What i forgot, after the 2nd post the LC server returns something like this
update.1.ver=9.5.1-gm-1 update.1.url=https://downloads.livecode.com//livecode/9_5_1/LiveCodeBusiness-9_5_1-Mac.dmg update.1.checksum=1df5434e14122403cd75036cb2f63559 update.1.type=stable update.1.buildnumber=15505 update.1.marketing.1.content= update.1.marketing.1.type=html update.2.ver=9.6.0-rc-2 update.2.url=https://downloads.livecode.com//livecode/9_6_0/LiveCodeBusiness-9_6_0_rc_2-Mac.dmg update.2.checksum=261ff8d3de9234c71e83caacdf7dce37 update.2.type=maintainence update.2.buildnumber=15515 update.2.marketing.1.content= update.2.marketing.1.type=html update.3.ver=9.6.0-dp-4 update.3.url=https://downloads.livecode.com//livecode/9_6_0/LiveCodeBusiness-9_6_0_dp_4-Mac.dmg update.3.checksum=284fc283687d63dee25c2171e3362ded update.3.type=development update.3.buildnumber=15513 update.3.marketing.1.content= update.3.marketing.1.type=html result=success I´ve deleted the text after content= because it would exceed the message size limit. It is the base64encoded text that is shown in the Updater Info Field. - Matthias Rebbe Life Is Too Short For Boring Code > Am 20.05.2020 um 22:29 schrieb matthias rebbe via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: > > As LC IDE has an integrated update checker, i was sure there is a service > running at Livecode website. > > I´ve ran "Check for updates" from LC´s help menu while running CharlesProxy. > The update checker posts requests to > "http://livecode.com/livecode/update/livecode"; > > It first posts some "login" credentials to authenticate > action=login&email=YOUREMAILe&uid=USERID > I am not sure what the user id is. > > Then after successful authentication the server returns some values > result=success > session=SESSIONID > uid=USERID > challenge=WHATEVERTHISIS > > > Then the updater posts > action=list&session=SESSIONID&token=SOMETOKEN&build=BUILDNUMBER&platform=mac%2Fx86_64&type=professional > > build= contains the buildnumber of the LC version that runs the update check > > platform= contains the Platform the LC IDE is running on for example > mac%2Fx86_64 > > Type= contains the edition for example professional > > Maybe LC is willing to help to understand whatfor the other values are or > maybe they will add a 2nd service that just returns the latest release/build > number for > the posted platform and type. > > Or someone is willing to manually create an online text file contains the > latest release number. Of course it has to be updated every time a new > version is released. > > > Matthias > > - > Matthias Rebbe > Life Is Too Short For Boring Code > >> Am 20.05.2020 um 21:18 schrieb Richard Gaskin via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: >> >> It would be helpful to have a convenient way to obtain the URL to the latest >> stable version of LC Server, to automate deployments. >> >> I don't believe the company provides that, do they? >> >> Without a company-maintained URL, I suppose one could write a function that >> relies on a scraper for the downloads.liveocde.com page. Has anyone here >> done that? >> >> -- >> Richard Gaskin >> Fourth World Systems >> Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web >> ____________________________________________________________________ >> ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
