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/
Dim u As New FloseCode.UpdateLib.Update(programName, programExeFile, programVersion, programPath, tempPath, updateMirrorFile, New String() {"https://defaultUpdateServer"}, uid)
' Optional settings
u.StatisticsServer = "https://statisticsServer/sendStats"
u.ProductFlavor = "Portable"
u.CurrentReleaseChannel = "beta"
' Install update if one was downloaded previously
If u.InstallUpdate() Then Return
' Set version info in Windows registry, needs admin privileges
u.SetUninstallInfoInRegistry("{UUID}")
' Translate strings, uses TranslationLib
u.Translate(language, translatedProgramName)
' Search for update
u.SearchUpdateAsync(){
"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"
}
]
}
]
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