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Auto-updating is software functionality that allows a program to maintain whether it or the supporting data is up-to-date in an automatic fashion.

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How to patch a Java program?

Recently I applied a fix to a Java desktop application. I did this by changing the code in one of my classes, compiled it and sent the new jar to the production environment. I'm now asked if it is possible to just patch the jar in production by…
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Auto-restart app after market update

Anytime I publish a new version of my app in the Market, if the user had enabled the "auto update" option, the app will be updated automatically. The app contains a service that runs constantly. But when the automatic update happens, the old…
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Design pattern for software updates

Is anybody aware of any design patterns around software updates? Specifically I'd like a pattern for converting old files/settings into the latest version. The best solution I can think of would be to have a set of rules for how to convert from…
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What are the alternatives to auto-update an Java Swing application?

I have developed a Java Swing application, and it will be installed on multiple clients in different locations. The application will be installed manually by me. But I would like to auto-update the application over Internet, without user…
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Do Android services using startForeground impact Play Store auto updates?

I'm using startForeground to run a service in my app. Does this impact Play Store auto updates when it's running? It seems like it does because I'll release a new version and a test tablet will still be running the old one for days after the…
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Auto Patcher (Efficient Auto Updater)

I want an auto updater that detect modified files (by comparing files on the client-side and a server) and only download modified files. I also want it to give me its status lively (To show it on a process bar or something) The scenario is that…
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Python, Bokeh: How to turn off auto-update of axes

I came across a strange auto-update behaviour of Bokeh server streaming plots. Essentially, with a streaming plot the axes ranges are updated automatically. When the ranges are changed manually, the new ranges persist only until the data is updated,…
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Automatically update embedded Google Sheets Chart in Docs?

I have inserted a chart into a Google Doc, but would like to make it update automatically instead of having to manually open the Doc and press the floating update buttons. So far I have found no way to do this beyond writing a script to replace each…
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Android application life cycle when application is being updated by Play Store

I can't find information about app's process life cycle when application is being updated by Play Store. For example when app's process is running and some Service does something and then update starts, I expect that after apk is successfully…
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Using NodeJS to self-update project

I have a project that runs mainly on NodeJS. During startup, it creates a socket.io+http server and a few workers (mainly event listeners that do their job on specific events). Now I would like to implement a worker process that automatically checks…
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clickonce - what is a good open source alternative to clickonce? (DDay.Update)?

What is a good open source alternative to clickonce? One that is most popular and under active development I guess? DDay.Update perhaps? Is this the main one? thanks PS. I've come up with a few from searching, but would appreciate any feedback…
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Android app auto update on Google Play and permissions change

I know that when at least one new permission is added, the app will not be auto-updated. The user has to manually update it. You will have "Manual Update" when the app's permissions have changed. What about removing a permission ? My current app…
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programmatically temporarily disable auto-update

I have a Bike computer app that logs data while the user is riding. I have had a user report an issue I had not considered. He was out for a long ride (100+ miles) but while out and logging data the app got updated via Google plays auto-update. …
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Why isn't my chrome extension auto-updating itself?

I made a really basic chrome extension and set up a simple node.js server to test the auto-update feature. The server hosts the .crx file so I can install the extension without any trouble simply by visiting…
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Self-Update a Spring-Boot Application

What i am trying to do is writing a self-updating Spring Boot 2.2.5 application I wrote a little spring-boot-starter-web application with a RESTController to control the update process (i know the REST-Paths are not properly set e.g.…
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