# encoding: ascii
# api: powershell
# title: Google Chromium Download
# description: Download and install Google Chromium if there is a newer version available.
# version: 0.1
# type: script
# author: MJWJ1
# license: CC0
# x-poshcode-id: 2959
# x-archived: 2013-09-28T00:34:08
# x-published: 2013-09-18T09:28:00
#
#
<#
.Synopsis
Download Google Chromium if there is a later build.
.Description
Download Google Chromium if there is a later build.
http://poshcode.org/2422
#>
Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
Import-Module bitstransfer
# comment out when not debugging
$VerbosePreference = "Continue"
#$VerbosePreference = "SilentlyContinue"
$versionFile = "$Env:temp\latestChromiumVersion.txt"
$installedChromiumVersion = 0
trap [Exception] {
write-host
write-error $("TRAPPED: " + $_.Exception.GetType().FullName);
write-error $("TRAPPED: " + $_.Exception.Message);
[string]($installedChromiumVersion) > $versionFile
exit;
}
if (Test-Path $versionFile)
{ $installedChromiumVersion = [int32] (cat $versionFile) }
#$latestChromiumBuildURL ="http://build.chromium.org/f/chromium/snapshots/chromium-rel-xp"
#$latestChromiumBuildURL ="http://build.chromium.org/f/chromium/snapshots/Win"
$latestChromiumBuildURL ="http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-snapshots/Win"
Start-BitsTransfer "$latestChromiumBuildURL/LAST_CHANGE" $versionFile
$latestChromiumVersion = [int32] (cat $versionFile)
if ($installedChromiumVersion -eq $latestChromiumVersion)
{
Write-Verbose "Exiting... Version $installedChromiumVersion is the latest. (from $latestChromiumBuildURL/LAST_CHANGE)"
return
}
$installerAppName = "mini_installer"
$installer = "$Env:temp\$installerAppName.exe"
Write-Verbose "Initiating download of new version $latestChromiumVersion"
Start-BitsTransfer "$latestChromiumBuildURL/$latestChromiumVersion/mini_installer.exe" $installer
Write-Verbose "Installing new version of Chromium"
Invoke-Item $installer
$installerRunning = 1
while (!($installerRunning -eq $null))
{
sleep 5
$installerRunning = ( Get-Process | ? {$_.ProcessName -match "$installerAppName"} )
}
Write-Verbose "New Chromium Installed! Please restart the Chromium browser"