pydater 0.5

Basic program and file updater for Github

Pydater

When you make a program associated with Github, you can easily update with this module without the need to write an update system.

Specify the path, write a version and leave the rest to the module

Installation

Use the package manager pip to install pydater.

pip install pydater

Usage

• First of all, you should save your current version number from github.

• Create a repository for this or use an existing one.

• Create a .json file named version.json in the repo.

• Its content must be { "version" : "<version_number>"}.

• After doing this and saving, copy the raw link of the version.json file

• Come back to the relevant repo and import your most up-to-date program/application/software.

• As a last step, copy the download link of your program/application/software in the relevant repo.

Example for Update 0.1

from Pydate import pydate

path = r"C:\Users\...\MyFolder"
raw = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/..."
pd = pydate.PyDate(path= path, raw_link= raw)

if pd.create_version_file(0.1):
    print("Update File Created")
else:
    print("Update File Already Exists")

if pd.isUpdate:
    print("Current")
else:
    print("Not Current")
    pd.downloadLink(url="<download_link_here>",extension="<'.exe' or '.pdf' or '.py' or 'bla_bla'>")
    pd.writeNewVersion()

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Example for Update 0.2

from Pydate import pydate

path = r"C:\Users\...\MyFolder"
raw = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/..."

pd = pydate.PyDate(path= path, raw_link= raw)

if pd.create_version_file(0.1):
    print("Update File Created")
else:
    print("Update File Already Exists")

if pd.isUpdate:
    print("Current")
else:
    print("Not Current")
    pd.downloaded_name = "program.exe"
    pd.downloadLink(url="<download_link_here>")
    pd.openNewVersion()

• Added

  • downloaded_name is added ➥ property
  • openNewVersion is added ➥ method

• Removed

  • writeNewVersion is removed ➥ method

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About the Pydate Class

• createVersionFile (method): If the version file does not exist, it will create it. The resulting file is a json file. Returns False if the version file exists. Returns True if the version file does not exist. Takes one float argument

• get_version (property): Returns version file written on github

• isUpdate (property): Returns True if Current, False if Not Current.

• downloadLink (method): The argument given to the PyDate class is used as the path. Creates a folder named Installed. His argument; Download link of program/file/exe available on Github.

• downloaded_name (property): Value by adding an extension to the end of the name. eg: pd.downloaded_name = "my_file_name.exe" or eg: pd.downloaded_name = "my_file_name.py"... Examples can be expanded.

• openNewVersion (method): Opens the downloaded file in the Installed folder and upgrades the version.json version.

Author

Helmsys

License

MIT