Universal HISE Downloader/Installer

[DanH]

@d-healey Ok. So is it one app for everyone? How do we edit code if others also need to do the same? Can you use the app to download products from to or more different devs?

[d.healey]

@DanH It's a single app. Each developer is listed in the side bar. The user selects the developer(s) they have an account with and login. Then they'll have access to the products they've purchased from that developer.

I'll post the code to a public git repo (github most likely) and if others want to contribute code they'll be able to make pull requests.

[DanH]

@d-healey Ok so we don't need to change any code in the app if we don't have to?

[d.healey]

@DanH That's right. You just let me know you want to be included in the sidebar and I'll add you in. It's also possible for a user to manually add developers by editing a config file.

I'll document a list of the server end-points and data to be returned so you can make sure it works with your server.

[DanH]

@d-healey how about expansions? I think I saw you were using .hr1s for these. I had problems with permissions when I used this method previously and ended up doing a zip download / install and a separate system files installer.

[d.healey]

@DanH I don't use hr1s, they are too limited. Everything is delivered in zip files.

[DanH]

@d-healey ok, my mistake! So any system files come down in a zip too?

[d.healey]

@DanH Yeah everything is in zips and will be extracted to where they're needed.

[DanH]

@d-healey nice. And is it made with HISE?

[d.healey]

@DanH of course :) it would probably be more flexible if made with something like Electron but using HISE has certain advantages.

[DanH]

@d-healey the filesystem apis are pretty awesome in HISE tbf

[d.healey]

Thanks for the feedback, looks like it's worth pursuing. I did a little work on it this evening, the account login/logout works and synchronising products with a server.

The next thing I'll do is get the actual download/install action working then it will be ready for some testing.

[trillbilly]

@d-healey Lorde Healey, we are forever in your debt...

[d.healey]

Just an update on this in case any of you are holding off making your own downloader.

I'm not currently working on this downloader project and won't be any time soon. At the moment I have too much other stuff going on. But hopefully I'll find time at some point to get back into it.

[Straticah]

@d-healey Thats an amazing idea, i had something very simmilar in mind for all my vsts but also had no time for that. Would love to help with design if needed anytime soon :) And ty for your video about using images for expansion in the browser thats so cool!

[griffinboy]

@Straticah Would still absolutely love this

[d.healey]

@griffinboy After building Rhapsody I went off the idea. Managing one site's downloads is enough work for me. If I was doing it as a commercial product then it might be worth my time, but then I'd probably have to make it closed source which I'm not going to do.