/**
* Check for updates to the esoTalk software. If there's a new version, and this is the first time we've heard
* of it, create a notifcation for the current user.
*
* @return void
*/
public function checkForUpdates()
{
// Save the last update check time so we won't do it again for a while.
ET::writeConfig(array("esoTalk.admin.lastUpdateCheckTime" => time()));
// If the latest version is different to what it was last time we checked...
$info = C("esoTalk.admin.lastUpdateCheckInfo", array("version" => ESOTALK_VERSION));
if ($package = ET::checkForUpdates() and $package["version"] != $info["version"]) {
// Create a notification.
ET::activityModel()->create("updateAvailable", ET::$session->userId, null, $package);
// Write the latest checked version to the config file.
ET::writeConfig(array("esoTalk.admin.lastUpdateCheckInfo" => $package));
}
}