A C++ / Qt library for update checking and downloading the updates for the software distributed via GitHub releases. Currently, the library is intended for downloading and launching a Windows installer (that will take care of the actual updating). If you want to extend it to support OS X / Linux / whatever - be my guest.

Usage

1. Create an instance of the updater class. Specify your repository's latest-releases GitHub API address and a string representation of the current version of the software (could be any format, just make sure it's consistent with your GitHub version tags): _updater("https://api.github.com/repos/VioletGiraffe/file-commander/releases/latest", "0.9.1")
2. Specify the class that will receive update notification (via the CAutoUpdaterGithub::UpdateStatusListener interface): _updater.setUpdateStatusListener(this);
3. Call checkForUpdates()
4. The onUpdateAvailable(CAutoUpdaterGithub::ChangeLog changelog) callback will be called asynchronously (in the same thread that requested the check). If any updates were found, the changelog vector will be non-empty. You can use its items to retrieve the update details. If it's empty, it means no updates are available.
5. Call downloadAndInstallUpdate() to download the update and launch it.

Building

Prerequisites:

• Qt 5.
• A compiler with C++11 support.

Build the project as you would any Qt-based static library.