Work on issue #6

etc/scripts/format-code.sh

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Style and format recursively
-astyle --style=linux --indent=spaces --align-pointer=type --indent-preproc-block --indent-preproc-define --indent-col1-comments --pad-first-paren-out --pad-oper --attach-namespaces --remove-brackets --convert-tabs --close-templates --max-code-length=100 --max-instatement-indent=50 --lineend=windows --suffix=none --recursive ../../*.h ../../*.c ../../*.cpp ../../*.cc
+astyle --style=linux --indent=spaces --align-pointer=type --indent-preproc-block --indent-preproc-define --indent-col1-comments --pad-first-paren-out --pad-oper --attach-namespaces --remove-brackets --convert-tabs --close-templates --max-code-length=100 --max-instatement-indent=50 --lineend=windows --suffix=none --recursive ../../*.h ../../*.cpp ../../*.cc

include/QSimpleUpdater.h

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public:
     QString getPlatformKey (const QString& url) const;
     QString getLatestVersion (const QString& url) const;
     QString getModuleVersion (const QString& url) const;
+    QString getUserAgentString (const QString& url) const;
 
 public slots:
     void checkForUpdates (const QString& url);
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ public slots:
     void setPlatformKey (const QString& url, const QString& platform);
     void setModuleVersion (const QString& url, const QString& version);
     void setDownloaderEnabled (const QString& url, const bool enabled);
+    void setUserAgentString (const QString& url, const QString& agent);
     void setUseCustomAppcast (const QString& url, const bool customAppcast);
     void setUseCustomInstallProcedures (const QString& url, const bool custom);
 

src/Downloader.cpp

@@ -112,9 +112,14 @@ void Downloader::startDownload (const QUrl& url)
     m_ui->downloadLabel->setText (tr ("Downloading updates"));
     m_ui->timeLabel->setText (tr ("Time remaining") + ": " + tr ("unknown"));
 
+    /* Configure the network request */
+    QNetworkRequest request (url);
+    if (!m_userAgentString.isEmpty())
+        request.setRawHeader ("User-Agent", m_userAgentString.toUtf8());
+
     /* Start download */
     m_startTime = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toTime_t();
-    m_reply = m_manager->get (QNetworkRequest (url));
+    m_reply = m_manager->get (request);
 
     /* Ensure that downloads directory exists */
     if (!DOWNLOAD_DIR.exists())
@@ -384,6 +389,14 @@ qreal Downloader::round (const qreal& input)
     return roundf (input * 100) / 100;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Changes the user-agent string used to communicate with the remote HTTP server
+ */
+void Downloader::setUserAgentString (const QString& agent)
+{
+    m_userAgentString = agent;
+}
+
 /**
  * If the \a custom parameter is set to \c true, then the \c Downloader will not
  * attempt to open the downloaded file.

src/Downloader.h

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public slots:
     void setUrlId (const QString& url);
     void startDownload (const QUrl& url);
     void setFileName (const QString& file);
+    void setUserAgentString (const QString& agent);
     void setUseCustomInstallProcedures (const bool custom);
 
 private slots:
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ private:
     QString m_fileName;
     Ui::Downloader* m_ui;
     QNetworkReply* m_reply;
+    QString m_userAgentString;
     bool m_useCustomProcedures;
     QNetworkAccessManager* m_manager;
 };

src/QSimpleUpdater.cpp

@@ -229,6 +229,18 @@ QString QSimpleUpdater::getModuleVersion (const QString& url) const
     return getUpdater (url)->moduleVersion();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the user-agent string used by the updater to communicate with
+ * the remote HTTP(S) server.
+ *
+ * \note If an \c Updater instance registered with the given \a url is not
+ *       found, that \c Updater instance will be initialized automatically
+ */
+QString QSimpleUpdater::getUserAgentString (const QString& url) const
+{
+    return getUpdater (url)->userAgentString();
+}
+
 /**
  * Instructs the \c Updater instance with the registered \c url to download and
  * interpret the update definitions file.
@@ -330,6 +342,19 @@ void QSimpleUpdater::setDownloaderEnabled (const QString& url,
     getUpdater (url)->setDownloaderEnabled (enabled);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Changes the user-agent string used by the updater to communicate
+ * with the remote server
+ *
+ * \note If an \c Updater instance registered with the given \a url is not
+ *       found, that \c Updater instance will be initialized automatically
+ */
+void QSimpleUpdater::setUserAgentString (const QString& url,
+                                         const QString& agent)
+{
+    getUpdater (url)->setUserAgentString (agent);
+}
+
 /**
  * If the \a customAppcast parameter is set to \c true, then the \c Updater
  * will not try to read the network reply from the server, instead, it will

src/Updater.cpp

@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ Updater::Updater()
     m_platform = "ios";
 #endif
 
+    setUserAgentString (QString ("%1/%2 (Qt; QSimpleUpdater)").arg (qApp->applicationName(),
+                        qApp->applicationVersion()));
+
     connect (m_downloader, SIGNAL (downloadFinished (QString, QString)),
              this,         SIGNAL (downloadFinished (QString, QString)));
     connect (m_manager,    SIGNAL (finished (QNetworkReply*)),
@@ -147,6 +150,15 @@ QString Updater::latestVersion() const
     return m_latestVersion;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the user-agent header used by the client when communicating
+ * with the server through HTTP
+ */
+QString Updater::userAgentString() const
+{
+    return m_userAgentString;
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns the "local" version of the installed module
  */
@@ -221,7 +233,11 @@ bool Updater::useCustomInstallProcedures() const
  */
 void Updater::checkForUpdates()
 {
-    m_manager->get (QNetworkRequest (url()));
+    QNetworkRequest request (url());
+    if (!userAgentString().isEmpty())
+        request.setRawHeader ("User-Agent", userAgentString().toUtf8());
+
+    m_manager->get (request);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -261,6 +277,18 @@ void Updater::setNotifyOnFinish (const bool notify)
     m_notifyOnFinish = notify;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Changes the user agent string used to identify the client application
+ * from the server in a HTTP session.
+ *
+ * By default, the user agent will co
+ */
+void Updater::setUserAgentString (const QString& agent)
+{
+    m_userAgentString = agent;
+    m_downloader->setUserAgentString (agent);
+}
+
 /**
  * Changes the module \a version
  * \note The module version is used to compare the local and remote versions.
@@ -331,8 +359,7 @@ void Updater::onReply (QNetworkReply* reply)
     }
 
     /* There was a network error */
-    if (reply->error() != QNetworkReply::NoError)
+    if (reply->error() != QNetworkReply::NoError) {
-    {
         setUpdateAvailable (false);
         emit checkingFinished (url());
         return;
@@ -349,8 +376,7 @@ void Updater::onReply (QNetworkReply* reply)
     QJsonDocument document = QJsonDocument::fromJson (reply->readAll());
 
     /* JSON is invalid */
-    if (document.isNull())
+    if (document.isNull()) {
-    {
         setUpdateAvailable (false);
         emit checkingFinished (url());
         return;

src/Updater.h

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public:
     QString platformKey() const;
     QString moduleVersion() const;
     QString latestVersion() const;
+    QString userAgentString() const;
 
     bool customAppcast() const;
     bool notifyOnUpdate() const;
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ public slots:
     void setModuleName (const QString& name);
     void setNotifyOnUpdate (const bool notify);
     void setNotifyOnFinish (const bool notify);
+    void setUserAgentString (const QString& agent);
     void setModuleVersion (const QString& version);
     void setDownloaderEnabled (const bool enabled);
     void setPlatformKey (const QString& platformKey);
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ private:
 
 private:
     QString m_url;
+    QString m_userAgentString;
 
     bool m_customAppcast;
     bool m_notifyOnUpdate;