Mattermost-server: [Help Wanted] [MM-12158] Add plugin API to return the current server version

[esethna]

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Notes: Jira ticket

Add a plugin API method getServerVersion() that returns the current Mattermost server version.

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[hanzei]

I would like to work on this.

[cpanato]

cool @Hanzei any question let us know

[hanzei]

Is there documentation for adding API methods?

[cpanato]

I dont think we have now, but you can take this example: https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/pull/9101

@jwilander there are any docs to add an API for plugins?

[jwilander]

There's some documentation at the bottom here https://developers.mattermost.com/contribute/server/plugins/ (also linked in the ticket)

[hanzei]

Oh, my bad, sorry for the unnecessary question