UpdateLib

UpdateLib is a .Net library that helps to provide an update mechanism for applications. It supports incremental updates and provides a simple MessageBox based UI and a overlay UI for Windows Forms. It uses a JSON based file format for update information.

The library is available on NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/FloseCode.UpdateLib/

Example in VB.Net

DimuAsNewFloseCode.UpdateLib.Update(programName,programExeFile,programVersion,programPath,tempPath,updateMirrorFile,NewString(){"https://defaultUpdateServer"},uid)' Optional settingsu.StatisticsServer="https://statisticsServer/sendStats"u.ProductFlavor="Portable"u.CurrentReleaseChannel="beta"' Install update if one was downloaded previouslyIfu.InstallUpdate()ThenReturn' Set version info in Windows registry, needs admin privilegesu.SetUninstallInfoInRegistry("{UUID}")' Translate strings, uses TranslationLibu.Translate(language,translatedProgramName)' Search for updateu.SearchUpdateAsync()

Example Update File "versions.json"

{
"displayVersion": "1.0.0beta",
"version": "0.9.95",
"releaseNotesUrl": "https://website/releasenotes",
"projectUrl": "https://website",
"framework": "net4.5",
"categories": [
{
"files": [
{
"name": "program.exe",
"sha256": "172A2702F45834029D9915F898360E2DF65BDE4A4EE16BD5E0A76C547825E43C"
},
{
"name": "TranslationLib.dll",
"sha256": "CE9E77C5AAA9E72FA121478590B1460CD8B48B0FFCC2CBFDA8E541ED0A69EEE7"
},
{
"name": "UpdateLib.dll",
"sha256": "4F39EAA0EA7E88B0B664853C000D513F5F5E74183987CF1505D5A2A835340F71"
}
]
},
{
"name": "someCategory",
"files": [
{
"name": "someFile",
"sha256": "8D51E8FA57B4098C94C899F245CB65E9203443ED41833009BA24589A750A0A15"
}
]
}
]
}

License

Copyright: Flose 2006 - 2022 https://www.mal-was-anderes.de/

Licensed under the LGPLv3: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html