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+package com.sphinx
+
+// Helper class: build a version string and expose it to pipelines.
+// Usage in a Jenkinsfile:
+//   import com.sphinx.BuildInfo
+//   def info = new BuildInfo(this)
+//   echo info.version('demo')
+class BuildInfo implements Serializable {
+    def steps
+    BuildInfo(steps) { this.steps = steps }
+
+    String version(String app) {
+        return "${app}-1.0.${steps.env.BUILD_NUMBER}"
+    }
+
+    String timestamp() {
+        return new Date().format("yyyyMMdd-HHmmss")
+    }
+}