How we do it: Make a Steam API call with AppID and the version you currently have (0 if you've never checked.) (TF2 for example: http://api.steampowered.com/ISteamApps/UpToDateCheck/v0001?appid=440&version=0&format=json )
Grab $request->response->required_version for whatever the AppID is that you want to check. If it's a game we haven't checked before, we store the AppID and required version. If we have a current version already on record, we check if $request->response->up_to_date == FALSE. If it's not up to date, we update and store the new required version for future update checks. On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 12:31 PM, Adrian x <[email protected]> wrote: > I do not mean to download the build number downloaded version, just > download the version that is available for download from the Steam servers > to be able to check whether there is newer than the one we have on the disk > without downloading. > > > 2013/3/11 Fletcher Dunn <[email protected]> > >> The engine gets that info from steam.inf. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Sebastian Staudt >> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 2:39 AM >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >> Cc: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] [hlds] Get compile the build number of game >> servers in PHP >> >> Maybe parsing the version information from the `status` output via RCON >> is more reliable. >> >> >> 2013/3/11 Jesse Molina <[email protected]> >> >> > >> > On this subject, is there any way to determine the local version of >> > the installed srcds server? I find the steam.inf files are unreliable >> > and only >> > TF2 has the current client/server version in it that I could compare >> > against the WebAPI. >> > >> > Is there a better way of determining when srcds servers should be >> > updated other than the WebAPI? I looked into Steam Condenser this >> > weekend but really didn't see anything interesting. >> > >> > Advice from anyone who has already automated this this would be >> > appreciated. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Adrian x wrote: >> > >> >> Unfortunately, that stops me is the fact I have no way of checking >> >> whether a new update came out and download the exact number. Although >> >> api provides "ISteamApps / UpToDateCheck" which is the ability to >> >> check the current version of the game engine required, but will not >> >> let me in any way to check whether it was updated game engine. >> >> >> >> >> > -- >> > # Jesse Molina >> > # Mail = [email protected] >> > # Cell = 1-602-323-7608 >> > >> > >> > >> > ______________________________**_________________ >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> > please visit: >> > https://list.valvesoftware.**com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**hlds<https >> > ://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >
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