Generating build time at startup

build.py

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def run_cmds(cmds, source, target):
 
 
 def iitc_build(source, outdir, deps_list=None):
+    settings.generate_timestamps()
     run_cmds(settings.pre_build, source, outdir)
 
     iitc_script = 'core/total-conversion-build.js'

settings.py

@@ -8,26 +8,19 @@
 
 import time
 
-
-def get_current_timestamp():
-    """Get current build date and timestamp in desired formats."""
-    utc = time.gmtime()
-    return (
-        time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S', utc),  # build_date
-        time.strftime('%Y%m%d.%H%M%S', utc)     # build_timestamp
-    )
+_build_date = None
+_build_timestamp = None
 
 
-def build_timestamp():
-    """Dynamically generate current build timestamp."""
-    _, timestamp = get_current_timestamp()
-    return timestamp
+def generate_timestamps():
+    """Generate build date and timestamp in desired formats."""
+    global _build_date, _build_timestamp
 
+    utc = time.gmtime()
+    _build_date = time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S', utc)
+    _build_timestamp = time.strftime('%Y%m%d.%H%M%S', utc)
 
-def build_date():
-    """Dynamically generate current build date."""
-    date, _ = get_current_timestamp()
-    return date
+    return _build_date, _build_timestamp
 
 
 def load(build_name, localfile=None):
@@ -61,6 +54,8 @@ def load(build_name, localfile=None):
     mod = vars(__import__(__name__))
     mod.pop('load')
     mod['build_name'] = build_name
+    mod['build_date'] = lambda: _build_date
+    mod['build_timestamp'] = lambda: _build_timestamp
     base = Path(localfile or __file__).parent
     mod['build_source_dir'] = base
     mod['build_target_dir'] = base / 'build' / build_name