Re: [hlds_linux] Checking for third party DS updates?

[Chris Strand]

I would also love to see such an API. My system for managing updates at the
moment just seems like a big 'hack' to me. Being able to query version
numbers would allow for a much more elegant solution.

Chris

On 11 December 2011 21:29, Michael Tharp  wrote:

> On 12/10/2011 02:56 AM, Tony Paloma wrote:
>
>> It sounds like you're looking for a web API to get the current versions
>> of a given app's depots, but unfortunately no such API exists.
>>
>
> I would like to humbly request such an API, it would make polling for
> optional updates much easier for me and less traumatic on Steam resources.
> The UpToDateCheck call is already a big step forward, just this little bit
> more will help a great deal.
>
> Thanks,
> -- m. tharp
>
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Re: [hlds_linux] Checking for third party DS updates?

[Michael Tharp]

On 12/10/2011 02:56 AM, Tony Paloma wrote:

It sounds like you're looking for a web API to get the current versions of a 
given app's depots, but unfortunately no such API exists.


I would like to humbly request such an API, it would make polling for 
optional updates much easier for me and less traumatic on Steam 
resources. The UpToDateCheck call is already a big step forward, just 
this little bit more will help a great deal.


Thanks,
-- m. tharp

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Re: [hlds_linux] Checking for third party DS updates?

[Brian Rak]

I don't suppose there's any plan to add a feature for that? It would be
nice to be able to tell if a server is our of date so we can take action to
fix it. It doesn't seem like there would be ant sort of security risk in
doing this.
On Dec 10, 2011 2:56 AM, "Tony Paloma"  wrote:

> 4920 is the correct app id to use. The versions given are not the versions
> for any of the individual content depots. The API will only work for you if
> they're using Steam to manage the listing and versioning of dedicated
> servers.
>
> It sounds like you're looking for a web API to get the current versions of
> a given app's depots, but unfortunately no such API exists.
>
> Thanks,
> Tony
>
> -Original Message-
> From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:
> hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Brian Rak
> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 9:18 PM
> To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com
> Subject: [hlds_linux] Checking for third party DS updates?
>
> Is there an API call that works to check if third party dedicated server
> software is out of date?  For example, I'd like to check if the NS2
> dedicated server is up to date or not.  It's APPID is 4922, but when I try
> to access
> https://api.steampowered.com/ISteamApps/UpToDateCheck/v0001/?appid=4922&version=999
> ,
> I get an error saying 'Couldn't get app info for the app specified.'.
> Interestingly, if I look at APPID 4920 (the main NS2 appid), I get a
> response telling me the current version is 1000 (which is wrong, it's 48).
>
> Is this something that needs to be enabled on a per-appid basis?  I've
> been told it works properly for all Valve games.  I can talk to the NS2
> developers if this is something that they need to request to be turned on,
> but I just need to know to ask for it.
>
> It would be a lot nicer to be able to use that API call, rather then
> having to dump the entire CDR and parse the output :/
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Re: [hlds_linux] Checking for third party DS updates?

[Tony Paloma]

4920 is the correct app id to use. The versions given are not the versions for 
any of the individual content depots. The API will only work for you if they're 
using Steam to manage the listing and versioning of dedicated servers.

It sounds like you're looking for a web API to get the current versions of a 
given app's depots, but unfortunately no such API exists.

Thanks,
Tony

-Original Message-
From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com 
[mailto:hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Brian Rak
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 9:18 PM
To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com
Subject: [hlds_linux] Checking for third party DS updates?

Is there an API call that works to check if third party dedicated server 
software is out of date?  For example, I'd like to check if the NS2 dedicated 
server is up to date or not.  It's APPID is 4922, but when I try to access 
https://api.steampowered.com/ISteamApps/UpToDateCheck/v0001/?appid=4922&version=999,
I get an error saying 'Couldn't get app info for the app specified.'.
Interestingly, if I look at APPID 4920 (the main NS2 appid), I get a response 
telling me the current version is 1000 (which is wrong, it's 48).

Is this something that needs to be enabled on a per-appid basis?  I've been 
told it works properly for all Valve games.  I can talk to the NS2 developers 
if this is something that they need to request to be turned on, but I just need 
to know to ask for it.

It would be a lot nicer to be able to use that API call, rather then having to 
dump the entire CDR and parse the output :/ 
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