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| Author | F-l-a |
| Type | Other Apps |
| Version | 2.0 |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| Last Updated | 2023/10/10 |
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NXUpdateTracker is a local HTML page that helps you track the version numbers of [Switch] homebrew applications. Try the demo Version here (Since it's a demo, it's heavily limited, but it's good to have).
Features
- Lists the latest version number of the supported homebrews
- Loads the currently installed version number from a JSON file hosted on Github, like this
- Compares the installed and the latest version numbers, with the possibility to only list the outdated apps that have an update available
- Updates the installed version numbers modifying the JSON directly from the app
- Hide/Show the homebrews you prefer
- Lists some important files needed by the apps to work properly
- Accessible everywhere: .nro version for the switch, standalone .html version for every browser
- Customizable: you can modify the html to include other apps/assets/links
- Does NOT install the updates itself, nor it downloads them
Installation
Installing NXUpdateTracker
- Download NXUpdateTracker.zip from the latest release
- Extract NXUpdateTracker.zip and copy its contents inside the root of your SD card
- To use all the functions of the app, you need to modify /switch/NXUpdateTracker/githubInfo.ini. Go to Usage Guide
Updating NXUpdateTracker
- Make a backup of the /switch/NXUpdateTracker/githubInfo.ini file contents
- Download NXUpdateTracker.zip from the latest release
- Extract NXUpdateTracker.zip and copy its contents inside the root of your SD card. Overwrite the previous files if needed
- STEP 3: Reinsert the info back into /switch/NXUpdateTracker/githubInfo.ini ( <- it's the reason you made a backup at
- IMPORTANT: You can't just keep the old file. I can't guarantee I won't change/add contents to it). Go to Usage Guide if unsure
Usage
Switch Version
- Create a repository and the Versions.json file -> Follow How to create a Github repository.
- Get a Github API token -> Follow How to generate a Github API token.
- Download NXUpdateTracker.zip from the latest release and extract it (You can skip this step if you already have the latest release).
- Open /switch/NXUpdateTracker/githubInfo.ini with a text editor (like Notepad) and insert your repository info and your API token. -> Get these in STEP 1 and STEP 2.
example githubInfo.ini content (this is only an example. use your own info):
API_TOKEN = qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm1234567890 OWNER = F-l-a REPO = NXUpdateTracker FILE_PATH = Versions.json
5: Put the files inside the SD card. Your SD tree needs to be like this:
SD (ROOT)
└──switch (FOLDER)
└──NXUpdateTracker (FOLDER)
├──githubInfo.ini (FILE)
└──NXUpdateTracker.nro (FILE)
Browser Version (Pc / Smartphone / KFC Ice Cream Machine)
- Download NXUpdateTracker.html from the latest release.
- Open NXUpdateTracker.html with a text editor (like Notepad) and insert your repository info and your API token. -> Get these in the SWITCH part (STEP 1 and STEP 2).
Screenshots
Changelog
v2.0
- A function to hide/show the homebrews. You can save the configuration on your Github repo: follow the Update Guide here. You also need to add a new Visibility.json file to your repo: follow STEP 7 here.
- Some code reorganization
- Google Drive links got removed for security reasons
v1.0
- First Release.
Credits
I would like to thank these people who gave me the possibility to bring this project to you:
- switchbrew for Libnx Switch
- BernardoGiordano for nx-spa, the project I partially used as a reference for mine. I used his approach to open a web server with Mongoose and I used some of his files for some parts of the process
- F-l-a (me) for the html and javascript (and some c++) parts. I learned a lot doing this (and spending half the time on some stupid things because I couldn't get it to work. But that's what the game is about, right?)