bwalia/deploy4d

// ---------------------------------------------------- // User name (OS): Balinder Walia // Date and time: 15/02/16, 20:35:54 // ---------------------------------------------------- // Method: _000_ReadMe_First // Description // Read me: These notes are provided for 4D Developers to understand Auto Update Code process and Components // ---------------------------------------------------- // Please read all the Steps required below or in the Notes provided with this Sample 4D Application to understand Auto Update Code Component // There are only a few simple Steps required to get the Auto Update Deployment System working for your End Users // ---------------------------------------------------- // Step 1: Installing the Plugins required, Installing the Component, Installing the Sub components required by the main component: Unix Timestamp component, XML component & FTP Client component // Step 2: Initialising the Deploy4D component in on Startup 4D Database Method // Step 3: Adding Auto Update Menu in the top Menu Bar for End Users // Step 4: Restart your application so component intialize //Result: You are ready to provide your end user audience with "Your Application" which should allow them to Auto Update from within the Application // // Parameters // ----------------------------------------------------

//Step 1

//Install Plugins & components

//Step 2

If (False) //Step 2

If (False) // ---------------------------------------------------- // User name (OS): Balinder Walia // Date and time: 15/02/16, 20:27:04 // ---------------------------------------------------- // Method: On Startup (Sample 4D code) // Description // This code sample shows how to set up the Deploy4D component in your Database // This is working code which you can copy and paste in your Database On Startup 4D method with minor changes. See below // ---------------------------------------------------- // Please take a look at "_000_ReadMe_First" 4D method (Writing the code below is Step 4 as per _000_ReadMe_First) // Please if you have already installed the Deploy4D component following Steps 1,2,3 mentioned in "_000_ReadMe_First" then please proceed with Step 4 below // ---------------------------------------------------- // Parameters // ---------------------------------------------------- End if

C_OBJECT($Deploy4D_SettingsObj) C_TEXT($applicationNameStr;$applicationFriendlyNameStr)

$applicationNameStr:="AutoUpdateDemo" //also same as on the BUILD APPLICATION SCREEN You can also use $applicationNameStr:=Deploy4D_BuildAppName function if your wish to populate from build.xml $applicationFriendlyNameStr:="Auto Update Demo" //USER FRIENDLY APPLICATION NAME , For user dialogs and communicatation etc

//The application name and friendly name to the Deploy4D component OB SET($Deploy4D_SettingsObj;"APPLICATION_NAME";$applicationNameStr) OB SET($Deploy4D_SettingsObj;"APPLICATION_FRIENDLY_NAME";$applicationFriendlyNameStr)

//FTP SERVER USED TO UPLOAD, DOWNLOAD AND STORE UPDATES & VERSION CONTROL FILES OB SET($Deploy4D_SettingsObj;"FTP_SERVER_HOST";"ftp.myftpserver.com") OB SET($Deploy4D_SettingsObj;"FTP_SERVER_USER";"ftpusername") OB SET($Deploy4D_SettingsObj;"FTP_SERVER_PASSWORD";"ftppassword")

//METHODS FOR INTERACTION BETWEEN HOST AND MATRIX DATABASE //Create a method like AutoUpdate_VersionLocalGet which will be used to store the version number of the application. //You can create a method an leave it empty as this method should be automatically maintained using METHOD SET CODE command by the component OB SET($Deploy4D_SettingsObj;"VERSION_CONTROL_METHOD";"_Deploy4D_VersionLocalGet")

If (True) //menu bar no if you wish to show a menu bar when Auto Update Manager Dialogs appear for users OB SET($Deploy4D_SettingsObj;"MENU_BAR_NO";1) End if

OB SET($Deploy4D_SettingsObj;"REPEAT_REMINDER_EVERY";"daily") //daily | weekly (default) | monthly

//Finally Call 4D Method Deploy4D_OnStartup with the C_OBJECT as parameter and this should be pretty much what all is needed to manage the entire process //Further developer settings can be set at the time of compile and building the application. Run Deploy4D_Developer 4D Method Deploy4D_OnStartup ($Deploy4D_SettingsObj)

End if

//Step 3

//Then create a menu item: Name it: Auto Update Manager or simply Update Manager, Keyword shortcut Apple+U on (Mac) and Ctrl+U (Windows) //From menu execute method Deploy4D_Manager. You can also add a button on appropriate forms and call it "Check for updates". On button click call Deploy4D component method Deploy4D_Manager

//Step 4

//Reboot the App //Restart your application so component intialize

//Result: //You are ready to provide your end user audience with "Your Application" which should allow them to Auto Update from within the Application