- C# framework for web-deployment and error-handling of exe apps.
- Intended for offsite development of live production applications.
- Facilitates remote support and unattended installation of bug fixes and patches.
- Downloads and installs updated versions of app binaries/files while app is in use.
- Automatic error-reporting on unhandled exceptions
- Notifies developer (via Growl, email, etc.)
- Minimize user intervention in the error-reporting-patching-updating loop.
- Minimize developer response times in resolving issues/bug fixes.
- hosts app files and binaries
- receives log entries and consolidates them for review
- manages app permissions and user credentials
- transport security: basic authentication via HTTPS (preferred)
- currently implemented using Drupal 7 with modules configured to function as REST server
- polls the server to check for updates in any of the files
- downloads updated files and verifies integrity of download using SHA1
- replaces live (in-use) outdated files with newer versions while app is running
- once complete, notifies user to relaunch the app for all changes to take effect
- currently implemented as a .Net 4.5 dll
- used by developer to upload newer versions of app files
- only files that differ from their server copies are uploaded
- currently implemented as a .Net 4.5 exe
- monitors log folder of target app for new log files
- extracts log entries and posts them to server
- currently implemented as a .Net 4.5 exe (running hidden)
- succinctly defines mapping for converting Drupal 7 CCK nodes to plain C# objects and vice versa
- Newtonsoft Json.net for REST request/response (de)serialization
- ServiceStack Client for REST transmission
- Polly policies for persistent REST requests
- NLog for creating log files
- Compression of app files and log entries on transit.
- Context/location-aware Notification router
- Web deploy, background download and install now works.