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Hello
I developed a WPF application with C#. I also uploaded the application to Github. My goal is to update the applications distributed to users with the new version as the application is developed and new features are added. I do not have the opportunity to buy or rent a server for this right now. I also use Firebase in my project.
How can I do this update event? Which services or methods do I need to use for the update?
Thank you.
In a Freeware app, I used OneDrive, which is free (with a .ini file where I stored the last version and other things, that I read at startup to check is I had to update the app if the new version was > actual version)
Hello
First of all, thank you for your answer. Can you show me an example? Do we need to put the application on OneDrive in a zip format? What kind of structure are we talking about when we say "the file where I check the update of the application"? Can you explain a little more?
Thank you.
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Hi,@fatih uyanık. Welcome to Microsoft Q&A.
You could put the latest version of the project resources (.zip) and version information in Github. When the program is running, access the version information through the URL to determine whether an update is needed. If necessary, you could download the .zip file, unzip it, and replace the original program to achieve the update.
You could refer to the following link to design your update method.
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Hello
Thank you very much. This package seems to make my job easier. However, when I examine the package, it seems to be designed with WinForms. I think it will be necessary to include the System.Windows.Forms library in the project in order to use it in a WPF application. Or will it be necessary to adapt it for WPF? I would be glad if you could answer this question.
Thanks.
Hi,@fatih uyanık.
This is an open source third-party library, which may have unnecessary risks. I do not recommend using it directly. At the same time, I hope you could refer to its design method and design your update system according to the design ideas I provide, which could not only simplify the code but also avoid risks.
Hello,
As far as I understand, you are suggesting that I redesign this library myself instead of using it directly. It would be enough for me to just prepare the structure I need. But if I copy certain parts instead of writing everything from scratch, that wouldn't be an issue, right?
I would appreciate some clarifying information on this matter.
Thank you.
Hi,@fatih uyanık.
Yes, you could design your library in the way you mentioned. Of course, some people will use this library directly to implement updates.
However, if it is an update library designed by yourself, you could optimize it according to your personal needs.
For example: if your update needs only require appending some resource files or replacing some script files, you could design the update logic yourself to implement the update (only download the files to be updated from Github, and then replace or append them to the original program), instead of asking users to download a copy of the original program again to implement the update.