/// <summary>
/// Checks if there is any new release avaiable
/// </summary>
/// <param name="urlOfIndex">Url to the json File </param>
/// <returns>true if there is an update avaible. false if everything is up to date</returns>
public static bool CheckForUpdate(string urlOfIndex)
{
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(urlOfIndex))
{
return(false);
}
try
{
FileVersionInfo info = new FileVersionInfo()
{
FileName = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Name,
Release = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version?.ToString()
};
IUrlDownloader downloader = new UrlDownloader("");
string knownVersions = downloader.LoadFromUrl(urlOfIndex, true);
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(knownVersions))
{
return(false);
}
List <FileVersionInfo> loadedVersions = new List <FileVersionInfo>();
try
{
loadedVersions.AddRange(JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <List <FileVersionInfo> >(knownVersions));
}
catch
{
loadedVersions.Add(JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <FileVersionInfo>(knownVersions));
}
FileVersionInfo newestVersion = loadedVersions.FirstOrDefault(x => x.FileName.Equals(info.FileName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
return(newestVersion != null && newestVersion.Release != info.Release);
}
catch
{
//maybe some logging in the future
}
return(false);
}