Better Update Method about findsploit HOT 6 CLOSED

Thanks for the assist! This is implemented in v1.5a.

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I like the idea and will implement it but do you have details for how to query the Github API for the latest release version? If you want to send a pull request with the changes, that works too.

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Set this at the top of the file and change it with every new release

currentVersion=1.5

This is the code that would go under the Findsploit -u option which I can show you how to setup later. I modified this from my own code, it seems you use egrep where I use perl grep I'm not sure how that will affect the functionality. I can look into a further solid implementation later today or tomorrow and will create a pull request.

   if [[ $(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/1N3/Findsploit/tags) == "" ]];then
    echo "Error: no active internet connection"
    exit 1
  fi
  latestVersion=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/1N3/Findsploit/tags | grep -Po '"name":.*?[^\\]",'| head -1 | cut -c11-13)
  if [[ "$latestVersion" != "$currentVersion"  && "$latestVersion" != "" ]]; then
    echo "Version $latestVersion available"
    echo -n "Do you wish to update Findsploit [Y/n]: "
    read answer
  if [[ "$answer" == "Y" || "$answer" == "y" ]] ;then
  cd  ~ || { echo 'Update Failed' ; exit 1 ; }
rm -r Findsploit  2> /dev/null
git clone https://github.com/1N3/Findsploit || {echo "Couldn't download latest version" ; exit 1; }
cd Findsploit ||  { echo 'Update Failed' ; exit 1 ;}
git checkout $latestVersion 2> /dev/null
#chmod +x install.sh #this might be necessary in your case but wasnt in mine.
./install.sh
cd .. 
rm -r Findsploit
  else
      exit 1
  fi

else
  echo "Findsploit is already the latest version"
fi

If you are going to add options, a -v option is also nice it essentially just echos the current version variable which my method requires you to set at the top of the bash file anyways
echo "Findsploit Version $currentVersion"

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Seems like you implemented it well, just know that the cut command when checking the GitHub api for the latest version is not going to recognize that the latest version is 1.5a it will only recognize [a-Z || 0-9].[a-Z || 0-9] Therefore currently the program will set the latest_version variable for the 1.5a release as 1.5 so it will believe you are on the latest version

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ah, good catch man! Thanks for the pull request.

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Glad to help

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