Add XML Channel tag automatically?

[soundflix]

I use generate_appcast to produce my appcast XML files.
I like to have multiple .zip files in my folder, to get different items e.g. an older deployment target or beta channel.

With older deployment targets it works, the items are automatically marked with a correct <sparkle:minimumSystemVersion> tag.

With beta channel, I have to add the <sparkle:channel>beta</sparkle:channel> manually.
I'd like to have a way to add this tag automatically. The condition could be e.g. title tag is something like <title>0.1.5 beta</title>.
Does generate_appcast have an option for this?

I probably could manipulate the XML with grep/sed/... but I'm bad at this and would prefer a generic solution.

[zorgiepoo]

Look at the help page. There's an --channel option when generating new updates, although it requires you specify that. Minimum system version is automatic because there is a reliable Info.plist key to look at for determining that.

[soundflix]

Thanks,
That‘s fine for me, i can do my check with grep and when i need it, I’ll tag safely with —channel.

With help page, you mean the documentationDocumentation ? Somehow I am constantly missing something that I thought to have read before, it is strange.

[zorgiepoo]

I mean --help or -h like most command line utilities have.

[theolampert]

@zorgiepoo I think it would still be beneficial to mention this flag in the section of the documentation about channels. I would be happy to open a PR to add this to the docs if it's something you think is worthwhile.

[zorgiepoo]

That may be a good idea but if we start doing that we may want to re-use the wording so we can point out the corresponding generate_appcast flags for the other sections on the publishing page as well. Feel free to open a PR or suggest the wording for the channels section in the documentation repo and we can further discuss.

[soundflix]

I was using an old version 1.27.1 generate_appcast! After replacing the binary with a recent one, I can see many more options ...