GoVersion, "go1.")
+}
+
+func TestProvenance_Short(t *testing.T) {
+	p := provenance.GetProvenance()
+	// The version not set during go test, so this comes from an ldflag: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/33976
+	assert.Equal(t, "(test)", p.Short())
+
+	p.Version = "kustomize/v4.11.12"
+	assert.Equal(t, "v4.11.12", p.Short())
+}
+
+func TestProvenance_Full(t *testing.T) {
+	p := provenance.GetProvenance()
+	// Most values are not set during go test: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/33976
+	assert.Contains(t, p.Full(), "{Version:(test) GitCommit:unknown BuildDate:unknown")
+	assert.Regexp(t, "GoOs:\\w+ GoArch:\\w+ GoVersion:go1", p.Full())
+}
+
+func TestProvenance_Semver(t *testing.T) {
+	p := provenance.GetProvenance()
+	// The version not set during go test
+	assert.Equal(t, "(test)", p.Semver())
+
+	p.Version = "kustomize/v4.11.12"
+	assert.Equal(t, "v4.11.12", p.Semver())
+}

kustomize/commands/version/version.go

@@ -4,30 +4,83 @@
 package version
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/provenance"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/errors"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/yaml"
 )
 
+type Options struct {
+	Short  bool
+	Output string
+	Writer io.Writer
+}
+
 // NewCmdVersion makes a new version command.
 func NewCmdVersion(w io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
-	var short bool
-
+	o := NewOptions(w)
 	versionCmd := cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "version",
 		Short:   "Prints the kustomize version",
 		Example: `kustomize version`,
-		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			if short {
-				fmt.Fprintln(w, provenance.GetProvenance().Short())
-			} else {
-				fmt.Fprintln(w, provenance.GetProvenance().Full())
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if err := o.Validate(args); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := o.Run(); err != nil {
+				return err
 			}
+			return nil
 		},
 	}
 
-	versionCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&short, "short", false, "short form")
+	versionCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&o.Short, "short", false, "short form")
+	_ = versionCmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated("short", "and will be removed in the future. The --short output will become the default.")
+	versionCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&o.Output, "output", "o", o.Output, "One of 'yaml' or 'json'.")
 	return &versionCmd
 }
+
+func NewOptions(w io.Writer) *Options {
+	if w == nil {
+		w = io.Writer(os.Stdout)
+	}
+	return &Options{Writer: w}
+}
+
+func (o *Options) Validate(_ []string) error {
+	if o.Short {
+		if o.Output != "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("--short and --output are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *Options) Run() error {
+	switch o.Output {
+	case "":
+		if o.Short {
+			fmt.Fprintln(o.Writer, provenance.GetProvenance().Short())
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintln(o.Writer, provenance.GetProvenance().Full())
+		}
+	case "yaml":
+		marshalled, err := yaml.Marshal(provenance.GetProvenance())
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.WrapPrefixf(err, "marshalling provenance to yaml")
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(o.Writer, string(marshalled))
+	case "json":
+		marshalled, err := json.MarshalIndent(provenance.GetProvenance(), "", "  ")
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.WrapPrefixf(err, "marshalling provenance to json")
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(o.Writer, string(marshalled))
+	}
+	return nil
+}