Drupal 8: Strip hard-set version number from core modules and themes

d8-strip-version-from-info-yml.php

<?php
/**
 * Quick script for stripping drupal hard set version number in .info.yml files that cause 
 * Drupal to incorrectly show status updates.
 * Script is based on https://gist.github.com/joshkoenig/2588420
 *
 * Run in the drupal root, or specify the root as an argument. E.g.:
 *
 *  php d8-strip-version-from-info-yml.php path/to/drupal
 *
 */

$dir = isset($argv[1]) ? $argv[1] : __DIR__ ;

echo "Looking for core modules/themes in '$dir'\n";

strip_packaging_info($dir .'/core/modules');
strip_packaging_info($dir .'/core/themes');

function strip_packaging_info($dir) {
  if (is_dir($dir) && $handle = opendir($dir)) {
    echo "Directory $dir:\n";
    $prev_line = '';

    while (false !== ($entry = readdir($handle))) {
      if (is_dir($dir.'/'.$entry) && file_exists($dir.'/'.$entry.'/'.$entry.'.info.yml')) {
        $lines = file($dir.'/'.$entry.'/'.$entry.'.info.yml');
        $fh = fopen($dir.'/'.$entry.'/'.$entry.'.info.yml', 'w');
        foreach($lines as $line) {

          if (strpos($prev_line, '# Information added by Drupal.org packaging') !== FALSE &&
              strpos($line, 'version') !== FALSE) {
            $line = "version: VERSION\n";
          }
          $prev_line = $line;
          fwrite($fh, $line);
        }
        fclose($fh);
        // unlink($dir.'/'.$entry.'/'.$entry.'.info');
        echo "Rewrote $dir/$entry/$entry.info.yml\n";
      }
    }
    closedir($handle);
  }
}

echo <<<EndTXT

DONE!
You should probably run a "git diff" now to be sure everything is as expected.


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