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Turn
on Updates For Your Firefox Extensions. |
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May
11, 2005 filed under Tutorials, Tools |
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Introduction |
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If you want your customers/users to keep up with the latest
version of your extensions then youre at the right place.
The easiest way to enable firefox extension updates is by
using the sample update.rdf file or using the update generation
tool below.
DISCLAIMER:
You are following this tutorial at your own risk. If anything
blows up do some meditation before assigning blame. |
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update.rdf |
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- Copy
the following snippet of code into a file called update.rdf
and place it on your website. The location should be same
as specified in your updateURL in the install.rdf file for
your extension. For example the following is my update.rdf
that specifies the details for one of my extensions.
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<?xml
version="1.0"?>
<r:RDF xmlns:r="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/2004/em-rdf#">
<r:Description about="urn:mozilla:extension:{5792C231-1F24-4037-974A-5BA26A50C586}">
<updates>
<r:Seq>
<r:li>
<r:Description>
<version>0.6</version>
<targetApplication>
<r:Description>
<id>{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}</id>
<minVersion>0.7</minVersion>
<maxVersion>1.5</maxVersion>
<updateLink>http://www.gmacker.com/web/download/gmapit.xpi</updateLink>
</r:Description>
</targetApplication>
</r:Description>
</r:li>
</r:Seq>
</updates>
<version>0.6</version>
<updateLink>http://www.gmacker.com/web/download/gmapit.xpi</updateLink>
</r:Description>
</r:RDF>
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You
need to update the extension GUID that starts with {57... with
your own GUID, updateLink and version numbers in 2 places. Thats
it! If you subscribe to the Lazy Programmers credo just use
the following form to generate your update.rdf contents. This
tool only generates the update.rdf for one extension. If you
want more then repeat the <r:Description> stanza for other
extensions. Lather and rinse. |
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Generate
contents for your update.rdf file |
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