Software update functions

group Software update

Additional helpers for the software update IPC API

Functions

int a_open_software_update_stream(void)

Open a stream for sending update packages to Software Update.

Call this function when the updater is waiting for files.

If the update includes multiple files, stream them back-to-back.

The stream is non-blocking, but this open call is blocking. The stream file descriptor might be a socket, but it is NOT guaranteed to be a socket.

Note: If the stream unexpectedly closes, write() to the stream can trigger a SIGPIPE signal to the process.