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Ultima Online Patcher.

This is a patcher for Ultima Online that works on GNU/Linux and Windows. It can potentially also work on OSX (Not tested.)

Installation:

# Git way of installation:
git clone https://github.com/0x1p2/uo_patcher-py
cd uo_patcher-py/src
python patcher.py

Features:

• Downloads the Updates.xml and parses the XML for potentially new information.
• Checks the data outlined in Updates.xml to local data and compares the hashes (Unique identity for the file)
• If the files match, the file is ignored.
• If the files do not exist locally, they are downloaded.
• If the files exist but are outdated, the are redownloaded.
• Extracts the updated files from their packaging (ZIP Archive)
• Replaces old Ultima Files with the new patched files.
• Uses threads to leverage the bandwidth throttle of the remote repository.
• Configuration file to make custom modifications!
• Uses Ultima Online directory in configuration file for updating. Otherwise attempts to use from pre-defined list.
• Uses XML in configuration file for downloads. If it is not present, it uses a predefined in the script.
• Saves hashes to increase speed on next run.
• NEW: Checks for Updates to the patcher, prompts if update is found.

Versions:

• v1.0-alpha (Dec 9th, 2015) - Although it's been usable for a few days now, version 1 is identified as v1 due to being the first single-packaged executable usabled by Microsoft Windows users.
• v1.1-beta (Dec 10th, 2015) - Much more stable client than alpha. More Error handling, self-updating patcher abilities, and minor issues resolved. Windows and Linux compatible.

Dev notes:

• [ X ] URL parsing. *URL library
• [ X ] Process new updates (as in check what is new- possibly from a config file on remote)
• [ X ] Configuration file storing current version to compare if update is needed? (Checks against local hashes)
• [ X ] Configuration file storing Ultima Online directory location (wineprefix)
• [ X ] Parse XML files.
• [ X ] md5sum hashes: Store in configuration file. JSON or XML?
• [ X ] Store the filename:hash into a dictionary.
• [ X ] Download zip archive
• [ X ] Extract zip archive
• [ X ] Read XML and parsing XML without downloading.
• [ X ] Check for application updates **nix & windows.
• [ -- ] Prompt for setting first repository (generate a config file)