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Sparkle

A framework for Mac OS X to enable application to automatically update themselves.

• Screenshots
  • Sparkle1.jpg
  • Sparkle2.jpg
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• Classes
  • class SUAppcastItemMBS
    • method Constructor
    • method Constructor(dict as dictionary)
    • method Constructor(dict as dictionary, byref error as string)
    • method Constructor(dict as dictionary, relativeToAppcastURL as string, byref error as string)
    • shared method emptyAppcastItem as SUAppcastItemMBS
    • property channel as String
    • property ContentLength as Int64
    • property CriticalUpdate as Boolean
    • property date as date
    • property DateString as String
    • property DateTime as DateTime
    • property DeltaUpdate as Boolean
    • property DeltaUpdates as Dictionary
    • property displayVersionString as string
    • property fileURL as string
    • property fullReleaseNotesURL as String
    • property Handle as Integer
    • property ignoreSkippedUpgradesBelowVersion as String
    • property InformationOnlyUpdate as Boolean
    • property InfoURL as String
    • property installationType as String
    • property itemDescription as string
    • property MacOsUpdate as Boolean
    • property majorUpgrade as Boolean
    • property maximumOperatingSystemVersionIsOK as Boolean
    • property MaximumSystemVersion as String
    • property minimumAutoupdateVersion as String
    • property minimumOperatingSystemVersionIsOK as Boolean
    • property minimumSystemVersion as string
    • property OSString as String
    • property phasedRolloutInterval as Variant
    • property propertiesDictionary as dictionary
    • property releaseNotesURL as string
    • property title as string
    • property versionString as string
  • class SUAppcastMBS
    • method Constructor
    • method items as SUAppcastItemMBS()
    • property Handle as Integer
  • class SUUpdaterMBS
    • method checkForUpdateInformation
    • method checkForUpdates
    • method checkForUpdatesInBackground
    • method Constructor
    • method Constructor(Bundle as folderitem)
    • method installUpdatesIfAvailable
    • method InvokeImmediateInstallation
    • method InvokeUpdate
    • shared method IsFrameworkLoaded as boolean
    • shared method LoadFramework(path as folderitem) as boolean
    • method resetUpdateCycle
    • shared method SUSparkleErrorDomain as String
    • shared method SUUpdaterAppcastItemNotificationKey as String
    • shared method SUUpdaterAppcastNotificationKey as String
    • shared method SUUpdaterDidFindValidUpdateNotification as String
    • shared method SUUpdaterDidFinishLoadingAppCastNotification as String
    • shared method SUUpdaterDidNotFindUpdateNotification as String
    • shared method SUUpdaterWillRestartNotification as String
    • method validateMenuItem(menuItem as NSMenuItemMBS) as Boolean
    • property automaticallyChecksForUpdates as boolean
    • property automaticallyDownloadsUpdates as boolean
    • property decryptionPassword as String
    • property feedURL as string
    • property Handle as Integer
    • property hostBundle as Variant
    • property httpHeaders as Dictionary
    • property lastUpdateCheckDate as date
    • property lastUpdateCheckDateTime as DateTime
    • property sendsSystemProfile as boolean
    • property sparkleBundle as Variant
    • property updateCheckInterval as Double
    • property updateInProgress as boolean
    • property userAgentString as String
    • event bestValidUpdateInAppcast(appcast as SUAppcastMBS) as SUAppcastItemMBS
    • event didAbortWithError(error as NSErrorMBS)
    • event didCancelInstallUpdateOnQuit(update as SUAppcastItemMBS)
    • event didDismissUpdateAlertPermanently(permanently as boolean, item as SUAppcastItemMBS)
    • event didDownloadUpdate(item as SUAppcastItemMBS)
    • event didExtractUpdate(item as SUAppcastItemMBS)
    • event didFindValidUpdate(update as SUAppcastItemMBS)
    • event didFinishLoadingAppcast(update as SUAppcastMBS)
    • event failedToDownloadUpdate(item as SUAppcastItemMBS, error as NSErrorMBS)
    • event feedParametersForUpdater(sendingProfile as boolean) as dictionary()
    • event feedURLStringForUpdater as String
    • event pathToRelaunchForUpdater as string
    • event shouldPostponeRelaunchForUpdate(sendingProfile as SUAppcastItemMBS) as boolean
    • event updaterDidNotFindUpdate
    • event updaterDidRelaunchApplication
    • event updaterDidShowModalAlert
    • event updaterMayCheckForUpdates as boolean
    • event updaterShouldPromptForPermissionToCheckForUpdates as boolean
    • event updaterShouldRelaunchApplication as boolean
    • event updaterShouldShowUpdateAlertForScheduledUpdate(item as SUAppcastItemMBS) as boolean
    • event updaterWillRelaunchApplication
    • event updaterWillShowModalAlert
    • event userDidCancelDownload
    • event userDidSkipThisVersion(item as SUAppcastItemMBS)
    • event versionComparatorForUpdater as SUVersionComparisonMBS
    • event willDownloadUpdate(item as SUAppcastItemMBS, request as Variant)
    • event willExtractUpdate(item as SUAppcastItemMBS)
    • event willInstallUpdate(update as SUAppcastItemMBS)
    • event willInstallUpdateOnQuit(update as SUAppcastItemMBS)
  • class SUVersionComparisonMBS
    • method Constructor
    • method Destructor
    • property Handle as Integer
    • event compareVersion(VersionA as string, VersionB as string) as Integer
  • class WinSparkleMBS
    • shared method CheckUpdateWithoutUI
    • shared method CheckUpdateWithUI
    • shared method CheckUpdateWithUIAndInstall
    • shared method Cleanup
    • shared method Initialize
    • shared method LoadLibrary(File as folderitem) as boolean
    • shared method LoadLibrary(Path as string) as boolean
    • shared property AppCastURL as String
    • shared property AppName as String
    • shared property AppVersion as String
    • shared property AutomaticCheckForUpdates as Boolean
    • shared property BuildVersion as String
    • shared property CanShutdown as Boolean
    • shared property CompanyName as String
    • shared property DSAPubPEM as String
    • shared property Language as String
    • shared property LanguageID as Integer
    • shared property LastCheckTime as Integer
    • shared property RegistryPath as String
    • shared property UpdateCheckInterval as Integer
    • event DidFindUpdate
    • event DidNotFindUpdate
    • event Error
    • event ShutdownRequest
    • event UpdateCancelled

Release notes

• Version 22.2
  • Added more properties for SUAppcastItemMBS class.
  • Removed installUpdatesIfAvailable for SUUpdaterMBS class. Newer Sparkle framework doesn't have that anymore.
  • Removed UserAgentString, httpHeaders, incrementalData, fetchAppcastFromURL, copyWithoutDeltaUpdates for SUAppcastMBS class.
• Version 20.5
  • Optimized a few more flags: iTunesLibraryMBS, GrowlMBS, AuthorizationMBS, SUUpdaterMBS, SpinningProgressIndicatorMBS, NSHelpManagerMBS and MAAttachedWindowMBS classes are now desktop only.
• Version 20.3
  • Updated Sparkle classes to latest Sparkle framework version: SUAppcastMBS, SUAppcastItemMBS and SUUpdaterMBS.

The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS MacExtras Plugin, MBS Win Plugin.