Question: Adding Version instead of Content File Hash at the end?

[open-cipher]

As a feature, would it not be cool to have an option to use package.json version tag value to be suffixed at the end of file name rather than using content hash?

Something like this:

mode: 'version'

var gulp = require('gulp');
var rev = require('gulp-rev');

gulp.task('default', function () {
    return gulp.src('src/*.css')
        .pipe(rev({mode: 'version'}))
        .pipe(gulp.dest('dist'));
});

Output

abc-1.2.0.css

Default or None

var gulp = require('gulp');
var rev = require('gulp-rev');

gulp.task('default', function () {
    return gulp.src('src/*.css')
        .pipe(rev() /* or rev({mode: 'default'})*/)
        .pipe(gulp.dest('dist'));
});

Output

abc-bxc23dd564c.css

[sindresorhus]

Sounds like a really bad idea. That would invalidate the cache for all files even though only some changed.

[open-cipher]

Agreed, but for cases where the plugin is being used to generate semver builds, for e.g. jQuery-1.2.3.js etc ... this can come in handy. Also, It can only be an option.

[kevva]

I don't think this plugin should be used to generate semver builds though.

[bobthecow]

gulp-rename is a perfect plugin for the job :)

[open-cipher]

@bobthecow : Thanks, how did I miss that :( !!

[bobthecow]

@akshayKrSingh Heh. No worries :)