Draw package version from static data file included in package

.gitignore

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ share/python-wheels/
 .installed.cfg
 *.egg
 MANIFEST
+VERSION
 
 # PyInstaller
 #  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template

pipelines/azure-build.yaml

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ stages:
       displayName: Set python version
       inputs: {versionSpec: 3.8}
     - script: |
+        export VERSION=${BUILD_SOURCEBRANCH#"refs/tags/v"}
+        echo $VERSION > assemblyline_ui/VERSION
         sudo env "PATH=$PATH" python -m pip install --no-cache-dir -U wheel cython pip
         python setup.py bdist_wheel
     - publish: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/dist/

setup.py

@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-# For development and local builds use this version number, but for real builds replace it
-# with the tag found in the environment
+# Try to load the version from a datafile in the package
 package_version = "4.0.0.dev0"
-if 'BITBUCKET_TAG' in os.environ:
-    package_version = os.environ['BITBUCKET_TAG'].lstrip('v')
-elif 'BUILD_SOURCEBRANCH' in os.environ:
-    full_tag_prefix = 'refs/tags/v'
-    package_version = os.environ['BUILD_SOURCEBRANCH'][len(full_tag_prefix):]
+package_version_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'assemblyline_ui', 'VERSION')
+if os.path.exists(package_version_path):
+    with open(package_version_path) as package_version_file:
+        package_version = package_version_file.read().strip()
 
 # read the contents of your README file
 this_directory = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
@@ -83,7 +81,8 @@
             "static/js/swal/*",
             "static/js/ui-select/*",
             "static/ng-template/*",
-            "static/pdf/*"
+            "static/pdf/*",
+            "VERSION",
         ]
     }
 )