[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #53507: Block style version: replace filemtime with version from Block API metadata

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#53507: Block style version: replace filemtime with version from Block API metadata
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 Reporter:  hellofromTonya                 |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                         |   Milestone:  5.8
Component:  Script Loader                  |     Version:  5.5
 Severity:  normal                         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback commit  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by gziolo):

 > With this patch, non-Core blocks would use the WordPress version unless
 a version was supplied in the blocks.json file.

 Yes, this should work as intended, and it is simple enough to include as
 the last-moment fix for WordPress 5.8 release.

 > I did some spot checking of blocks in the directory, and I did not find
 any with version defined as a top level field in blocks.json.

 Correct. There is `apiVersion` but it's related to the change introduced
 in WordPress 5.6 (https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/11/18/block-api-
 version-2/) and it has a completely different purpose related so far to
 the client-side implementation of the block.

 If we assume that the `version` is similar to what plugin authors provide
 as the version in the metadata, we could consider going a step further. In
 the future, we could make the `version` also a field on the
 `WP_Block_Type` object and include it in the REST API endpoint for block
 types. In general, it would go in the direction I proposed in #53149 -
 feed `block.json` with all fields that are now provided in the PHP file as
 plugin metadata like plugin version, min PHP version, license information,
 etc.

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