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UpdateListener

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An UpdateListener receives messages from an update check for a single add-on, though it is possible to pass the same UpdateListener to as many calls to Addon.findUpdates() as you like. For each individual update check, the following methods will be called on the listener:

Method Overview

void onCompatibilityUpdateAvailable(in Addon addon)
void onNoCompatibilityUpdateAvailable(in Addon addon)
void onUpdateAvailable(in Addon addon, in AddonInstall install)
void onNoUpdateAvailable(in Addon addon)
void onUpdateFinished(in Addon addon, in integer error)

Methods

onCompatibilityUpdateAvailable()

Called when the update check found compatibility information for the application and platform version that the update check was being performed for.

void onCompatibilityUpdateAvailable(
  in Addon addon
)
Parameters
addon
The Addon that was being checked for updates

onNoCompatibilityUpdateAvailable()

Called when the update check found no new compatibility information for the application and platform version that the update check was being performed for.

void onNoCompatibilityUpdateAvailable(
  in Addon addon
)
Parameters
addon
The Addon that was being checked for updates

onUpdateAvailable()

Called when a new version of an add-on has been found for install.

void onUpdateAvailable(
  in Addon addon,
  in AddonInstall install
)
Parameters
addon
The Addon that was being checked for updates
install
An AddonInstall for the updated version

onNoUpdateAvailable()

Called when no new version of an add-on has been found for install.

void onNoUpdateAvailable(
  in Addon addon
)
Parameters
addon
The Addon that was being checked for updates

onUpdateFinished()

Called when the update check is complete.

void onUpdateFinished(
  in Addon addon,
  in integer error
)
Parameters
addon
The Addon that was being checked for updates
error
Any error from the update checkAddon

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