public static AutoUpdateProductDescriptor FromAssembly(Assembly assembly, Version version)
{
// create a product descriptor
AutoUpdateProductDescriptor pd = new AutoUpdateProductDescriptor();
// grab its assembly name
AssemblyName assemblyName = assembly.GetName();
// set the name of the product
pd.Name = assemblyName.Name.Replace(".exe", null);
// the version will be the starting folder name parsed to a version
pd.Version = version;
// create an assembly attribute reader
AssemblyAttributeReader reader = new AssemblyAttributeReader(assembly);
// set the product id
ProductIdentifierAttribute pia = reader.GetProductIdentifierAttribute();
if (pia != null)
{
pd.Id = pia.Id;
}
// set whether the exe requires registration
RequiresRegistrationAttribute rra = reader.GetRequiresRegistrationAttribute();
if (rra != null)
{
pd.RequiresRegistration = rra.RequiresRegistration;
}
return(pd);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a descriptor that describes the product from it's assembly and version.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="assembly"></param>
/// <param name="version"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static AutoUpdateProductDescriptor FromAssembly(Assembly assembly, Version version)
{
// create a product descriptor
AutoUpdateProductDescriptor productDescriptor = new AutoUpdateProductDescriptor();
// grab its assembly name
AssemblyName assemblyName = assembly.GetName();
// set the name of the product
productDescriptor.Name = assemblyName.Name.Replace(".exe", null);
// the version will be the starting folder name parsed to a version
// this is based on the bootstrap's ability to look at folders and determine the appropriate
// version. we view the versions of the product as a collection of assemblies as a whole, not
// just individual assemblies. we do this to keep compiliation references together, we compile
// for releases of versions, and therefore when one changes, we view that single changes as applying to a
// particular update, which taken in context represents a version of the product.
productDescriptor.Version = version;
// snag the product id attribute from the assembly
ProductIdentifierAttribute pia = ProductIdentifierAttribute.FromAssembly(assembly);
if (pia != null)
{
productDescriptor.Id = pia.Id;
}
// snag the product requires registration attribute from the assembly
ProductRequiresRegistrationAttribute rra = ProductRequiresRegistrationAttribute.FromAssembly(assembly);
if (rra != null)
{
productDescriptor.RequiresRegistration = rra.RequiresRegistration;
}
return(productDescriptor);
}
