move definition of prettyVersion

Author: mingness

build.gradle.kts

@@ -18,6 +18,21 @@ java {
     }
 }
 
+// read in user-defined properties in release.properties file
+// most of these properties will be saved to the library.properties file, a required file in the release
+// using task writeLibraryProperties
+val libraryProperties = Properties().apply {
+    load(rootProject.file("release.properties").inputStream())
+}
+
+// the following conditional allows for the version to be overwritten by a Github release
+// via the release workflow, which defines a property named "githubReleaseTag"
+version = if (project.hasProperty("githubReleaseTag")) {
+    // remove leading "v" from tag (the leading "v" is required for the release workflow to trigger)
+    project.property("githubReleaseTag").toString().drop(1)
+} else {
+    libraryProperties.getProperty("prettyVersion")
+}
 
 //==========================
 // USER BUILD CONFIGURATIONS
@@ -35,24 +50,6 @@ val libName = "myLibrary"
 // Replace "com.myDomain" with your own domain or organization name.
 group = "com.myDomain"
 
-// The version of your library. It usually follows semantic versioning (semver),
-// which uses three numbers separated by dots: "MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH" (e.g., "1.0.0").
-// - MAJOR: Increases when you make incompatible changes.
-// - MINOR: Increases when you add new features that are backward-compatible.
-// - PATCH: Increases when you make backward-compatible bug fixes.
-// You can update these numbers as you release new versions of your library.
-
-// the following conditional allows for the version to be overwritten by a Github release
-// via the release workflow, which defines a property named "githubReleaseTag"
-
-version = if (project.hasProperty("githubReleaseTag")) {
-    // remove leading "v" from tag (the leading "v" is required for the release workflow to trigger)
-    project.property("githubReleaseTag").toString().drop(1)
-
-} else {
-    "1.0.0"
-}
-
 // The location of your sketchbook folder. The sketchbook folder holds your installed
 // libraries, tools, and modes. It is needed if you:
 // 1. wish to copy the library to the Processing sketchbook, which installs the library locally
@@ -149,13 +146,6 @@ val releaseRoot = "$rootDir/release"
 val releaseName = libName
 val releaseDirectory = "$releaseRoot/$releaseName"
 
-// read in user-defined properties in release.properties file
-// to be saved in library.properties file, a required file in the release
-// using task writeLibraryProperties
-val libraryProperties = Properties().apply {
-    load(rootProject.file("release.properties").inputStream())
-}
-
 tasks.register<WriteProperties>("writeLibraryProperties") {
     group = "processing"
     destinationFile = project.file("library.properties")

release.properties

@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ name=A Template Example Library
 # releases you've had. NOTE: This must be parsable as an int!
 version=1
 
+# The version of your library. It usually follows semantic versioning (semver),
+# which uses three numbers separated by dots: "MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH" (e.g., "1.0.0").
+# - MAJOR: Increases when you make incompatible changes.
+# - MINOR: Increases when you add new features that are backward-compatible.
+# - PATCH: Increases when you make backward-compatible bug fixes.
+# You can update these numbers as you release new versions of your library.
+prettyVersion = 1.0.0
+
 # List of authors. Links can be provided using the syntax [author name](url).
 authors=[Your Name](https://myDomain.com)