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This tool is designed to help with the tedious process of keeping the tools that we use to work daily up to date.
This is the inevitable complement to the toolkit of the site.
You can clone the repo with git or just download it from download.
git clone https://github.com/xchwarze/universal-tool-updaterTo add tools you have to edit the file tools.ini.
By default, it is configured as an example so that the user quickly understands how the tool is used.
[DIE]
folder = Analysis\DIE
url = horsicq/DIE-engine
from = github
re_download = die_win64_portable_(?:\S+).zip
[Portmon]
folder = Monitor\Portmon
url = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MicrosoftDocs/sysinternals/main/sysinternals/downloads/portmon.md
update_url = https://download.sysinternals.com/files/PortMon.zip
from = web
re_version = # Portmon v(\d+\.\d+)The values used for configuration are:
| Name | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|
folder |
YES | Folder where the tool will be saved. If it does not exist, it will be created. |
url |
YES | Web page used as the primary source for version check and/or regex scraping. |
from |
NO | Strategy to use: web, github or http. Default is web. |
local_version |
NO | Currently installed version. Updated after each successful run. |
re_version |
NO | Regex to extract the new version string from the HTML at url. |
re_download |
NO | Regex to extract the download link from HTML. Should capture either a full URL or a relative path. |
update_url |
NO | Base URL or direct download link. Used when re_download yields a relative path or when no regex is provided. |
update_file_pass |
NO | Password to unzip the downloaded archive. |
merge |
NO | If set, merge the freshly downloaded files into the existing folder. |
pre_update |
NO | Script or command to run before performing the update. |
post_update |
NO | Script or command to run immediately after the update download completes. |
post_unpack |
NO | Script or command to run after unpacking the downloaded archive. |
-
If
re_downloadis set
a. Try to extract link from the initialurlHTML.
b. If you get a match and it’s a valid absolute URL → use it.
c. If you get a match but it’s a relative path →- If
update_urlis defined, prepend it. - Otherwise, build from the original page’s scheme+netloc.
d. If no match on the initial HTML andupdate_urlis defined → fetchupdate_urlonce, retry the same regex.
e. If still no match → raise an error.
- If
-
Else if only
update_urlis set
Useupdate_urldirectly as the download link. -
HTTP mode (
from = http)- Sends a HEAD request to
update_url. - Extracts a version fingerprint by hashing either the
Last-ModifiedorContent-Lengthheader. - If the hash differs from
local_version(orforce_download), usesupdate_urlas the download link. - If the headers match and
force_downloadis false, no update is performed.
- Sends a HEAD request to
-
Otherwise
Error out: neitherre_downloadnorupdate_urlprovided, so no download link can be determined.
The updater provides a flexible set of parameters to control its behavior:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
-h, --help |
Show this help message and exit. |
-v, --version |
Display the program's version number and exit. |
-u [UPDATE ...], --update [UPDATE ...] |
Specify a list of tools to update. Defaults to updating all tools if not provided. |
-dsu, --disable-self-update |
Disable automatic self-update of this script. |
-dfc, --disable-folder-clean |
Skip cleaning the tool's folder during updates. |
-dr, --disable-repack |
Prevent repacking of tools after the update process. |
-dic, --disable-install-check |
Skip checking if the tools are properly installed. |
-dpb, --disable-progress-bar |
Disable the download progress bar for updates. |
-sft {full,version,name}, --save-format-type {full,version,name} |
Specify the save format type for compressed updates: full, version, or name. |
-f, --force |
Force the download of updates, even if they appear up to date. |
-uga USE_GITHUB_API, --use-github-api USE_GITHUB_API |
Use the GitHub API for updates, specifying the token to authenticate. |
-udp, --update-default-params |
Update the default parameters stored in the configuration. |
-dmc, --disable-mutex-check |
Allow multiple instances of the script to run simultaneously by disabling the mutex check. |
-d, --debug |
Enable detailed debug output for troubleshooting. |
The tool supports various commands and combinations. These are the most used.
- Update a particular tool
updater.exe --update "Process Hacker 3"- Force Update of a tool
updater.exe --force --update DIE- Update without compressing or cleaning the folder
updater.exe --disable-folder-clean --disable-repackGitHub download are performed by default scraping data, but for a more robust operation it is recommended to do it using the GitHub api. To do this, follow these steps:
- Generate our token from https://github.com/settings/tokens by clicking on Generate new token.
- Run the updater with the following commands
updater.exe --update-default-params --use-github-api your_github_token- Add updater tool to scheduled task. You can read more here "Create scheduled tasks with CLI", "How to create an automated task" and "Prevent command window appearing"
# execute in elevated command prompt
SCHTASKS /CREATE /SC DAILY /TN "ToolkitUpdater" /TR "D:\code\toolkit\Updater\custom-task.bat" /ST 14:00- Delete scheduled task
# execute in elevated command prompt
SCHTASKS /DELETE /TN "ToolkitUpdater"pip install pyinstaller
pyinstaller --onefile UpdateManager.py --icon=../assets/appicon.ico