[GUI] Last commit SHA (id) displayed on about section (#279)

* Latest commit info axamal structure

* Link latest commit to text

* Added localization for About>Last commit info

* Made the commit hash a button that redirects you to the commit in github

* Reorder about section

* Commit and update icon in about section to have consistency in section

src/SharpEmu.GUI/Languages/en.json

@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@
   "Options.About" : "About",
   "About.Github.Label": "GitHub",
   "About.Github.Desc": "Source code, issues and project development.",
+  "About.Github.LatestCommitLabel": "Latest Commit",
+  "About.Github.LatestCommitDescription": "Latest commit on the main branch",
   "About.Discord.Label": "Discord",
   "About.Discord.Desc": "Join the community, get support and follow development.",
   "About.GithubButton": "Contribute in GitHub!",

src/SharpEmu.GUI/Languages/es.json

@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@
   "About.Github.Label": "GitHub",
   "About.Github.Desc": "Código fuente, issues y desarrollo del proyecto.",
   "About.Discord.Label": "Discord",
+  "About.Github.LatestCommitLabel": "Último Commit",
+  "About.Github.LatestCommitDescription": "Último commit en la rama main",
   "About.Discord.Desc": "Únete a la comunidad, recibe soporte y sigue el desarrollo.",
   "About.GithubButton": "Contribuye en GitHub!",
   "About.DiscordButton": "Únete a nuestro Discord!"

src/SharpEmu.GUI/MainWindow.axaml

@@ -333,11 +333,35 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
                                 Classes="sectionTitle"
                                 Text="ABOUT" />
 
+                      <!--Latest commit info-->
                       <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
-                        <StackPanel Grid.Column="0" Spacing="2" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                        <StackPanel Grid.Column="0" Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8" VerticalAlignment="Center">
-                          <TextBlock x:Name="UpdateLabel" Text="Updates" FontSize="13" />
+                          <Image Source="avares://SharpEmu.GUI/Assets/commit-icon.png"
-                          <TextBlock x:Name="UpdateStatusText" Text="Current build: dev" FontSize="11"
+                                    Width="24" Height="24" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
-                                     Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                          <StackPanel Spacing="2" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                            <TextBlock x:Name="LatestCommitLabel" Text="Latest commit" FontSize="13"/>
+                            <TextBlock x:Name="LatestCommitDescription" Text="Latest commit on the main branch" FontSize="11" Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}"/>
+                          </StackPanel>
+                        </StackPanel>
+
+                        <Button Grid.Column="1" x:Name="LatestCommitHashText" Classes="ghost"
+                          Content="Loading…" FontSize="12" FontFamily="Consolas,monospace"
+                          VerticalAlignment="Center" IsEnabled="False" />
+
+                      </Grid>
+
+                      <!--Update-->
+                      <Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+                        <StackPanel Grid.Column="0" Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                          <Image Source="avares://SharpEmu.GUI/Assets/update-icon.png"
+                                    Width="24"
+                                    Height="24"
+                                    VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                          <StackPanel Spacing="2" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                            <TextBlock x:Name="UpdateLabel" Text="Updates" FontSize="13" />
+                            <TextBlock x:Name="UpdateStatusText" Text="Current build: dev" FontSize="11"
+                                      Foreground="{StaticResource MutedBrush}" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                          </StackPanel>
                         </StackPanel>
                         <Button Grid.Column="1" x:Name="UpdateButton" Classes="ghost"
                                 Content="Check for updates" VerticalAlignment="Center" />

src/SharpEmu.GUI/MainWindow.axaml.cs

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 
 namespace SharpEmu.GUI;
 
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
     private long _navUpNextAt;
     private long _navDownNextAt;
 
+    //Github http client for latest commit
+    private static readonly HttpClient GithubHttpClient = CreateGithubHttpClient();
+    private string? _latestCommitSha;
+
     public MainWindow()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
@@ -195,6 +200,21 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
                 UseShellExecute = true
             });
         };
+
+        LatestCommitHashText.Click += (_, _) =>
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_latestCommitSha))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo
+            {
+                FileName =
+                    $"https://github.com/sharpemu/sharpemu/commit/{_latestCommitSha}",
+                UseShellExecute = true
+            });
+        };
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -236,6 +256,91 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         }
     }
 
+    // ---- Github http client config ----
+    // This is for getting lash commit id
+    private static HttpClient CreateGithubHttpClient()
+    {
+        var client = new HttpClient
+        {
+            Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(15)
+        };
+
+        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.ParseAdd("SharpEmu/1.0");
+        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(
+            new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/vnd.github.sha"));
+
+        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add(
+            "X-GitHub-Api-Version",
+            "2026-03-10");
+
+        return client;
+    }
+    private async Task LoadLatestCommitAsync()
+    {
+        const string apiUrl =
+            "https://api.github.com/repos/sharpemu/sharpemu/commits/main";
+
+        _latestCommitSha = null;
+        LatestCommitHashText.Content = "Loading…";
+        LatestCommitHashText.IsEnabled = false;
+
+        try
+        {
+            using var response = await GithubHttpClient.GetAsync(apiUrl);
+            var responseBody =
+                (await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync()).Trim();
+
+            if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            {
+                LatestCommitHashText.Content =
+                    $"HTTP {(int)response.StatusCode}";
+
+                ToolTip.SetTip(
+                    LatestCommitHashText,
+                    string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(responseBody)
+                        ? response.ReasonPhrase
+                        : responseBody);
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (responseBody.Length < 7)
+            {
+                LatestCommitHashText.Content = "Invalid response";
+                ToolTip.SetTip(LatestCommitHashText, responseBody);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Keep the complete SHA for the URL.
+            _latestCommitSha = responseBody;
+
+            // Display only the short SHA.
+            LatestCommitHashText.Content =
+                responseBody[..Math.Min(7, responseBody.Length)];
+
+            LatestCommitHashText.IsEnabled = true;
+
+            ToolTip.SetTip(
+                LatestCommitHashText,
+                $"Open commit {_latestCommitSha}");
+        }
+        catch (TaskCanceledException ex)
+        {
+            LatestCommitHashText.Content = "Timeout";
+            ToolTip.SetTip(LatestCommitHashText, ex.Message);
+        }
+        catch (HttpRequestException ex)
+        {
+            LatestCommitHashText.Content = "Connection error";
+            ToolTip.SetTip(LatestCommitHashText, ex.Message);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            LatestCommitHashText.Content = "Error";
+            ToolTip.SetTip(LatestCommitHashText, ex.Message);
+        }
+    }
+
     // ---- Controller navigation ----
 
     private void PollGamepad()
@@ -381,6 +486,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         ApplySettingsToControls();
         LocateEmulator();
         UpdateDiscordPresence();
+        _ = LoadLatestCommitAsync();
+
         if (_settings.CheckForUpdatesOnStartup)
         {
             _ = CheckForUpdatesAsync();
@@ -516,6 +623,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         GithubButton.Content = loc.Get("About.GithubButton");
         DiscordButton.Content = loc.Get("About.DiscordButton");
         UpdateLabel.Text = loc.Get("Updater.Label");
+        LatestCommitLabel.Text = loc.Get("About.Github.LatestCommitLabel");
+        LatestCommitDescription.Text = loc.Get("About.Github.LatestCommitDescription");
         RefreshUpdateText();
 
         UpdateEmptyStateTexts();

src/SharpEmu.GUI/SharpEmu.GUI.csproj

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
     <AvaloniaResource Include="..\..\assets\images\SharpEmu.ico" Link="Assets/SharpEmu.ico" />
     <AvaloniaResource Include="..\..\assets\images\github.png" Link="Assets/github.png" />
     <AvaloniaResource Include="..\..\assets\images\discord.png" Link="Assets/discord.png" />
+    <AvaloniaResource Include="..\..\assets\images\update-icon.png" Link="Assets/update-icon.png" />
+    <AvaloniaResource Include="..\..\assets\images\commit-icon.png" Link="Assets/commit-icon.png" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>