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Archived:Developing a MVC Component/Adding an update server

2011-11-09T22:29:49Z

Raulsilvamx: /* Adding a updateserver definition */

This tutorial is for {{JVer|1.6}} and {{JVer|1.7}}

== Articles in this series ==
{{Chunk:Developing a Model-View-Controller (MVC) Component for Joomla!1.6 - Contents}}

== Introduction ==
This tutorial is part of the [[Developing a Model-View-Controller (MVC) Component for Joomla!1.6]] tutorial. You are encouraged to read the previous parts of the tutorial before reading this.

== Adding a updateserver definition ==
To add a updateserver functionality adjust the helloworld.xml to look like this.

<span id="helloworld.xml">
''helloworld.xml''
<source lang="xml">
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<extension type="component" version="1.6.0" method="upgrade">

<name>COM_HELLOWORLD</name>

<creationDate>November 2009</creationDate>
<author>John Doe</author>
<authorEmail>john.doe@example.org</authorEmail>
<authorUrl>http://www.example.org</authorUrl>
<copyright>Copyright Info</copyright>
<license>License Info</license>

<version>0.0.15</version>

<description>COM_HELLOWORLD_DESCRIPTION</description>


<scriptfile>script.php</scriptfile>

<install> 
<sql>
<file driver="mysql" charset="utf8">sql/install.mysql.utf8.sql</file>
</sql>
</install>
<uninstall> 
<sql>
<file driver="mysql" charset="utf8">sql/uninstall.mysql.utf8.sql</file>
</sql>
</uninstall>
<update> 
<schemas>
<schemapath type="mysql">sql/updates/mysql</schemapath>
</schemas>
</update>



<files folder="site">
<filename>index.html</filename>
<filename>helloworld.php</filename>
<filename>controller.php</filename>
<folder>views</folder>
<folder>models</folder>
<folder>language</folder>
</files>

<media destination="com_helloworld" folder="media">
<filename>index.html</filename>
<folder>images</folder>
</media>

<administration>

<menu img="../media/com_helloworld/images/tux-16x16.png">COM_HELLOWORLD_MENU</menu>


<files folder="admin">

<filename>index.html</filename>
<filename>config.xml</filename>
<filename>access.xml</filename>
<filename>helloworld.php</filename>
<filename>controller.php</filename>

<folder>sql</folder>

<folder>tables</folder>

<folder>models</folder>

<folder>views</folder>

<folder>controllers</folder>

<folder>helpers</folder>
</files>

<languages folder="admin">
<language tag="en-GB">language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.ini</language>
<language tag="en-GB">language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.sys.ini</language>
</languages>
</administration>


<updateservers>

<server type="extension" priority="1" name="HelloWorld Update Site">http://yourdomain.com/update/helloworld-update.xml</server>
</updateservers>

</extension>
</source>
</span>

You also need to put a XML-file on your server which contains all update-informations.

<span id="helloworld-update.xml">
''helloworld-update.xml''
<source lang="xml">
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<updates>
<update>
<name>HelloWorld</name>
<description>HelloWorld Component</description>
<element>com_helloworld</element>
<type>component</type>
<version>1.5.0</version>

<infourl title="HalloWorld URL">http://yourdomain.com</infourl>
<downloads>
<downloadurl type="full" format="zip">http://yourdomain.com/files/com_helloworld-1.5.0-final.zip</downloadurl>
</downloads>
<tags>
<tag>some-tag</tag>
</tags>

<maintainer>HelloWorld Inc.</maintainer>
<maintainerurl>http://yourdomain.com</maintainerurl>
<section>some-section</section>
<targetplatform name="joomla" version="1.6" />
</update>
<update>
<name>HelloWorld</name>
<description>HelloWorld Component</description>
<element>com_helloworld</element>
<type>component</type>
<version>1.5.0</version>

<infourl title="HalloWorld URL">http://yourdomain.com</infourl>
<downloads>
<downloadurl type="full" format="zip">http://yourdomain.com/files/com_helloworld-1.5.0-final.zip</downloadurl>
</downloads>
<tags>
<tag>some-tag</tag>
</tags>

<maintainer>HelloWorld Inc.</maintainer>
<maintainerurl>http://yourdomain.com</maintainerurl>
<section>some-section</section>
<targetplatform name="joomla" version="1.7" />
</update>

<update>
<name>HelloWorld</name>
<description>HelloWorld Component</description>
<element>com_helloworld</element>
<type>component</type>
<version>1.5.1</version>

<infourl title="HelloWorld URL">http://yourdomain.com</infourl>
<downloads>
<downloadurl type="full" format="zip">http://yourdomain.com/files/com_helloworld-1.5.1-final.zip</downloadurl>
</downloads>
<tags>
<tag>some-tag</tag>
</tags>

<maintainer>HelloWorld Inc.</maintainer>
<maintainerurl>http://yourdomain.com</maintainerurl>
<section>some-section</section>
<targetplatform name="joomla" version="1.6" />
</update>
<update>
<name>HelloWorld</name>
<description>HelloWorld Component</description>
<element>com_helloworld</element>
<type>component</type>
<version>1.5.1</version>

<infourl title="HelloWorld URL">http://yourdomain.com</infourl>
<downloads>
<downloadurl type="full" format="zip">http://yourdomain.com/files/com_helloworld-1.5.1-final.zip</downloadurl>
</downloads>
<tags>
<tag>some-tag</tag>
</tags>

<maintainer>HelloWorld Inc.</maintainer>
<maintainerurl>http://yourdomain.com</maintainerurl>
<section>some-section</section>
<targetplatform name="joomla" version="1.7" />
</update>

</updates>

</source>
</span>

You need to add a new update-node every time you publish a new release, as well as for each Joomla! version. (you will need a distinct update node for each targetplatform)

== Zips ==
Download the zip file for this Part:
[http://www.leyar.com/joomlaorg/part17.zip] (NOTE: The package has not been updated with the above Joomla! 1.7 compatibility)

== See Also ==
*[[Deploying an Update Server]]

== Contributors ==
*[[User:Cdemko|Christophe Demko]]
*[[User:oaksu|Ozgur Aksu]]
*[[User:HobbesPDX|Ben Sandberg]]

Archived:Developing a MVC Component/Adding an update server

2011-11-09T22:29:04Z

Raulsilvamx: /* Adding a updateserver definition */

This tutorial is for {{JVer|1.6}} and {{JVer|1.7}}

== Articles in this series ==
{{Chunk:Developing a Model-View-Controller (MVC) Component for Joomla!1.6 - Contents}}

== Introduction ==
This tutorial is part of the [[Developing a Model-View-Controller (MVC) Component for Joomla!1.6]] tutorial. You are encouraged to read the previous parts of the tutorial before reading this.

== Adding a updateserver definition ==
To add a updateserver functionality adjust the helloworld.xml to look like this.

<span id="helloworld.xml">
''helloworld.xml''
<source lang="xml">
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<extension type="component" version="1.6.0" method="upgrade">

<name>COM_HELLOWORLD</name>

<creationDate>November 2009</creationDate>
<author>John Doe</author>
<authorEmail>john.doe@example.org</authorEmail>
<authorUrl>http://www.example.org</authorUrl>
<copyright>Copyright Info</copyright>
<license>License Info</license>

<version>0.0.15</version>

<description>COM_HELLOWORLD_DESCRIPTION</description>


<scriptfile>script.php</scriptfile>

<install> 
<sql>
<file driver="mysql" charset="utf8">sql/install.mysql.utf8.sql</file>
</sql>
</install>
<uninstall> 
<sql>
<file driver="mysql" charset="utf8">sql/uninstall.mysql.utf8.sql</file>
</sql>
</uninstall>
<update> 
<schemas>
<schemapath type="mysql">sql/updates/mysql</schemapath>
</schemas>
</update>



<files folder="site">
<filename>index.html</filename>
<filename>helloworld.php</filename>
<filename>controller.php</filename>
<folder>views</folder>
<folder>models</folder>
<folder>language</folder>
</files>

<media destination="com_helloworld" folder="media">
<filename>index.html</filename>
<folder>images</folder>
</media>

<administration>

<menu img="../media/com_helloworld/images/tux-16x16.png">COM_HELLOWORLD_MENU</menu>


<files folder="admin">

<filename>index.html</filename>
<filename>config.xml</filename>
<filename>access.xml</filename>
<filename>helloworld.php</filename>
<filename>controller.php</filename>

<folder>sql</folder>

<folder>tables</folder>

<folder>models</folder>

<folder>views</folder>

<folder>controllers</folder>

<folder>helpers</folder>
</files>

<languages folder="admin">
<language tag="en-GB">language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.ini</language>
<language tag="en-GB">language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.sys.ini</language>
</languages>
</administration>


<updateservers>

<server type="extension" priority="1" name="HelloWorld Update Site">http://yourdomain.com/update/helloworld-update.xml</server>
</updateservers>

</extension>
</source>
</span>

You also need to put a XML-file on your server which contains all update-informations.

<span id="helloworld-update.xml">
''helloworld-update.xml''
<source lang="xml">
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<updates>
<update>
<name>HelloWorld</name>
<description>HelloWorld Component</description>
<element>com_helloworld</element>
<type>component</type>
<version>1.5.0</version>

<infourl title="HalloWorld URL">http://yourdomain.com</infourl>
<downloads>
<downloadurl type="full" format="zip">http://yourdomain.com/files/com_helloworld-1.5.0-final.zip</downloadurl>
</downloads>
<tags>
<tag>some-tag</tag>
</tags>

<maintainer>HelloWorld Inc.</maintainer>
<maintainerurl>http://yourdomain.com</maintainerurl>
<section>some-section</section>
<targetplatform name="joomla" version="1.6" />
</update>
<update>
<name>HelloWorld</name>
<description>HelloWorld Component</description>
<element>com_helloworld</element>
<type>component</type>
<version>1.5.0</version>

<infourl title="HalloWorld URL">http://yourdomain.com</infourl>
<downloads>
<downloadurl type="full" format="zip">http://yourdomain.com/files/com_helloworld-1.5.0-final.zip</downloadurl>
</downloads>
<tags>
<tag>some-tag</tag>
</tags>

<maintainer>HelloWorld Inc.</maintainer>
<maintainerurl>http://yourdomain.com</maintainerurl>
<section>some-section</section>
<targetplatform name="joomla" version="1.7" />
</update>

<update>
<name>HelloWorld</name>
<description>HelloWorld Component</description>
<element>com_helloworld</element>
<type>component</type>
<version>1.5.1</version>

<infourl title="HalloWorld URL">http://yourdomain.com</infourl>
<downloads>
<downloadurl type="full" format="zip">http://yourdomain.com/files/com_helloworld-1.5.1-final.zip</downloadurl>
</downloads>
<tags>
<tag>some-tag</tag>
</tags>

<maintainer>HelloWorld Inc.</maintainer>
<maintainerurl>http://yourdomain.com</maintainerurl>
<section>some-section</section>
<targetplatform name="joomla" version="1.6" />
</update>
<update>
<name>HelloWorld</name>
<description>HelloWorld Component</description>
<element>com_helloworld</element>
<type>component</type>
<version>1.5.1</version>

<infourl title="HelloWorld URL">http://yourdomain.com</infourl>
<downloads>
<downloadurl type="full" format="zip">http://yourdomain.com/files/com_helloworld-1.5.1-final.zip</downloadurl>
</downloads>
<tags>
<tag>some-tag</tag>
</tags>

<maintainer>HelloWorld Inc.</maintainer>
<maintainerurl>http://yourdomain.com</maintainerurl>
<section>some-section</section>
<targetplatform name="joomla" version="1.7" />
</update>

</updates>

</source>
</span>

You need to add a new update-node every time you publish a new release, as well as for each Joomla! version. (you will need a distinct update node for each targetplatform)

== Zips ==
Download the zip file for this Part:
[http://www.leyar.com/joomlaorg/part17.zip] (NOTE: The package has not been updated with the above Joomla! 1.7 compatibility)

== See Also ==
*[[Deploying an Update Server]]

== Contributors ==
*[[User:Cdemko|Christophe Demko]]
*[[User:oaksu|Ozgur Aksu]]
*[[User:HobbesPDX|Ben Sandberg]]