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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""!
+    ____  ____  ______       __      __       __       _____
+   / __ )/ __ \/ ___/ |     / /___ _/ /______/ /_     |__  /
+  / __  / / / /\__ \| | /| / / __ `/ __/ ___/ __ \     /_ <
+ / /_/ / /_/ /___/ /| |/ |/ / /_/ / /_/ /__/ / / /   ___/ /
+/_____/\____//____/ |__/|__/\__,_/\__/\___/_/ /_/   /____/
+                German BOS Information Script
+                     by Bastian Schroll
+
+@file:        updater.py
+@date:        08.03.2019
+@author:      Bastian Schroll
+@description: Class for a BOSWatch automated updates
+"""
+import logging
+import urllib.request
+import re
+from boswatch import version
+
+logging.debug("- %s loaded", __name__)
+
+
+class Updater:
+    def __init__(self, branch):
+        self._clientVersion = None
+        self._serverVersion = None
+        self._date = None
+        self._branch = branch
+
+    def _getOnlineVersion(self):
+        data = urllib.request.urlopen("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BOSWatch/BW3-Core/" + self._branch + "/boswatch/version.py")
+        for line in data:
+            content = str(line, "utf8")
+
+            if "client = " in content:
+                data = re.findall("(\d+)", content)
+                self._clientVersion = {"major": int(data[0]), "minor": int(data[1]), "patch": int(data[2])}
+
+            if "server = " in content:
+                data = re.findall("(\d+)", content)
+                self._serverVersion = {"major": int(data[0]), "minor": int(data[1]), "patch": int(data[2])}
+
+            if "date = " in content:
+                data = re.findall("(\d+)", content)
+                self._date = {"day": int(data[0]), "month": int(data[1]), "year": int(data[2])}
+
+            if "branch = " in content:
+                data = re.findall("(?:branch)(?:[ =\"]+)(\w*)", content)
+                self._branch = data[0]
+
+    def checkClientUpdate(self):
+        logging.debug("checking for client update")
+        self._getOnlineVersion()
+        if version.client["major"] < self._clientVersion["major"] or \
+                version.client["minor"] < self._clientVersion["minor"] or \
+                version.client["patch"] < self._clientVersion["patch"]:
+            logging.info("There is a client update from available: %d.%d.%d (%d.%d.%d) -> %d.%d.%d (%d.%d.%d)",
+                         version.client["major"], version.client["minor"], version.client["patch"],
+                         version.date["day"], version.date["month"], version.date["year"],
+                         self._clientVersion["major"], self._clientVersion["minor"], self._clientVersion["patch"],
+                         self._date["day"], self._date["month"], self._date["year"])
+            return False
+        else:
+            logging.debug("client is up to date")
+            return True
+
+    def checkServerUpdate(self):
+        logging.debug("checking for server update")
+        self._getOnlineVersion()
+        if version.server["major"] < self._serverVersion["major"] or \
+                version.server["minor"] < self._serverVersion["minor"] or \
+                version.server["patch"] < self._serverVersion["patch"]:
+            logging.info("There is a server update from %d.%d.%d available: %d.%d.%d -> %d.%d.%d",
+                         version.date["day"], version.date["month"], version.date["year"],
+                         version.server["major"], version.server["minor"], version.server["patch"],
+                         self._serverVersion["major"], self._serverVersion["minor"], self._serverVersion["patch"])
+            return False
+        else:
+            logging.debug("server is up to date")
+            return True
+
+    def doUpdate(self):
+        pass