Release Server Example

It's a static server that keeps manifest and last app releases. Releases of nwjs app are built with 'nw-builder' (as example), the structure of builds is next:

• macos - %APPNAME%.app (compressed *.app file for release);
• win/linux - %FOLDER_NAME% with binary and other necessary files inside (compressed all files inside this folder for release);

Updater during update process will create backup of your current application, for macos in the same folder %APPNAME%.app.bak will be created, on win/linux it will create %FOLDER_NAME%.bak in the folder with application folder %FOLDER_NAME%.

package.json

{
  version: "1.0.1", // nw-autoupdater compares this version with the local app manifest
  packages: { // map of available releases
    "linux64": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8080/releases/nw-autoupdater-demo-linux-x64.zip",
      "size": 102680557
    },
    "win64": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8080/releases/nw-autoupdater-demo-win-x64.zip",
      "size": 102680557
    },
    "mac64": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8080/releases/nw-autoupdater-demo-mac-x64.tar.gz",
      "size": 102680557
    }
  }
}

Commands

Run server

npm start

Besides serving static files (releases) the server watches for changes in releases directory. When new file arrives, it tries automatically update package.json

Update packages field of the manifest based on actual content of `release directory

npm run update