Homebrew RELEASE NX-Update-Checker

[8BitWonder]

NX-Update-Checker
Current Version: v1.5.3​

What does it do?

This app when provided a versions.txt from the nx-versions Repository will compare the current installed versions of your titles against the latest versions known in the versionlist.
Both printing out on-screen any newer versions found to be available and also saving them to a text file at sdmc:/Available-Updates.txt.



What's the point?

I made this app with the intent of helping folks that prefer to keep their Nintendo Switch offline at all times or disconnected from Nintendo's servers, that would like to have a means of keeping track of available updates.
With this app anyone that remains in airplane mode or similar offline status will be able to produce a full list of the most recent updates for installed titles without connecting to Nintendo's servers or searching for updates one-by-one.

Screenshots
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Usage:

• In case of no internet connection, grab the latest versions.txt available from the nx-versions Repository, and save it in the same directory as NX-Update-Checker.nro
• Run the nro with your favorite variation of the HBMenu
• Watch the pretty text move across the screen
• Profit(?)

Kudos:
blawar - titledb
simontime - VersionListBot
aedalzotto - Initial downloading code



Source & Download:
Source: https://github.com/16BitWonder/NX-Update-Checker
Download: https://github.com/16BitWonder/NX-Update-Checker/releases/latest

 

[Notex]

Nice, this looks really helpful. Thanks for this tool

 

[pLaYeR^^]

Very helpful tool. Would be nice if you could see the number of the update (e.g. 1.0.1).

 

[8BitWonder]

Very helpful tool. Would be nice if you could see the number of the update (e.g. 1.0.1).

I considered this when making it.

I'd be be able to display the currently installed version-string, but the newer version-strings aren't included in the versionlists produced by ReSwitched, so you wouldn't be able to compare it against anything.

There's no harm in adding it though, when I have free time I'll get it to print local version-strings too.

 

[KiiWii]

This is really cool, thank you @8BitWonder

 

[8BitWonder]

There's no harm in adding it though, when I have free time I'll get it to print local version-strings too.

So I know when I get around to doing this, which of these would be preferable?

Name of Title [version-string][0010XXXXXXXXX000][version] -> [new version]

or

Name of Title [0010XXXXXXXXX000][version-string][version] -> [new version]

 

[Syco54645]

I vote for the second method

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So I know when I get around to doing this, which of these would be preferable?

Name of Title [version-string][0010XXXXXXXXX000][version] -> [new version]

or

Name of Title [0010XXXXXXXXX000][version-string][version] -> [new version]

I vote for the second method.

 

[8BitWonder]

Version v1.1.0 released:

• Locally installed titles will now display version strings in console and the produced txt

I've updated the thumbnails in this thread to reflect the changes made.

 

[xmp8851]

I really like this homebrew.
Thanks.

 

[mathew77]

Thank you very much!..

@8BitWonder
Can I please add a lil' one request? Is there a way for NX-Update-Checker parse a «*versionlist*.json» file, cause reswitched publics their db named in a scheme like abc_versionlist_-_0123456789.json, and we could also may better navigate through the many updates of the database files?

Sorry if I disturbing you.

 

[satelman]

Hi,

I joined the Reswitched Discord server, but I cannot see the #versionlist-updates channel, only the #newcomers channel. How can I get the versionlist.json file, then? Any alternative sites?

 

[mathew77]

but I cannot see the #versionlist-updates channel, only the #newcomers channel

I think you didn't read their Rules. Please do it, fully.

 

[satelman]

I think you didn't read their Rules. Please do it, fully.

Well, I did. Why has this to be so cryptic and user-unfriendly? You need a hex digest of your nick and discriminator, but even then it still does not accept it. What am I doing wrong? Can somebody please actually help?

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Ok, I got it right this time. Thank you for not helping at all.

 

[cucholix]

It could be useful for people that keep their Switch online and want to keep games up-to-date. In this case the app would verify online for changes without need to use discord.

 

[8BitWonder]

Can I please add a lil' one request? Is there a way for NX-Update-Checker parse a «*versionlist*.json» file, cause reswitched publics their db named in a scheme like abc_versionlist_-_0123456789.json

I'll look into this when I find more free-time.
Admittedly, renaming it to versionlist.json is a dumb extra step that shouldn't be necessary.

and we could also may better navigate through the many updates of the database files?

I'm not sure I understand this request.
Are you wanting to individually look at each title found that has an update available or just make parsing the versionlist faster?

 

[Godofcheese]

Very neat tool, will be using it a lot in the future.
Many thanks

 

[mathew77]

I'll look into this when I find more free-time.

Many thanks even for the response!

just make parsing the versionlist faster?

Oh-oh, I didn't mean your program is slow or something, of course! Sorry about that!

 

[evertonstz]

NOW THAT'S HELPFUL!
You know what would be very nice to have? Instead of delivering the updates only in the txt file, it would be very nice to receive it in a push notification in phone apps Pushover, Pushbullet, Gotify and others! I've never worket with Pushbullet myself, but Pushover's api is pretty simple: https://pushover.net/api

 

[falcorr]

Would be good if the generated 'available updates' text file recorded the date it was created. In the file, not in the filename (so it's continually overwritten). And if possible, I'd much prefer to see the available update's normal format, i.e. v1.2.3

Also, has anyone got the versionlist.json auto-updating?

 

[8BitWonder]

Would be good if the generated 'available updates' text file recorded the date it was created. In the file, not in the filename (so it's continually overwritten).

I'll add that to the to-do list on this, I'll work on getting changes implemented next week.

And if possible, I'd much prefer to see the available update's normal format, i.e. v1.2.3

The latest nro will output the locally installed version string next to the version number.
e.g. "Game Title [TitleID][VersionString][VersionNumber]"

However, the jsons used for this don't supply the available update's version string, so I can't print those out unfortunately.