Automate document production date

.github/workflows/adoc_build.yml

@@ -44,20 +44,24 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     # Create build directory
     - run: mkdir conventions_build
-    - name: Set "final" tag
+    - name: Set draft date-time formatting
+      if: github.event_name != 'release'
+      run: |
+        echo "DATE_FMT=+%d %B, %Y %H:%M:%SZ" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+    - name: Set "final" tag and date-time formatting
       if: github.event_name == 'release'
       run: |
-        echo "FINAL_TAG=-a final" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+        echo "FINAL_TAG=-a final" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"; echo "DATE_FMT=+%d %B, %Y" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
     # Build cf-conventions.html using the Analog-inc asciidoctor-action
     - name: Build cf-conventions.html
       uses: Analog-inc/[email protected]
       with:
-        shellcommand: 'asciidoctor --verbose ${FINAL_TAG} cf-conventions.adoc -D conventions_build; cp -r images conventions_build'
+        shellcommand: 'asciidoctor --verbose ${FINAL_TAG} -a docprodtime=$(date -u ${DATE_FMT}) cf-conventions.adoc -D conventions_build; cp -r images conventions_build'
     # Build cf-conventions.pdf using the Analog-inc asciidoctor-action
     - name: Build cf-conventions.pdf
       uses: Analog-inc/[email protected]
       with:
-        shellcommand: 'asciidoctor-pdf --verbose ${FINAL_TAG} -d book -a pdf-theme=default-theme-CF-version.yml --trace cf-conventions.adoc -D conventions_build'
+        shellcommand: 'asciidoctor-pdf --verbose ${FINAL_TAG} -a docprodtime=$(date -u ${DATE_FMT}) -d book -a pdf-theme=default-theme-CF-version.yml --trace cf-conventions.adoc -D conventions_build'
     # Upload artifact containing cf-conventions.html, cf-conventions.pdf
     - name: Upload cf-conventions doc preview
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2

cf-conventions.adoc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include::version.adoc[]
 = NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Conventions
 Brian{nbsp}Eaton; Jonathan{nbsp}Gregory; Bob{nbsp}Drach; Karl{nbsp}Taylor; Steve{nbsp}Hankin; Jon{nbsp}Blower; John{nbsp}Caron; Rich{nbsp}Signell; Phil{nbsp}Bentley; Greg{nbsp}Rappa; Heinke{nbsp}Höck; Alison{nbsp}Pamment; Martin{nbsp}Juckes; Martin{nbsp}Raspaud; Randy{nbsp}Horne; Timothy{nbsp}Whiteaker; David{nbsp}Blodgett; Charlie{nbsp}Zender; Daniel{nbsp}Lee; David{nbsp}Hassell; Alan{nbsp}D.{nbsp}Snow; Tobias{nbsp}Kölling; Dave{nbsp}Allured; Aleksandar{nbsp}Jelenak; Anders{nbsp}Meier{nbsp}Soerensen; Lucile{nbsp}Gaultier; Sylvain{nbsp}Herlédan; Fernando{nbsp}Manzano; Lars{nbsp}Bärring; Christopher{nbsp}Barker
-Version {current-version}, 31 August, 2022: See https://cfconventions.org for further information
+Version{nbsp}{current-version},{nbsp}{nbsp}{docprodtime}: See https://cfconventions.org for further information
 :doctype: book
 :pdf-folio-placement: physical
 :sectanchors:

history.adoc

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 === Working version (most recent first)
 
+* {issues}457[Issue #457]: Creation date of the draft Conventions document 
 * {issues}445[Issue #445]: Updates concerning the Polar Stereographic Grid Mapping
 * {issues}468[Issue #468]: Update section 2.3 to clarify recommended character set
 * {issues}147[Issue #147]: Clarify the use of compressed dimensions in related variables