From 207d4493f9209660a32e923fdff58df956734757 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: KeshavAnandCode <keshavanand.dev@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 15:14:12 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fixed langs cli, changed init to auto track version

---
 src/foreignthon/__init__.py |  8 +++++++-
 src/foreignthon/cli.py      | 25 ++++++++++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/foreignthon/__init__.py b/src/foreignthon/__init__.py
index 3dc1f76..5654265 100644
--- a/src/foreignthon/__init__.py
+++ b/src/foreignthon/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.0"
+from importlib.metadata import version, PackageNotFoundError
+
+try:
+    __version__ = version("foreignthon")
+except PackageNotFoundError:
+    # Fallback for local editable development or running scripts directly
+    __version__ = "0.0.0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/foreignthon/cli.py b/src/foreignthon/cli.py
index 411d763..2694075 100644
--- a/src/foreignthon/cli.py
+++ b/src/foreignthon/cli.py
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ def check(files: tuple):
 
 @main.command(context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS)
 def langs():
-    """List all installed language packs."""
+    """List all installed language packs with their versions and authors."""
+    import json
     from .pack import _discover_packs
 
     packs = _discover_packs()
@@ -301,12 +302,22 @@ def langs():
 
     click.echo("Installed language packs:")
     for code, module in sorted(packs.items()):
-        import json
-        data = json.loads(module.get_pack_path().read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
-        name = data["meta"].get("name", code)
-        native = data["meta"].get("native_name", "")
-        click.echo(f"  {code:<6} {name} ({native})")
-        
+        # 1. Dynamically read python package attributes from the discovered module
+        ver = getattr(module, "__version__", "unknown")
+        authors_list = getattr(module, "__authors__", [])
+        authors_str = f" by {', '.join(authors_list)}" if authors_list else ""
+
+        # 2. Safely read the underlying JSON for layout/display names
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(module.get_pack_path().read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+            name = data["meta"].get("name", code)
+            native = data["meta"].get("native_name", "")
+        except Exception:
+            name, native = code, ""
+
+        # 3. Print a unified, professional summary line
+        click.echo(f"  {code:<6} {name} ({native}) v{ver}{authors_str}")
+  
 @main.command("pack", context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS)
 @click.argument("json_file", type=click.Path(exists=True, path_type=Path))
 def validate_pack(json_file: Path):