Create Update Package in EasyCreator

[ripper17]

Hi

First: This is an amazing component, saving so much work when developing a component. It is perfect for packing the installation file.
What would make this even more usefull would be the possibility to create an update package as well.

This is what I think would be needed:
- User Input: Select the old version (which is the base for the update)
- Automatic: Unzip this old version and run a DIFF on the old version compared to this version
- Automatic: Recognize which files have been added / edited
- Automatic: Recognize, if the SQL installation file has been changed, if so:
 - Automatic: Create an (or modify the existing) install.COMPNAME.php file that will be executed during the Joomla installation of the package to UPDATE the database.
- Automatic: Create the XML Update manifest (this just needs to hold an extra attribute compared to a "normal" manifest
- Automatic: ZIP and TAR.GZ the update package.

I know that this is a lot of work, but I think this would be immensly usefull!

Best regards

Martin

(Sorry for double posting, but I'm not sure if you're following the tracker on joomlacode)

[elkuku]

Hi Martin,
sounds very interisting.

Thanks for double posting, as i am not following the tracker soo much..

You wrote:
Maybe I'll even find the time to help in developing this.

Would be very nice

Regards,
Nikolai