Added #

• Initial release of Smart Update package
• Multi-platform support (iOS App Store, Google Play Store, Custom Appcast)
• Core architecture with UpgradeController, UpgradeState, and VersionInfo
• Platform detection for automatic store selection
• Semantic version comparison and parsing utilities
• User preference management (ignore versions, timing controls)
• Localization support for multiple languages (EN, ES, FR, DE, JA)
• Two UI components:
  • UpgradeAlert: Automatic dialog-based upgrade prompts
  • UpgradeCard: Inline card widget for upgrade information
• Configurable upgrade policies through UpgradeConfig
• Debug mode for testing upgrade flows
• Critical update enforcement
• Release notes display with length limits
• Customizable dialog themes and styling
• URL launching for store redirects
• Comprehensive test suite
• Example application demonstrating all features

Features #

• iOS App Store Integration: Fetch version info via iTunes API
• Google Play Store Integration: Parse version info from store HTML
• Appcast Feed Support: XML-based updates for desktop applications
• Smart Version Comparison: Handles various version formats
• User Experience Controls:
  • Minimum days between prompts
  • Ignore version capability
  • Force update for critical releases
• Customization Options:
  • Custom button text
  • Custom dialog titles and messages
  • Themeable UI components
  • Configurable release notes display
• Developer Tools:
  • Debug mode for testing
  • Force check capability
  • Comprehensive error handling
  • Stream-based state management

Supported Platforms #

• iOS: App Store API integration
• Android: Google Play Store web scraping
• macOS: App Store API + Appcast feeds
• Windows: Appcast feeds
• Linux: Appcast feeds
• Web: Appcast feeds

Dependencies #

• flutter: SDK
• device_info_plus: ^10.1.2 (Device information)
• package_info_plus: ^8.0.2 (App package details)
• os_detect: ^2.0.1 (Platform detection)
• http: ^1.2.2 (Network requests)
• html: ^0.15.4 (HTML parsing for Play Store)
• xml: ^6.5.0 (XML parsing for Appcast)
• version: ^3.0.2 (Version comparison)
• shared_preferences: ^2.3.2 (User preferences)
• url_launcher: ^6.3.0 (Store URL launching)

Documentation #

• Complete API documentation
• Usage examples
• Configuration guide
• Platform-specific setup instructions
• Testing strategies