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squirrel-updates-server

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A simple node.js server for Squirrel.Mac and Squirrel.Windows which uses GitHub releases.

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# Squirrel Updates Server

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A simple node.js server for Squirrel.Mac and Squirrel.Windows which uses GitHub releases. It also has an endpoint for Linux.

> The server doesn't do any caching, and its responses don't include caching headers. Use a service like CloudFlare to cache requests and minimise load.
> CHANGED: From v0.6, I added server-side caching.

> Make sure you tag your releases as `vX.X.X` and not just `X.X.X`.

## Endpoints

### /update

#### Squirrel.Mac

`GET /update/darwin?version=x.x.x`

Sample response:

```
{
  "url": "https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.4.3/atom-mac.zip",
  "name": "1.4.3",
  "notes": "### Notable Changes\r\n\r\n* Fixed a bug that caused...",
  "pub_date": "2016-02-02T21:51:58Z"
}
```

#### Squirrel.Windows

`GET /update/win32/<file>`

It will redirect to the download url for that file. Usage:

- **Electron's AutoUpdater**: use `/update/win32`

The AutoUpdater will request `/update/win32/RELEASES` when checking for updates, and the server will return the latest `RELEASES` file. It will also request files (e.g. `/update/win32/atom-1.4.3-delta.nupkg`), in which case the server will redirect to the correct download url on GitHub.
- **Squirrel.Windows Releasify**: use `/update/win32`

When it will request packages (e.g. `/update/win32/atom-1.4.3-delta.nupkg`), the server will detect the version and redirect to the download url (e.g. `https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.4.3/atom-1.4.3-delta.nupkg`)

#### Windows Portable

`GET /update/win32/portable`

It will return information about the latest Windows version.

Sample response:

```
{
  "url": "https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.4.3/atom-windows.zip",
  "name": "1.4.3",
  "notes": "### Notable Changes\r\n\r\n* Fixed a bug that caused...",
  "pub_date": "2016-02-02T21:51:58Z",
  "version": "1.4.3"
}
```

#### Linux

`GET /update/linux?pkg=<deb|rpm>&arch=<i386|amd64|x86_64>`

It will return information about the latest Linux version.

Sample response:

```
{
  "url": "https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.4.3/atom-amd64.deb",
  "name": "1.4.3",
  "notes": "### Notable Changes\r\n\r\n* Fixed a bug that caused...",
  "pub_date": "2016-02-02T21:51:58Z",
  "version": "1.4.3"
}
```

### /download

#### OS X

`GET /download/darwin/latest`

Get the download url of the latest OS X release (dmg) and redirect to that url.

`GET /download/darwin/latest?zip=1`

If the `zip` query parameter is truthy, the server will redirect to the zip instead of the dmg.

#### Windows

`GET /download/win32/latest`

Get the download url of the latest Windows release (installer) and redirect to that url.

`GET /download/win32/latest?zip=1`

If the `zip` query parameter is truthy, the server will redirect to the portable zip instead of the installer.

#### Linux

`GET /download/linux/latest?pkg=<deb|rpm>&arch=<i386|amd64|x86_64>`

Get the download url of the latest Linux release, for the chosen arch and package type, and redirect to that url.

### /stats

See download counts for all the releases. Stats returned:

- **total**: The total number of downloads (download count of every asset from every release).
- **platforms_r**: The number of downloads for each platform. Only assets matched by one of the patterns in `config.patterns` are counted (the rest are `undetected`).
- **versions**: The number of times each version has been downloaded. This includes every asset from every release.
- **versions_r**: The number of times each version has been downloaded. Only assets matched by one of the patterns in `config.patterns` are counted.
- **versions_rd**: The differences of downloads for each release, calculated from `versions_r`. Example: `delta[2.0.8] = count[2.0.8] - count[2.0.7]`.
- **versions_rdp**: The same as `versions_rd`, but the differences are calculated as percentages.
- **files**: The number of downloads for each file, from every asset, from every release.

> Note: draft releases are always ignored.

Sample response:

```
{
  "total": 2901,
  "platforms_r": {
    "darwin": {
      "dmg": 46,
      "zip": 154,
      "all": 200
    }
  },
  "versions": {
    "v2.0.8": 173,
    "v2.0.7": 490
  },
  "files": {
    "RELEASES": 1841,
    "whatsie-2.0.8-delta.nupkg": 26,
    "whatsie-2.0.8-full.nupkg": 0,
    "whatsie-2.0.8-linux-amd64.deb": 6
  }
}
```

## Deployment

1. Clone the project

```
  git clone https://github.com/Aluxian/squirrel-updates-server.git
  cd squirrel-updates-server
  ```
2. Install dependencies

```
  npm install
  ```

3. Create and edit the config file

```
  vim src/config.js
  ```

4. Build and start

```
  npm run build # this is now done automatically by npm start
  npm start
  ```

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