coolsnake / auto-updater

Auto-Updater

A Qt C++ project that allows application to download updated installer and install it automatically.

Built with

Qt5 - Cross-platform software development for embedded & desktop

Getting Started

These instructions will help you add this plugin to your project.

Prerequisites

Things needed for this plugin:

• libeay32.dll or libeay64.dll
• ssleay32.dll or ssleay64.dll
• openssl.exe

Adding plugin to project

You also need to add "network" in your project's .pro

QT += network

Then add the Auto-Updater plugin to your project. Copy the this plugin to your project's destination.

include(<project-destination>/Auto_Updater.pri)

Run QMake and you will now see the Auto-Updater folder included in your project

Public Functions

• setDownloadPath(QString) - Downloaded file will be saved in this path.
• setUpdaterIcon(QPixmap) - Set your application's icon.
• setFileInformation(QString, QString) - Set the Filename and File Extension of the downloaded file respectively.
• setDownloadURL(QString) - Set the download URL of the file.

Sample Implementation

Auto_Updater autoUpdate = new Auto_Updater();
autoUpdate->setDownloadURL("<download-url>");
autoUpdate->setDownloadPath("<downloaded-file-destination>");
autoUpdate->setFileInformation("<filename>", "<file-extension>");
autoUpdate->show();