Implement auto update and better baseline support

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "weekly"
     groups:
       actions-deps:
         patterns:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "nuget"
     directory: "/" 
     schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
+      interval: "weekly"
     target-branch: "develop"
     open-pull-requests-limit: 1
     groups:

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ on:
 
 env:
   TOOL_PROJ_PATH: ./src/ModVerify.CliApp/ModVerify.CliApp.csproj
-  CREATOR_PROJ_PATH: ./Modules/ModdingToolBase/src/AnakinApps/ApplicationManifestCreator/ApplicationManifestCreator.csproj
-  UPLOADER_PROJ_PATH: ./Modules/ModdingToolBase/src/AnakinApps/FtpUploader/FtpUploader.csproj
+  CREATOR_PROJ_PATH: ./modules/ModdingToolBase/src/AnakinApps/ApplicationManifestCreator/ApplicationManifestCreator.csproj
+  UPLOADER_PROJ_PATH: ./modules/ModdingToolBase/src/AnakinApps/FtpUploader/FtpUploader.csproj
   TOOL_EXE: ModVerify.exe
   UPDATER_EXE: AnakinRaW.ExternalUpdater.exe
   MANIFEST_CREATOR: AnakinRaW.ApplicationManifestCreator.dll
@@ -35,18 +35,20 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Setup .NET
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
       - name: Create NetFramework Release
-        run:  dotnet publish ${{ env.TOOL_PROJ_PATH }} --configuration Release -f net48 --output ./releases/net48 /p:DebugType=None /p:DebugSymbols=false
+        # use build for .NET Framework to enusre external updatere .EXE is included
+        run:  dotnet build ${{ env.TOOL_PROJ_PATH }} --configuration Release -f net481 --output ./releases/net481 /p:DebugType=None /p:DebugSymbols=false
       - name: Create Net Core Release
-        run:  dotnet publish ${{ env.TOOL_PROJ_PATH }} --configuration Release -f net9.0 --output ./releases/net9.0 /p:DebugType=None /p:DebugSymbols=false
+        # use publish for .NET Core
+        run:  dotnet publish ${{ env.TOOL_PROJ_PATH }} --configuration Release -f net10.0 --output ./releases/net10.0 /p:DebugType=None /p:DebugSymbols=false
       - name: Upload a Build Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: Binary Releases
           path: ./releases
@@ -62,17 +64,45 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+          submodules: recursive
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: Binary Releases
           path: ./releases
+
+      # Deploy .NET Framework self-update release
+      - name: Setup .NET
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
+        with:
+            dotnet-version: 10.0.x
+      - name: Build Creator
+        run: dotnet build ${{env.CREATOR_PROJ_PATH}} --configuration Release --output ./dev
+      - name: Build Uploader
+        run: dotnet build ${{env.UPLOADER_PROJ_PATH}} --configuration Release --output ./dev
+      - name: Create binaries directory
+        run: mkdir -p ./deploy
+      - name: Copy self-update files
+        run: |
+          cp ./releases/net481/${{env.TOOL_EXE}} ./deploy/
+          cp ./releases/net481/${{env.UPDATER_EXE}} ./deploy/
+      - name: Create Manifest
+        run: dotnet ./dev/${{env.MANIFEST_CREATOR}} -a deploy/${{env.TOOL_EXE}} --appDataFiles deploy/${{env.UPDATER_EXE}} --origin ${{env.ORIGIN_BASE}} -o ./deploy -b ${{env.BRANCH_NAME}}
+      - name: Upload Build
+        run: dotnet ./dev/${{env.SFTP_UPLOADER}} ftp --host $host --port $port -u ${{secrets.SFTP_USER}} -p ${{secrets.SFTP_PASSWORD}} --base $base_path -s $source
+        env:
+          host: republicatwar.com
+          port: 1579
+          base_path: ${{env.ORIGIN_BASE_PART}}
+          source: ./deploy
+
+      # Deploy .NET Core and .NET Framework apps to Github
       - name: Create NET Core .zip
         # Change into the artifacts directory to avoid including the directory itself in the zip archive
-        working-directory: ./releases/net9.0
-        run: zip -r ../ModVerify-Net9.zip .
+        working-directory: ./releases/net10.0
+        run: zip -r ../ModVerify-Net10.zip .
       - uses: dotnet/nbgv@v0.4.2
         id: nbgv
       - name: Create GitHub release
@@ -86,5 +116,5 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           generate_release_notes: true
           files: | 
-            ./releases/net48/ModVerify.exe
-            ./releases/ModVerify-Net9.zip
+            ./releases/net481/ModVerify.exe
+            ./releases/ModVerify-Net10.zip

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
         submodules: recursive
-    - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
       with:
-        dotnet-version: 9.0.x
+        dotnet-version: 10.0.x
     - name: Build & Test in Release Mode
-      run: dotnet test --configuration Release
+      run: dotnet test --configuration Release --report-github

.gitignore

@@ -396,3 +396,6 @@ FodyWeavers.xsd
 
 # JetBrains Rider
 *.sln.iml
+.idea
+
+.local_deploy

.gitmodules

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "modules/ModdingToolBase"]
+	path = modules/ModdingToolBase
+	url = https://github.com/AnakinRaW/ModdingToolBase

Directory.Build.props

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<Product>ModVerify</Product>
 		<Authors>Alamo Engine Tools and Contributors</Authors>
-		<Copyright>Copyright © 2025 Alamo Engine Tools and contributors. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
+		<Copyright>Copyright © 2026 Alamo Engine Tools and contributors. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
 		<PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/AlamoEngine-Tools/ModVerify</PackageProjectUrl>
 		<LicenseFile>$(RepoRootPath)LICENSE</LicenseFile>
 		<PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
-		<LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+		<LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
 		<ImplicitUsings>disable</ImplicitUsings>
 		<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
 		<EnableNETAnalyzers>True</EnableNETAnalyzers>
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@
 
 	<ItemGroup>
 		<PackageReference Update="SauceControl.InheritDoc" Version="2.0.2" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0">
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="10.0.102">
 			<IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
 			<PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
 		</PackageReference>
 		<PackageReference Include="Nerdbank.GitVersioning" Condition="!Exists('packages.config')">
 			<PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
-			<Version>3.7.115</Version>
+			<Version>3.9.50</Version>
 		</PackageReference>
 		<None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="" />
 	</ItemGroup>

LICENSE

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2024 Alamo Engine Tools
+Copyright (c) 2026 Alamo Engine Tools
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

ModVerify.slnx

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<Solution>
+  <Folder Name="/ModdingToolBase/" />
+  <Folder Name="/ModdingToolBase/AnakinApps/">
+    <Project Path="modules/ModdingToolBase/src/AnakinApps/ApplicationBase.CommandLine/ApplicationBase.CommandLine.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="modules/ModdingToolBase/src/AnakinApps/ApplicationBase.Shared/ApplicationBase.Shared.shproj" />
+    <Project Path="modules/ModdingToolBase/src/AnakinApps/ApplicationBase/ApplicationBase.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/ModdingToolBase/DeployTools/">
+    <Project Path="modules/ModdingToolBase/src/AnakinApps/ApplicationManifestCreator/ApplicationManifestCreator.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="modules/ModdingToolBase/src/AnakinApps/FtpUploader/FtpUploader.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/ModdingToolBase/UpdateFrameworks/">
+    <Project Path="modules/ModdingToolBase/src/Updater/AppUpdaterFramework.Attributes/AppUpdaterFramework.Attributes.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="modules/ModdingToolBase/src/Updater/AppUpdaterFramework.Manifest/AppUpdaterFramework.Manifest.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="modules/ModdingToolBase/src/Updater/AppUpdaterFramework/AppUpdaterFramework.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="modules/ModdingToolBase/src/Updater/ExternalUpdater.App/ExternalUpdater.App.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="modules/ModdingToolBase/src/Updater/ExternalUpdater.Core/ExternalUpdater.Core.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/PetroglyphTools/">
+    <Project Path="src/PetroglyphTools/PG.StarWarsGame.Engine/PG.StarWarsGame.Engine.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/PetroglyphTools/PG.StarWarsGame.Files.ALO/PG.StarWarsGame.Files.ALO.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/PetroglyphTools/PG.StarWarsGame.Files.ChunkFiles/PG.StarWarsGame.Files.ChunkFiles.csproj" />
+    <Project Path="src/PetroglyphTools/PG.StarWarsGame.Files.XML/PG.StarWarsGame.Files.XML.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Project Path="src/ModVerify.CliApp/ModVerify.CliApp.csproj" />
+  <Project Path="src/ModVerify/ModVerify.csproj" />
+  <Project Path="test/ModVerify.CliApp.Test/ModVerify.CliApp.Test.csproj" />
+</Solution>