molybden::AppUpdate Class Reference

An application update available for download and installation. More...

#include <app_update.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for molybden::AppUpdate:

Public Member Functions
virtual std::shared_ptr< App >	app ()=0
	The current application.
virtual std::string	version ()=0
	The application version in this update.
virtual void	install ()=0
	Downloads and installs the application update.
virtual void	dismiss ()=0
	Dismisses the application update if it is not needed.

Additional Inherited Members
Public Attributes inherited from molybden::AppUpdateEvents
Event< AppUpdateInstalled >	onAppUpdateInstalled
	Invoked when the application update has been installed.
Event< AppUpdateFailed >	onAppUpdateFailed
	Invoked when the application update has failed to be installed.
Event< AppUpdateProgressChanged >	onAppUpdateProgressChanged
	Invoked when the progress of the application update has been changed.

Detailed Description

An application update available for download and installation.

Member Function Documentation

install()

virtual void molybden::AppUpdate::install ( )

pure virtual

Downloads and installs the application update.

To apply the update, you need to restart the application.

On Windows, the method downloads and extracts the update to a new version directory, e.g. if the current application directory is "~/AppData/Local/MyApp/app-1.0.0" then the new one will be "~/AppData/Local/MyApp/app-1.1.0". After the restart, the older version will be deleted.

On macOS, the method downloads and extracts the update to a temporary directory. The application bundle updates only after quit or restart.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• include/molybden/app/app_update.hpp