lc-sparkle

LiveCode Builder wrapper around Sparkle

Setting up Sparkle

Please refer to the Sparkle documentation to familiarize yourself with the various requirements. You are intersted in everything starting with the security section. Here is a direct link:

https://sparkle-project.org/documentation/#3-segue-for-security-concerns

Using Sparkle in your application

Once you have configured your Info.plist file with the SUFeedURL key you can use Sparkle to update your application.

According to the Sparkle documentation, the second time your application is launched Sparkle will ask the user if they want to check for updates. If they do then sparkleAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates() will return true. You can create a preference UI for this setting and call sparkleSetAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates() to update the setting.

If the user chooses to install an update the sparklePreRelaunchForUpdate message will be sent to your app. Perform any cleanup that you need to perform and then call sparkleRelaunch() to relaunch and perform the update.

Confirm that the feel url is set up correctly

put sparkleFeedUrl()

Check for updates from a "Check For Updates" menu item

sparkleCheckForUpdates()

Check for updates silently in the background

This checks for updates in the background but will display UI to the user if an update is found.

sparkleCheckForUpdatesInBackground()

Check for updates silently in background but don't alert user

This approach will only send callbacks. No UI is shown to the user.

sparkleCheckForUpdateInformation()

SUAppcastItem Structure

Some of the callbacks include a parameter that is an array representing an SUAppcastItem object. It is referred to as an pAppcastItemArray. The array has the following keys:

• title
• date
• description
• release notes url
• dsa signature
• minimum system version
• maximum system version
• file url
• version
• os
• display version
• info url
• content length

Callbacks

• sparkleFinishedLoadingAppcast pAppcastItemsArray: pAppcastItemsArray is a numerically indexed array of pAppcastItemArray arrays contained in the Appcast.
• sparkleFoundUpdate pAppcastItemArray
• sparkleDidNotFindUpdate
• sparkleWillInstallUpdate pAppcastItemArray
• sparkleWillRelaunchApplication
• sparkleWillShowModalAlert
• sparkleDidShowModalAlert
• sparkleDownloadCanceledByUser
• sparkleWillInstallUpdateOnQuit pAppcastItemArray
• sparkelDidCancelInstallUpdateOnQuit pAppcastItemArray
• sparkleDidAbortWithError pErrorArray: pErrorArray contains description and failure reason keys. You can display the description key to users.
• sparklePreRelaunchForUpdate