Is there a recommended method to keep add-ins up to date?

[marcosscriven]

I'm making my first add-in, and wonder how best to ensure it's kept up to date.

I saw this post on rolling your own update process outside the Autodesk app store: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-api-and-scripts/python-restart-add-in-after-self-updating/...

However, I'd prefer to follow any guidelines Autodesk have on this, but can't find any. I assume they expect customers to periodically check for news versions, and then go and download a new installer?

[OceanHydroAU]

Official add-in guidelines exist (I've posted a link in a reply to something once if you're interested) but don't have info about updating - closest they come is telling us to re-submit (no info about how users get that though).

I rolled my own - it was a month of work, but mirrors (almost) how Fusion360 does it itself (downloads updates in background - except mine only applies them when the user agrees)  Getting that stuff to work on Mac and Windows was *hard*.

Leme know if you're still looking... I had a half-baked idea to team up with amateur add-in writers and publish a github "Fusion 360 Power Tools" add-in, which makes it simple for everyone to add their own features without having to re-invent everything all the time.  One Add-in to rule them all!