Auto Update

AppCast.xml

To enable auto update, you need to prepare an AppCast.xml (sample) like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:sparkle="http://www.andymatuschak.org/xml-namespaces/sparkle" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
    <channel>
        <title>[App Name]</title>
        <link>[AppCast.xml Link]</link>
        <description>Most recent changes with links to updates.</description>
        <language>en</language>
        <item>
            <title>Version [x.yz]</title>
            <sparkle:releaseNotesLink>[Link to Release Notes]</sparkle:releaseNotesLink>
            <pubDate>[Release Date]</pubDate>
            <enclosure url="[Update File URL]" sparkle:version="[Version String]" length="[Update File Length]" type="application/octet-stream" />
            <sparkle:minimumSystemVersion>[Minimum System Version]</sparkle:minimumSystemVersion>
        </item>
    </channel>
</rss>

Code Signing

For safety reasons, you have to code sign your app properly to enable auto update.

Check for Update

We provide two JavaScript APIs for checking update, both require an URL to AppCast.xml:

mw.checkUpdate("https://rawgit.com/HackPlan/menubar-webkit/master/updater/SampleAppcast.xml")
mw.checkUpdateInBackground("https://rawgit.com/HackPlan/menubar-webkit/master/updater/SampleAppcast.xml")

Under the Hood

Menubar WebKit uses Sparkle as update engine, refer to the documentation for Sparkle for more details.

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Auto Update

AppCast.xml

Code Signing

Check for Update

Under the Hood

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