Netsurfer24
26th April 2011 18:07 UTC

[Project structure] Howto NSIS Plugin Updater
Hello,

I am looking for some help and hints on how to setup a plugin system.

There is a program which may have several different plugins installed. All information about any installed plugin is available from an .ini file where each plugin data is stored under its own section like [PlugIns/name_of_the_plugin].

So far so good. The former part is the one that already exists (and should not be changed).

Now I have to build the Internet part, e.g. setting up a database with the plugin information etc..

What I want to achieve in the end is a small NSIS application which

• checks for online status
• if online check for new and updated plugins
• let the user select the plugins to install and/ or update (if available)
• download the selected file(s) (the path could be read from the registry)

MSG
26th April 2011 20:49 UTC

Use a downloader plugin to access a php file on your server, which sends back a list of the most recent plugin versions (using the same ini layout seems simplest), including urls where to get them. Then use that file to compare your installed plugins versions to the newest. Show the updatable plugins in a listbox on a custom page. Use a downloader plugin to download the selected plugins.

Netsurfer24
26th April 2011 20:55 UTC

Originally posted by MSG
Use a downloader plugin to access a php file on your server, ... . Use a downloader plugin to download the selected plugins.

MSG
26th April 2011 21:12 UTC

InetC comes to mind. :-)