DO NOT USE THIS! Use the update mechanism provided by Sketch!

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sketch-module-update

A sketch module to check if an plugin's update is available on Github and prompt the user to download it.

Usage

update.js:

import update from 'sketch-module-update'

const repoFullName = 'mathieudutour/git-sketch-plugin'

const optionalOptions = {
  timeBetweenChecks: 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1 day by default
  title: 'A new MyPluginName plugin version is available!'
}

export default update(repoFullName, optionalOptions)

manifest.json:

...
"commands": [
  {
    "name": "update",
    "identifier": "update",
    "script": "update.cocoascript",
    "handlers" : {
      "actions": {
        "OpenDocument": "onRun"
      }
    }
  },
...

API Documentation

Options available:

name	default
timeBetweenChecks	24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
prefKey	repoFullName + '-update-last-check'
customizeAlert	function (context, alert) {}
title	'A new ' + repo + ' plugin version is available!'
okButton	Download update
laterButton	Remind me later

Installation

sketch-module-update is available from npm.

npm install --save sketch-module-update

Compatibility

sketch-module-update requires Sketch >= 3.4 (not with the sandboxed version ie from the App Store).