4Minitz update check

A small rest service that returns the current stable 4minitz version.

It...

• queries the current stable master version from github via github.repos.getTags().
• offers a simple rest route that will deliver this version to clients

Installation

Install dependencies with npm or yarn

and start the service with

to connect to the end2end mongodb server or set the MONGO_URL env variable to point to another installation

$ MONGO_URL=mongodb://user:password@server:port/database yarn start

Version hints

The version-checker searches for a file called versionmessage.json to get extra info for a version, like config changes, cool new features or even security warnings.

Usage

You may manually check the service like so:

$ curl localhost:8080/updatecheck/${MYCLIENTUID}/${MYVERSION}
$ curl localhost:8080/updatecheck/MyClientsUniqueID/v0.10.0

This should return the current officially released master version like so:

{"tag":"1.0.2",
 "message": {"1.0.x":"Our initial release","1.0.2":"Important bugfix. Please upgrade!"}
}

License

This software is licensed under the terms of the MIT License.