Standaloneupdaterdaemon -

def update_local_version(new_version_info): with open(CONFIG["local_version_file"], "w") as f: json.dump(new_version_info, f, indent=2) def run_update_cycle(): try: local = get_local_version() remote = fetch_remote_manifest() if remote.get("version") == local.get("version"): logging.info("Already up to date") return

Example systemd unit:

def fetch_remote_manifest(): resp = requests.get(CONFIG["manifest_url"], timeout=10) resp.raise_for_status() return resp.json() standaloneupdaterdaemon

except Exception as e: logging.exception("Update cycle failed") def main(): logging.info("Standalone Updater Daemon started") while True: run_update_cycle() time.sleep(CONFIG["poll_interval_seconds"])

def apply_update(package_path): # Example: unzip into install_directory import zipfile with zipfile.ZipFile(package_path, 'r') as zip_ref: zip_ref.extractall(CONFIG["install_directory"]) # Alternatively: run an installer .msi or .pkg logging.info("Update applied successfully") "w") as f: json.dump(new_version_info

logging.info(f"Update available: local['version'] -> remote['version']")

download_update(remote["download_url"], package_path) # 1 hour "local_version_file": "/opt/myapp/version.json"

#!/usr/bin/env python3 # standalone_updater_daemon.py import os import sys import time import json import hashlib import logging import subprocess import requests from pathlib import Path CONFIG = "manifest_url": "https://your-server.com/updates/manifest.json", "poll_interval_seconds": 3600, # 1 hour "local_version_file": "/opt/myapp/version.json", "install_directory": "/opt/myapp", "temp_download_dir": "/var/tmp/myapp_updates", "signature_public_key_path": "/opt/myapp/update_key.pub", "main_app_executable": "/opt/myapp/bin/myapp", "log_file": "/var/log/standaloneupdater.log" ---------- Logging ---------- logging.basicConfig( filename=CONFIG["log_file"], level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s" ) ---------- Helper Functions ---------- def get_local_version(): if not os.path.exists(CONFIG["local_version_file"]): return "version": "0.0.0" with open(CONFIG["local_version_file"]) as f: return json.load(f)

def stop_main_app(): # Example: use pidfile or pkill try: subprocess.run(["pkill", "-f", CONFIG["main_app_executable"]], check=False) time.sleep(2) # give it time to exit except Exception as e: logging.warning(f"Could not stop main app: e")

def restart_main_app(): subprocess.Popen([CONFIG["main_app_executable"]], start_new_session=True)