CN104111856A - A software upgrade method and system based on resource pack - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a software upgrading method based on a resource package, which comprises the following steps: making a resource package containing the upgrade content; releasing and updating the resource package; the resource package is run to complete the software upgrade. The invention utilizes a resource package mode to bypass an apk installation package used by an Android system and an installation mode which needs manual intervention, thereby realizing fully-automatic silent installation and upgrading.

Description

A software upgrade method and system based on resource pack

technical field

The invention belongs to the field of mobile technology, and in particular relates to a method and system for automatically installing and upgrading Android software based on resource packs without manual intervention, and is suitable for Android mobile device terminals.

Background technique

In the prior art, the Android client software upgrade is the most common problem, and the most commonly used method is at present:

Using the program's built-in version control and automatic upgrade functions, this method is fine for general scenarios where updates are not very frequent, but for a large number of public user groups, frequent client upgrades will have a great impact on customers, and will Affect the user experience and promotion of the software, because the Android system itself requires manual intervention to install applications.

In order to solve the problem of easy update without changing the client side, the development of applications using HTML5 is derived, so that the function update can be updated directly on the server side. However, due to browser reasons, many device functions are difficult to play. High scenes are not suitable.

In addition, there is another way to use the plug-in method to make the new function into an independent apk installation package. After installation, it will be automatically integrated into the original program. In this way, there is no need to upgrade the installed program to update the new function, and only need to install a functional plug-in , although this method solves the update problem to a certain extent, every time a new function is added, an additional package needs to be installed, that is, the process of installing authorization required by the system requires manual intervention to execute, and at the same time, a bunch of small applications are generated, affecting users. experience.

Contents of the invention

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention aims to provide a method and system for automatically installing and upgrading Android software based on resource packs without manual intervention.

The technical scheme adopted in the present invention is:

A method for upgrading software based on resource packs, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

A. Make a resource pack containing upgrade content;

B. Publish and update resource packs;

C. Run the resource pack to complete the software upgrade.

Further, in the step A, the image layout and the code are compiled together and packaged into a binary resource package.

Wherein, the step B includes:

B1. Name the resource package, add a version number, and publish it to the server;

B2. The client program regularly detects the server to discover the resource package;

B3. The client automatically downloads the resource package and installs the update.

Further, the step C includes:

C1, analyze the resource package;

C2. Dynamically analyze and execute the module functions contained in the resource package through reflection technology.

Based on the same inventive concept as the above-mentioned method, the technical solution also includes a resource package-based software upgrade system, which is characterized in that it includes:

A software basic framework, which is separated from the functional modules of the system;

Several resource packages, the resource package is the existence form of the functional module;

A resource pack management engine, which is used for automatic download, version management, installation and upgrade management of resource packs;

A resource pack parsing engine, which parses the resource pack into executable functional modules.

Further, the resource package includes the resources and codes of the functional modules of the daily development program.

Wherein, the resource package management engine downloads the resource package updated in real time from the server.

Further, the resource package parsing engine analyzes the resource package, and dynamically analyzes the executable code from the compiled resource package through reflection technology.

Beneficial effects of the present invention:

The Android software automatic installation and upgrading method and system of the present invention separate the program framework from the functional modules, and make all functional modules into resource packages, and resolve the resource packages into executable functional modules through the resource package analysis engine, thereby realizing the normal operation of the program .

The resource pack management engine is mainly responsible for resource pack version management, installation, upgrade management, etc. Since the resource pack is not an apk, there is no difference between downloading and installing a resource pack and downloading ordinary files, so upgrading the program is as simple as ordinary file management. The upgrade can skip the installation authorization process required by the system, so that it can be executed automatically without manual intervention, realizing silent installation, and no small application will be generated;

This method solves the drawbacks of ordinary upgrades that require manual participation, and improves the user experience. It is especially suitable for Android applications that are updated frequently and have a large user base.

Description of drawings

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is the method flowchart of automatic installation and upgrade of Android software of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a flow chart of the present invention issuing and updating resource packs;

Fig. 3 is a flow chart of the present invention running the resource pack;

Fig. 4 is a working principle diagram of the Android software automatic installation and upgrading system of the present invention.

Detailed ways

With reference to shown in Fig. 1, be a kind of software upgrade method based on resource pack of the present invention, comprise the following steps:

A. Make a resource pack containing upgrade content;

That is to compile and package the image layout and code (software upgrade content) together into a binary resource package;

B. Publish and update resource packs;

Wherein, the step B includes: (see Figure 2)

B1. Name the resource package, add a version number, and publish it to the server;

B2. The client program regularly detects the server to discover the resource package;

B3. The client automatically downloads the resource package and installs the update.

C. Run the resource pack to complete the software upgrade.

Wherein, the step C includes: (see Figure 3)

C1, analyze the resource package;

C2. Dynamically analyze and execute the module functions contained in the resource package through reflection technology.

The software upgrading method of the technical solution utilizes the resource package mode to bypass the installation mode of the apk installation package used by the Android system and must be manually intervened, so as to realize completely automatic silent installation and upgrading.

Based on the same inventive concept as the above-mentioned method, the technical solution also includes a resource package-based software upgrade system, including:

A software basic framework, which is separated from the functional modules of the system; this framework only includes the common functions and control framework of basically unchanged programs;

Several resource packages, the resource package is the existence form of the functional modules, that is, the traditional functional modules in the system are made into resource packages, and the resource packages include the resources and codes of the functional modules of the daily development program;

A resource pack management engine, which is used for downloading real-time updated resource packs from the server, version management, installation and upgrade management;

A resource pack parsing engine, which parses the resource pack into executable function modules; wherein, the resource pack parsing engine analyzes the resource pack, and dynamically analyzes the executable code from the compiled resource pack through reflection technology .

As mentioned above, the Android software automatic installation and upgrading method and system of the present invention separate the program framework from the functional modules, and make all the functional modules into resource packages, and resolve the resource packages into executable functional modules through the resource package parsing engine, thereby Make the program work properly.

The resource pack management engine is mainly responsible for resource pack version management, installation, upgrade management, etc. Since the resource pack is not an apk, there is no difference between downloading and installing a resource pack and downloading ordinary files, so upgrading the program is as simple as ordinary file management. The upgrade can skip the installation authorization process required by the system, so that it can be executed automatically without manual intervention, achieving silent installation, and no small applications will be generated;

This method solves the drawbacks of ordinary upgrades that require manual participation, and improves the user experience. It is especially suitable for Android applications that are updated frequently and have a large user base.

The above descriptions are only preferred implementations of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned implementations, as long as the technical solutions that achieve the purpose of the present invention by basically the same means fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. A method for upgrading software based on resource packs, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: A. Create resource packs containing upgrade content; B. Publish and update resource packs; C. Run the resource pack to complete the software upgrade. 2. a kind of software upgrade method based on resource pack according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described step A compiles picture layout and code together and packs into binary resource pack. 3. a kind of software upgrade method based on resource pack according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described step B comprises: B1. Name the resource package, add a version number, and publish it to the server; B2. The client program regularly detects the server to discover the resource package; B3. The client automatically downloads the resource package and installs the update. 4. a kind of software upgrade method based on resource pack according to claim 3, is characterized in that: described step C comprises: C1, analyze the resource package; C2. Dynamically analyze and execute the module functions contained in the resource package through reflection technology. 5. A software upgrade system based on resource packs, characterized in that it comprises: A software basic framework, which is separated from the functional modules of the system; Several resource packages, the resource package is the existence form of the functional module; A resource pack management engine, which is used for automatic download, version management, installation and upgrade management of resource packs; A resource pack parsing engine, which parses the resource pack into executable functional modules. 6 . A software upgrade system based on resource packs according to claim 5 , wherein the resource packs include resources and codes of functional modules of daily development programs. 7. A software upgrade system based on resource packs according to claim 5, wherein the resource pack management engine downloads real-time updated resource packs from the server. 8. A software upgrade system based on resource packs according to claim 5, characterized in that: said resource pack parsing engine analyzes the resource packs, and dynamically analyzes executable files from the compiled resource packs by reflection technology code.