class_name Version
extends RefCounted
## The client's view of the single source of truth (/VERSION, charter §4). The
## value is baked into project.godot's application/config/version by
## scripts/sync-version on each bump; read it via ProjectSettings so an exported
## build (which has no repo-root /VERSION) still knows its own version.

const SETTING := "application/config/version"
const LAST_RESORT := "0.0.0-dev"


func string() -> String:
	var v := str(ProjectSettings.get_setting(SETTING, ""))
	return v if v != "" else LAST_RESORT


func footer() -> String:
	return "v%s · BUILT IN GODOT 4.7 · © 2026" % string()