show if an update is available

[gr2m]

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[svnlto]

what sort of update would this be?

[gr2m]

The original idea was to show if an update of a plugin or pocket itself is available, and then have the possibility to install it right through the UI. I've no clue if that is technically possible at all, but it would be pretty amazing. I think Wordpress does that, right? We could even follow semver and make autoupdates for non-breaking updates.

But even if updating through the WebUI is not possible, it would still be nice to see available updates, with instructions on how to update them.

[svnlto]

The original idea was to show if an update of a plugin or pocket itself is available, and then have the possibility to install it right through the UI.

Auto update mechanisms are fairly complex (user data migrations, etc..). I think it's a nice to have.

We could even follow semver...

Everything uses Semver 😄

But even if updating through the WebUI is not possible, ...

Possible yes, is it worth the complexity - I'd say no.

it would still be nice to see available updates, with instructions on how to update them.

This on the other hand is no problem at all, we could have a component that works out whether plugin dependencies are out of date ( think https://david-dm.org/hoodiehq/hoodie-server ) and then display a notification.

[gr2m]

This on the other hand is no problem at all, we could have a component that works out whether plugin dependencies are out of date ( think https://david-dm.org/hoodiehq/hoodie-server ) and then display a notification.

then let's forget the rest for now, this would be a fantastic start.