parse-community / parse-community/parse-server
Parse server CLI to report its version number
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Description
New Feature / Enhancement Checklist
- I am not disclosing a vulnerability.
- I am not just asking a question.
- I have searched through existing issues.
Current Limitation
Hard to know which version of parse server is installed from CLI
Feature / Enhancement Description
Add CLI option --version to report current version of parse-server
Example Use Case
Helpful in reporting new issues, checking versions when diagnosing problems
Alternatives / Workarounds
Can use eg. npm list -g if installed from npm
3rd Party References
Many other CLI tools provide a way of getting the current version of the tool.
eg. npm, node, mongosh
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the parse-server CLI entry point and how the installed package version is exposed. Add a --version option that reports the current parse-server version, then verify the CLI output and its behavior alongside the existing command-line options.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, nodejs
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100