How to insert a Build Number or Timestamp at build time in AngularCLI

Question

I want to have a timestamp or build number somewhere on my Angular2 App so I can tell if a user is using an old cached version or not.

How to do this with AngularCLI

Answer 1

If you want to log/display not only the version number but also information from git (like the hash, tag, etc) you can consider using a custom schematic for the angular-cli that I created. Adding it to your Angular 8+ Application is as simple as executing ng add @w11k/git-info

For further Documentation and insights you can look at the documentation available at https://github.com/w11k/angular-git-info