Add update fonction - Githubissues

Antexa commented 8 years ago

Hi,

Is it possible to add a function to keep the software up to date ?

Thx for your work

murzz commented 8 years ago

Possible solution is to use package manager e.g. https://chocolatey.org/.

Antexa commented 8 years ago

Yes it's a possibility.

But native function is the best way imho :)

Lolginer commented 8 years ago

I've looked into some different solutions, and here are my initial thoughts.

Chocolatey as an update mechanism does not seem like a good idea. Unless there's something I'm missing, it'd involve hidden batch scripts and community moderators approving every update.
There's an interesting library on CodePlex called AutoUpdater.NET, but it doesn't seem to handle any kind of certificate validation. I'm not comfortable with that.
ClickOnce works fine and is easy to deploy, but you can't package it into an executable, and it's not compatible with any browser other than Internet Explorer. I'd rather not write my own bootstrapper if there's a simpler solution.
Advanced Installer comes with an updater that seems ideal, but it's very expensive ($399). It has a free open-source license I might be able to get.
The Windows Store would be ideal as well, if it supported desktop apps. Didn't Microsoft say they'd start accepting them before Windows 10 came out?

I'll implement updates as soon as I can. I'm busy with other work at the moment.

Lolginer / Albedo