Software Update:Service Components: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 05:21, 22 August 2005

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-* Application Update Service (nsIApplicationUpdateService)
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-User interface interacts primarily through this management service.
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-* Update Object
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-An object which represents a patch file, as represented by the server.
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-* Checker
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-Contacts the update server and determines if there are available updates. If there are, returns one or more Update Objects representing the sequence of actions needed to update the application
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-* Downloader
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-Given one or more Update Objects, initiates or resumes download of each patch file. Synchronizes state with Update Manager
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-* Manager
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-Manages metadata about current and previous updates. Provides an interface for adding and removing items, and updating item properties.
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-* Verifier
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-Verifies the integrity of the downloaded Update Object using the supplied hashvalue/function
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-* Installer
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-Extracts the downloaded items into the appropriate directories for discovery at the next startup.
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-* Wizard/Manager UI
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-Shows progress notifications, requests decisions/input from user. Completion Notifier.
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-* Browser UI
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-Menu item to invoke/view actions, status icon on toolbar to show processing update.
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