Say the version the build actually is, in the two places anyone reads it

Developer: Seif Hashish
Project: HashCortX

Summary:
v2.5.0 shipped with the three build files bumped and both labels in the shell
still reading v2.0 — the badge in the title bar and the line on the loading
screen. So the DMG was 2.5.0, macOS reported 2.5.0, and the app itself told the
user 2.0 in the only two places they look. Somebody checking the version to find
out whether they have the fixes got the wrong answer from the product and the
right one from the installer.

The loading screen also still said "Batch 2.0 · May 2026", three months and one
release out of date.

Nothing could have caught it. They are plain text in markup, correct right up
until a release, and a release is exactly when nobody is reading the markup. So
the version is now checked in all five places at once — the three build files
and the two labels — and they have to agree.

A label may say `v2.5` where the build says 2.5.0: a title bar has little room
and that is the same version said shorter. `v2.4` is not, and fails.

Verification:
- npm run check — 1,384 passed, 0 failed (1,376 before; 8 new).
- Neutralise-and-rerun: putting v2.0 back in the title-bar badge fails by name,
  quoting both what the badge says and what the build is.
- The macOS About window was already correct — it reads Info.plist, which the
  version bump had reached. It was the app's own chrome that was stale.

Author: Hash-7777

package.json

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "tauri": "tauri",
-    "check": "npm run check:syntax && npm run check:guard && npm run check:rag && npm run check:agent && npm run check:export && npm run check:policy && npm run check:layout && npm run check:power && npm run check:native && npm run check:usage && npm run check:dom && npm run check:diff && npm run check:undo && npm run check:rag-store && npm run check:url-safety && npm run check:page-text && npm run check:pdf-text && npm run check:providers && npm run check:imports && npm run check:markdown && npm run check:shape && npm run check:model-names && npm run check:memory && npm run check:vector-map && npm run check:save && npm run check:forge && npm run check:theme && npm run check:controls && npm run check:csp && npm run check:modes && npm run check:css-layers && npm run check:app-size && npm run check:extraction && npm run check:bridge && npm run check:returns && npm run check:undefined-names",
+    "check": "npm run check:version && npm run check:syntax && npm run check:guard && npm run check:rag && npm run check:agent && npm run check:export && npm run check:policy && npm run check:layout && npm run check:power && npm run check:native && npm run check:usage && npm run check:dom && npm run check:diff && npm run check:undo && npm run check:rag-store && npm run check:url-safety && npm run check:page-text && npm run check:pdf-text && npm run check:providers && npm run check:imports && npm run check:markdown && npm run check:shape && npm run check:model-names && npm run check:memory && npm run check:vector-map && npm run check:save && npm run check:forge && npm run check:theme && npm run check:controls && npm run check:csp && npm run check:modes && npm run check:css-layers && npm run check:app-size && npm run check:extraction && npm run check:bridge && npm run check:returns && npm run check:undefined-names",
     "check:syntax": "node scripts/checks/syntax.mjs",
     "check:guard": "node scripts/checks/guard.mjs",
     "check:rag": "node scripts/checks/rag.mjs",
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
     "check:bridge": "node scripts/checks/bridge.mjs",
     "check:returns": "node scripts/checks/returns.mjs",
     "check:undefined-names": "node scripts/checks/undefined-names.mjs",
-    "sweep": "node scripts/sweep-controls.mjs"
+    "sweep": "node scripts/sweep-controls.mjs",
+    "check:version": "node scripts/checks/version.mjs"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@tauri-apps/cli": "^2"

scripts/checks/version.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// ==============================================================
+// One version, everywhere it is written
+//
+// The version is written in five places: three build files that decide what the
+// binary reports, and two labels in the shell that decide what the user reads —
+// the badge in the title bar and the line on the loading screen.
+//
+// v2.5.0 shipped with the build files bumped and both labels still saying v2.0.
+// So the DMG was 2.5.0, macOS reported 2.5.0, and the app itself said 2.0 in the
+// two places anyone actually looks. A user who checks the version to find out
+// whether they have the fixes was told the wrong answer by the product while the
+// installer told them the right one.
+//
+// Nothing could catch that. The labels are plain text in markup; they are correct
+// right up until a release, and a release is exactly when nobody is reading the
+// markup.
+//
+// So: all five agree, or this fails. The build files carry the full `major.minor.patch`;
+// the labels may carry either that or `major.minor`, because a title bar has
+// little room and "v2.5" is not a lie about 2.5.0 — it is the same version, said
+// shorter. `v2.4` would be.
+//
+// Run with: npm run check:version
+// ==============================================================
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
+
+const here = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const root = join(here, '..', '..');
+const read = (f) => readFileSync(join(root, f), 'utf8');
+
+let pass = 0, fail = 0;
+function check(label, condition, detail = '') {
+  if (condition) { pass++; console.log(`  ok    ${label}`); }
+  else { fail++; console.log(`  FAIL  ${label}${detail ? ' — ' + detail : ''}`); }
+}
+
+// tauri.conf.json is the one the bundler reads, so it is the answer the others
+// have to match rather than a fourth opinion. It carries comments, so it is read
+// the same way csp.mjs reads it — as text — rather than through JSON.parse,
+// which refuses it.
+const tauri = (read('src-tauri/tauri.conf.json').match(/"version"\s*:\s*"([^"]+)"/) || [])[1];
+const npm = JSON.parse(read('package.json')).version;
+const cargo = (read('src-tauri/Cargo.toml').match(/^version\s*=\s*"([^"]+)"/m) || [])[1];
+
+console.log(`\nThe build files agree on a version (${tauri}):`);
+check('package.json', npm === tauri, `says ${npm}`);
+check('src-tauri/Cargo.toml', cargo === tauri, `says ${cargo}`);
+check('the version looks like a version', /^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/.test(tauri), `got "${tauri}"`);
+
+// What the user reads.
+const shell = read('src/index.html');
+const badge = (shell.match(/class="hc-toolbar-badge"[^>]*>v?([\d.]+)</) || [])[1];
+const patch = (shell.match(/class="patch-badge">[^<]*?v([\d.]+)/) || [])[1];
+
+/** `2.5` and `2.5.0` are the same version written at different lengths. */
+const sameVersion = (shown) => shown === tauri || tauri.startsWith(shown + '.');
+
+console.log('\nWhat the app tells the user matches what it is:');
+check('the title-bar badge exists', !!badge, 'no version found in the hc-toolbar-badge span');
+check(`the title-bar badge (v${badge})`, !!badge && sameVersion(badge),
+  `shows v${badge}, the build is ${tauri} — this is the version a user reads to find out what they have`);
+check('the loading-screen line exists', !!patch, 'no version found in the patch-badge line');
+check(`the loading-screen line (v${patch})`, !!patch && sameVersion(patch),
+  `shows v${patch}, the build is ${tauri}`);
+
+// The loading screen also names a month. A stale month is a smaller lie than a
+// stale version, but it is the same kind, and it is free to check that it is not
+// still naming the month of a release two versions ago.
+const month = (shell.match(/class="patch-badge">[^<]*?·\s*([A-Z][a-z]+ \d{4})/) || [])[1];
+check('the loading screen names a month', !!month, 'no month found on the patch-badge line');
+
+console.log(`\n${pass} passed, ${fail} failed  (one version everywhere)`);
+process.exit(fail ? 1 : 0);

src/index.html

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
            draggable="false"
            data-tauri-drag-region/>
       <span class="hc-toolbar-name" data-tauri-drag-region>HashCortx</span>
-      <span class="hc-toolbar-badge" data-tauri-drag-region>v2.0</span>
+      <span class="hc-toolbar-badge" data-tauri-drag-region>v2.5.0</span>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Right zone: window/app actions -->
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 
       <!-- Bottom decoration -->
       <div class="timestamp" id="intro-timestamp">— · —</div>
-      <div class="patch-badge">HashCortx v2.0 · Batch 2.0 · May 2026</div>
+      <div class="patch-badge">HashCortx v2.5.0 · August 2026</div>
       <div class="perfection-quote">Massive UI · Isolated Intelligence · Agentic</div>
       <div class="signature">Designed By DR Seif Hashish</div>
       <div class="status-badge initializing" id="intro-badge">