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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2026, University of Oslo
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+ * list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ * and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors
+ * may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+ * specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ * ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+package org.hisp.dhis.webapi.monitoring;
+
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Gauge;
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
+import org.hisp.dhis.system.SystemInfo;
+import org.hisp.dhis.system.SystemService;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+/**
+ * Registers a {@code dhis2_version_info} Prometheus metric on the {@code /api/metrics} scrape
+ * endpoint, exposing the running instance's build version, revision and build time as labels.
+ *
+ *
Version, revision and build time are fixed for the lifetime of the JVM (baked in at build
+ * time, read once from {@code build.properties}), so unlike {@link
+ * org.hisp.dhis.webapi.security.session.SessionMetrics} this reads {@link
+ * SystemService#getSystemInfo()} once at registration time rather than wiring a live function.
+ *
+ *
Follows the standard Prometheus "info" pattern (e.g. {@code prometheus_build_info}): the gauge
+ * value is always {@code 1} and the actual data is carried entirely in labels, since
+ * version/revision/build-time are categorical, not numeric.
+ *
+ *
No-ops when no {@link MeterRegistry} is available in the application context, or when {@link
+ * SystemService#getSystemInfo()} returns {@code null} (queried before {@code SystemService} has
+ * finished its own startup initialization).
+ *
+ *
Naming note: the meter is registered with the dotted name {@code dhis2.version.info},
+ * not the underscored {@code dhis2_version_info} it ends up exposed as. The Prometheus client
+ * library treats {@code _info} (like {@code _total}/{@code _created}) as a reserved metric-name
+ * suffix and strips it from a plain gauge, which would silently rename this metric to {@code
+ * dhis2_version}. Micrometer's {@code PrometheusMeterRegistry} only takes the dedicated Info code
+ * path — which is exempt from that stripping — when the pre-conversion meter name ends in the
+ * literal {@code .info}, so the dotted form is required here, not cosmetic.
+ *
+ * @author Jason P. Pickering
+ */
+@Component
+public class VersionMetrics {
+
+ static final String VERSION_INFO = "dhis2.version.info";
+
+ @Autowired
+ VersionMetrics(SystemService systemService, ObjectProvider registryProvider) {
+ this(systemService, registryProvider.getIfAvailable());
+ }
+
+ VersionMetrics(SystemService systemService, @CheckForNull MeterRegistry registry) {
+ if (registry == null) {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ SystemInfo systemInfo = systemService.getSystemInfo();
+ if (systemInfo == null) {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ String buildTime =
+ systemInfo.getBuildTime() == null ? "" : systemInfo.getBuildTime().toInstant().toString();
+
+ Gauge.builder(VERSION_INFO, () -> 1)
+ .description(
+ "DHIS2 build version, revision and build time, exposed as labels; value is always 1")
+ .tag("version", Objects.requireNonNullElse(systemInfo.getVersion(), ""))
+ .tag("revision", Objects.requireNonNullElse(systemInfo.getRevision(), ""))
+ .tag("build_time", buildTime)
+ .register(registry);
+ }
+}
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-web-api/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/webapi/monitoring/VersionMetricsTest.java b/dhis-2/dhis-web-api/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/webapi/monitoring/VersionMetricsTest.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2026, University of Oslo
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+ * list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ * and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors
+ * may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+ * specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ * ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+package org.hisp.dhis.webapi.monitoring;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry;
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.simple.SimpleMeterRegistry;
+import io.micrometer.prometheusmetrics.PrometheusConfig;
+import io.micrometer.prometheusmetrics.PrometheusMeterRegistry;
+import java.util.Date;
+import org.hisp.dhis.system.SystemInfo;
+import org.hisp.dhis.system.SystemService;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+/** Tests for {@link VersionMetrics}. */
+class VersionMetricsTest {
+
+ @Test
+ @DisplayName("Registration is a no-op without a meter registry")
+ void nullRegistry_noOp() {
+ SystemService systemService = mock(SystemService.class);
+
+ assertDoesNotThrow(() -> new VersionMetrics(systemService, (MeterRegistry) null));
+ }
+
+ @Test
+ @DisplayName("Registration is a no-op when system info is not yet available")
+ void nullSystemInfo_noOp() {
+ SystemService systemService = mock(SystemService.class);
+ when(systemService.getSystemInfo()).thenReturn(null);
+ SimpleMeterRegistry registry = new SimpleMeterRegistry();
+
+ assertDoesNotThrow(() -> new VersionMetrics(systemService, registry));
+
+ assertNull(registry.find(VersionMetrics.VERSION_INFO).gauge());
+ }
+
+ @Test
+ @DisplayName("Version info gauge exposes version, revision and build time as labels")
+ void versionInfoGauge_exposesLabels() {
+ SystemService systemService = mock(SystemService.class);
+ Date buildTime = new Date(0);
+ when(systemService.getSystemInfo())
+ .thenReturn(
+ SystemInfo.builder()
+ .version("2.42.0")
+ .revision("abcdef1")
+ .buildTime(buildTime)
+ .build());
+ SimpleMeterRegistry registry = new SimpleMeterRegistry();
+
+ new VersionMetrics(systemService, registry);
+
+ assertEquals(
+ 1.0,
+ registry
+ .get(VersionMetrics.VERSION_INFO)
+ .tags(
+ "version",
+ "2.42.0",
+ "revision",
+ "abcdef1",
+ "build_time",
+ buildTime.toInstant().toString())
+ .gauge()
+ .value());
+ }
+
+ @Test
+ @DisplayName("Metric name survives Prometheus's naming sanitization unchanged")
+ void meterName_survivesScrape() {
+ SystemService systemService = mock(SystemService.class);
+ when(systemService.getSystemInfo())
+ .thenReturn(
+ SystemInfo.builder()
+ .version("2.42.0")
+ .revision("abcdef1")
+ .buildTime(new Date(0))
+ .build());
+ PrometheusMeterRegistry registry = new PrometheusMeterRegistry(PrometheusConfig.DEFAULT);
+
+ new VersionMetrics(systemService, registry);
+ String scrape = registry.scrape();
+
+ assertTrue(scrape.contains("dhis2_version_info"), scrape);
+ assertTrue(scrape.contains("2.42.0"), scrape);
+ assertTrue(scrape.contains("abcdef1"), scrape);
+ }
+}