Solved Automatic Updates

Hey!

I am having trouble figuring out how to create automatic updates for my Bukkit plugin. It's only for my server, so I would prefer to use github. How would I check for updates on my plugin every time the plugin enables, and then download it if there is an update available. I like this, but, I need it to go to a custom url, and download the source and compile it. I am running Centos 7 on my VPS.
Thanks in advance!

 

How you ask? Well it's simple, you follo- erm, I mean, click this link for a tutorial: https://bukkit.org/threads/simple-update-checker.127993/

 

Cool, but I need it to download the update too.

 

@timtower

Thanks, but I store my code in a github repository, how would I get the code from that and compile it, and then save it to my plugins folder.

Thanks!

 

Ok! That download link you gave me returns an error.
Syntax error on token "getChannel", Identifier expected after this token

 

@SpencerHilt

Remember, basic Java skills are a requirement for making a plugin, not a recommendation.

Assuming you're being serious about compiling it on the server (demonstrably the wrong way of doing it).

You'd have to run javac and jar on your sever, after cloning the repo using git. So it would probably be platform specific in implementation.

Alternatively, you can find a Java implementation of the Git protocol and clone it within your plugin, then compile it by hooking into the compiler tool-chain (probably above your level if you don't understand why this is a bad idea).

The way this is actually done is by using a system like Maven, or, barring that, just upload a jarfile with a specific name to the repo that has already been compiled.

 

I thought there was a standard for updating Bukkit plugins?

Using something like this: https://bukkit.org/threads/updater-...ant-auto-updating-for-your-plugins-new.96681/