Added auto update feature

Fix Fedex URL

HelloWorld/Form1.Designer.vb

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Partial Class Form1
     'Do not modify it using the code editor.
     <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()>
     Private Sub InitializeComponent()
+        Me.components = New System.ComponentModel.Container()
         Dim resources As System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager = New System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(GetType(Form1))
         Me.btnClickThis = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
         Me.lblHelloWorld = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
@@ -34,12 +35,14 @@ Partial Class Form1
         Me.btnDHLShipping = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
         Me.MenuStrip1 = New System.Windows.Forms.MenuStrip()
         Me.AboutToolStripMenuItem = New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem()
+        Me.lblCoppiedNotifyer = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
+        Me.Timer1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Timer(Me.components)
         Me.MenuStrip1.SuspendLayout()
         Me.SuspendLayout()
         '
         'btnClickThis
         '
-        Me.btnClickThis.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 148)
+        Me.btnClickThis.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(11, 203)
         Me.btnClickThis.Name = "btnClickThis"
         Me.btnClickThis.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(138, 23)
         Me.btnClickThis.TabIndex = 0
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ Partial Class Form1
         'lblHelloWorld
         '
         Me.lblHelloWorld.AutoSize = True
-        Me.lblHelloWorld.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(9, 101)
+        Me.lblHelloWorld.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 161)
         Me.lblHelloWorld.Name = "lblHelloWorld"
         Me.lblHelloWorld.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(99, 13)
         Me.lblHelloWorld.TabIndex = 1
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ Partial Class Form1
         '
         'txtFinalUrl
         '
-        Me.txtFinalUrl.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 121)
+        Me.txtFinalUrl.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 177)
         Me.txtFinalUrl.Name = "txtFinalUrl"
         Me.txtFinalUrl.ReadOnly = True
         Me.txtFinalUrl.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(652, 20)
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ Partial Class Form1
         Me.MenuStrip1.Items.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem() {Me.AboutToolStripMenuItem})
         Me.MenuStrip1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 0)
         Me.MenuStrip1.Name = "MenuStrip1"
-        Me.MenuStrip1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(687, 24)
+        Me.MenuStrip1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(587, 24)
         Me.MenuStrip1.TabIndex = 13
         Me.MenuStrip1.Text = "MenuStrip1"
         '
@@ -130,11 +133,24 @@ Partial Class Form1
         Me.AboutToolStripMenuItem.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(52, 20)
         Me.AboutToolStripMenuItem.Text = "About"
         '
+        'lblCoppiedNotifyer
+        '
+        Me.lblCoppiedNotifyer.AutoSize = True
+        Me.lblCoppiedNotifyer.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(13, 100)
+        Me.lblCoppiedNotifyer.Name = "lblCoppiedNotifyer"
+        Me.lblCoppiedNotifyer.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(92, 13)
+        Me.lblCoppiedNotifyer.TabIndex = 14
+        Me.lblCoppiedNotifyer.Text = "lblCoppiedNotifyer"
+        '
+        'Timer1
+        '
+        '
         'Form1
         '
         Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
         Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
-        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(687, 181)
+        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(587, 122)
+        Me.Controls.Add(Me.lblCoppiedNotifyer)
         Me.Controls.Add(Me.btnDHLShipping)
         Me.Controls.Add(Me.btnFedexShipping)
         Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button1)
@@ -168,4 +184,6 @@ Partial Class Form1
     Friend WithEvents btnDHLShipping As Button
     Friend WithEvents MenuStrip1 As MenuStrip
     Friend WithEvents AboutToolStripMenuItem As ToolStripMenuItem
+    Friend WithEvents lblCoppiedNotifyer As Label
+    Friend WithEvents Timer1 As Timer
 End Class

HelloWorld/Form1.resx

@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@
   <metadata name="MenuStrip1.TrayLocation" type="System.Drawing.Point, System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a">
     <value>17, 17</value>
   </metadata>
+  <metadata name="Timer1.TrayLocation" type="System.Drawing.Point, System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a">
+    <value>132, 17</value>
+  </metadata>
   <assembly alias="System.Drawing" name="System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
   <data name="$this.Icon" type="System.Drawing.Icon, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
     <value>

HelloWorld/Form1.vb

@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
 
+Imports System.Media
 Imports System.Net
 Imports System.Net.Http
 Imports System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates
 Imports System.Text
-Imports System.Media
 
 
 Public Class Form1
-    Public Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnClickThis.Click
+    Private Sub Timer1_Tick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
-        My.Computer.Clipboard.SetText(txtFinalUrl.Text)
+        lblCoppiedNotifyer.Text = ""
-        Using player As New SoundPlayer(My.Resources.WindowsXPCriticalStop)
+        Timer1.Stop()
-            player.Play()
-        End Using
     End Sub
-
-
     Private Sub btnEditBaseUrl_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnEditBaseUrl.Click
         Dim rawRMA As String
         rawRMA = txtRMA.Text
@@ -22,6 +18,10 @@ Public Class Form1
         Dim encodedRMA As String = Uri.EscapeDataString(rawRMA)
 
         txtFinalUrl.Text = "https://www.tnt.com/express/en_au/site/shipping-tools/tracking.html?searchType=ref&cons=" & encodedRMA
+        My.Computer.Clipboard.SetText(txtFinalUrl.Text)
+        lblCoppiedNotifyer.Text = "Copied!"
+        Timer1.Interval = 5000
+        Timer1.Start()
     End Sub
 
     Private Sub Button1_Click_1(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ Public Class Form1
         Dim encodedRMA As String = Uri.EscapeDataString(rawRMA)
 
         txtFinalUrl.Text = "https://www.tnt.com/express/en_au/site/shipping-tools/tracking.html?searchType=con&cons=" & encodedRMA
+        My.Computer.Clipboard.SetText(txtFinalUrl.Text)
+        lblCoppiedNotifyer.Text = "Copied!"
+        Timer1.Interval = 5000
+        Timer1.Start()
     End Sub
 
     Private Sub btnFedexShipping_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnFedexShipping.Click
@@ -39,7 +43,11 @@ Public Class Form1
 
         Dim encodedRMA As String = Uri.EscapeDataString(rawRMA)
 
-        txtFinalUrl.Text = "https://www.fedex.com/fedextrack/?trknbr=" & encodedRMA
+        txtFinalUrl.Text = "https://www.fedex.com/apps/fedextrack/?tracknumbers=" & encodedRMA
+        My.Computer.Clipboard.SetText(txtFinalUrl.Text)
+        lblCoppiedNotifyer.Text = "Copied!"
+        Timer1.Interval = 5000
+        Timer1.Start()
     End Sub
 
     Private Sub Button2_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnDHLShipping.Click
@@ -49,15 +57,19 @@ Public Class Form1
         Dim encodedRMA As String = Uri.EscapeDataString(rawRMA)
 
         txtFinalUrl.Text = "https://www.dhl.com/au-en/home/tracking/tracking-express.html?submit=1&tracking-id=" & encodedRMA
-    End Sub
+        My.Computer.Clipboard.SetText(txtFinalUrl.Text)
-
+        lblCoppiedNotifyer.Text = "Copied!"
-    Private Sub Label1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Label1.Click
+        Timer1.Interval = 5000
-
+        Timer1.Start()
     End Sub
 
     Private Sub AboutToolStripMenuItem_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles AboutToolStripMenuItem.Click
         Dim box = New Form3()
         box.Show()
     End Sub
+
+    Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
+        lblCoppiedNotifyer.Text = ""
+    End Sub
 End Class
 

HelloWorld/Form3.Designer.vb

@@ -24,25 +24,35 @@ Partial Class Form3
     Private Sub InitializeComponent()
         Dim resources As System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager = New System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(GetType(Form3))
         Me.Label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
+        Me.btnUpdates = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
         Me.SuspendLayout()
         '
         'Label1
         '
         Me.Label1.AutoSize = True
-        Me.Label1.Cursor = System.Windows.Forms.Cursors.WaitCursor
+        Me.Label1.Cursor = System.Windows.Forms.Cursors.Arrow
         Me.Label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 9)
         Me.Label1.Name = "Label1"
         Me.Label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(222, 39)
         Me.Label1.TabIndex = 1
-        Me.Label1.Text = "Verson 1.0.5.3 " & Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.ChrW(13) & Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.ChrW(10) & Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.ChrW(13) & Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.ChrW(10) & "Made by Ben Nicholson - All Rights Reserved" & Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.ChrW(13) & Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.ChrW(10)
+        Me.Label1.Text = "Verson 1.1.0.0 " & Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.ChrW(13) & Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.ChrW(10) & Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.ChrW(13) & Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.ChrW(10) & "Made by Ben Nicholson - All Rights Reserved" & Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.ChrW(13) & Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.ChrW(10)
         Me.Label1.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
-        Me.Label1.UseWaitCursor = True
+        '
+        'btnUpdates
+        '
+        Me.btnUpdates.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(87, 66)
+        Me.btnUpdates.Name = "btnUpdates"
+        Me.btnUpdates.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(75, 23)
+        Me.btnUpdates.TabIndex = 2
+        Me.btnUpdates.Text = "Updates"
+        Me.btnUpdates.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
         '
         'Form3
         '
         Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
         Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
-        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(246, 60)
+        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(246, 101)
+        Me.Controls.Add(Me.btnUpdates)
         Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label1)
         Me.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black
         Me.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedSingle
@@ -58,4 +68,5 @@ Partial Class Form3
     End Sub
 
     Friend WithEvents Label1 As Label
+    Friend WithEvents btnUpdates As Button
 End Class

HelloWorld/Form3.resx

@@ -117,9 +117,6 @@
   <resheader name="writer">
     <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
   </resheader>
-  <metadata name="$this.Locked" type="System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
-    <value>True</value>
-  </metadata>
   <assembly alias="System.Drawing" name="System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
   <data name="$this.Icon" type="System.Drawing.Icon, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
     <value>

HelloWorld/Form3.vb

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 Public Class Form3
-    Private Sub Label1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Label1.Click
+    Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnUpdates.Click
+        Dim webAddress As String = "https://gitea.apointless.space/bsncubed/ShippingTracker/releases"
+        Process.Start(webAddress)
+    End Sub
+
+    Private Sub Form3_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
 
     End Sub
+
 End Class

HelloWorld/My Project/About.vb

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Public Class About
-
-End Class

HelloWorld/My Project/AssemblyInfo.vb

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
 <Assembly: AssemblyTitle("Shipping Tracker")>
 <Assembly: AssemblyDescription("")>
 <Assembly: AssemblyCompany("")>
-<Assembly: AssemblyProduct("TNT Tracking Link Creator")>
+<Assembly: AssemblyProduct("Shipping Tracker")>
 <Assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright © 2025 Ben Nicholson")>
 <Assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")>
 
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
 ' by using the '*' as shown below:
 ' <Assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")>
 
-<Assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.5.3")>
+<Assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.1.0.0")>
-<Assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.5.3")>
+<Assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.1.0.0")>
 <Assembly: NeutralResourcesLanguage("en-AU")>

HelloWorld/My Project/Resources.Designer.vb

@@ -59,14 +59,5 @@ Namespace My.Resources
                 resourceCulture = value
             End Set
         End Property
-        
-        '''<summary>
-        '''  Looks up a localized resource of type System.IO.UnmanagedMemoryStream similar to System.IO.MemoryStream.
-        '''</summary>
-        Friend ReadOnly Property WindowsXPCriticalStop() As System.IO.UnmanagedMemoryStream
-            Get
-                Return ResourceManager.GetStream("WindowsXPCriticalStop", resourceCulture)
-            End Get
-        End Property
     End Module
 End Namespace

HelloWorld/My Project/Resources.resx

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
     <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
   </resheader>
   <assembly alias="System.Windows.Forms" name="System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />
-  <data name="WindowsXPCriticalStop" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
+	<!--  <data name="WindowsXPCriticalStop" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
     <value>..\WindowsXPCriticalStop.wav;System.IO.MemoryStream, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
-  </data>
+  </data> -->
 </root>

HelloWorld/TNT Tracking Link.vbproj

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
     <TargetFrameworkProfile />
     <IsWebBootstrapper>false</IsWebBootstrapper>
-    <PublishUrl>C:\Users\Ben\Desktop\</PublishUrl>
+    <PublishUrl>C:\Users\Ben\Desktop\Shipping\</PublishUrl>
     <Install>true</Install>
     <InstallFrom>Disk</InstallFrom>
     <UpdateEnabled>false</UpdateEnabled>
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
     <UpdateRequired>false</UpdateRequired>
     <MapFileExtensions>true</MapFileExtensions>
     <AutorunEnabled>true</AutorunEnabled>
-    <ApplicationRevision>3</ApplicationRevision>
+    <ApplicationRevision>0</ApplicationRevision>
-    <ApplicationVersion>1.0.5.%2a</ApplicationVersion>
+    <ApplicationVersion>1.1.0.%2a</ApplicationVersion>
     <UseApplicationTrust>false</UseApplicationTrust>
     <PublishWizardCompleted>true</PublishWizardCompleted>
     <BootstrapperEnabled>true</BootstrapperEnabled>
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include="TNT.ico" />
-    <None Include="WindowsXPCriticalStop.wav" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <BootstrapperPackage Include=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8">

HelloWorld/Updater.vb

@@ -0,0 +1,502 @@
+Imports System.Collections.Generic
+Imports System.IO
+Imports System.Net.Http
+Imports System.Security.Cryptography
+Imports System.Web.Script.Serialization
+Imports System.Windows.Forms
+
+' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+' Updater.vb - self-update for Shipping Tracker
+'
+' Requires a project reference to: System.Web.Extensions  (for JavaScriptSerializer)
+' Everything else is in the framework already.
+'
+' Wire-up (see notes at bottom of file):
+'   Form1_Load  -> Updater.CleanupOldBinary() + Await Updater.CheckForUpdatesAsync(True)
+'   Form3 btnUpdates -> Await Updater.CheckForUpdatesAsync(False)
+' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Public Module Updater
+
+    ' --- configuration -----------------------------------------------------
+
+    Private Const ApiLatest As String =
+        "https://gitea.apointless.space/api/v1/repos/bsncubed/ShippingTracker/releases/latest"
+
+    Private Const ReleasesPage As String =
+        "https://gitea.apointless.space/bsncubed/ShippingTracker/releases"
+
+    ' Name of the .exe asset attached to each release. Must match exactly.
+    Private Const AssetName As String = "Shipping Tracker.exe"
+
+    ' Name of the checksum asset. sha256sum format: "<hash>  <filename>" per line.
+    Private Const ChecksumAssetName As String = "checksums.txt"
+
+    Private ReadOnly Http As New HttpClient() With {.Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)}
+
+    ' --- public entry points -----------------------------------------------
+
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' Checks for a newer release and offers to install it.
+    ''' silent = True  -> startup check. Any failure (offline, DNS, timeout,
+    '''                   bad response) returns quietly with no UI at all.
+    ''' silent = False -> user clicked "Check for updates". Reports
+    '''                   "up to date" and surfaces errors.
+    ''' </summary>
+    Public Async Function CheckForUpdatesAsync(silent As Boolean) As Task
+
+        Dim rel As ReleaseInfo = Nothing
+
+        Try
+            rel = Await FetchLatestReleaseAsync()
+        Catch ex As Exception
+            ' Offline / DNS failure / timeout / non-200 / malformed JSON.
+            If Not silent Then
+                MessageBox.Show("Could not check for updates:" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & ex.Message,
+                                "Shipping Tracker", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning)
+            End If
+            Return
+        End Try
+
+        If rel Is Nothing OrElse rel.Version Is Nothing Then
+            If Not silent Then
+                MessageBox.Show("Could not read the latest version number.",
+                                "Shipping Tracker", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning)
+            End If
+            Return
+        End If
+
+        Dim current As Version = Normalise(My.Application.Info.Version)
+
+        If rel.Version <= current Then
+            If Not silent Then
+                MessageBox.Show("You're running the latest version (" & current.ToString() & ").",
+                                "Shipping Tracker", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)
+            End If
+            Return
+        End If
+
+        ' --- newer version available ---------------------------------------
+
+        Dim answer = MessageBox.Show(
+            "A new version of Shipping Tracker is available." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf &
+            "You have:  " & current.ToString() & vbCrLf &
+            "Available: " & rel.Version.ToString() & vbCrLf & vbCrLf &
+            "Update now?",
+            "Update available", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question)
+
+        If answer <> DialogResult.Yes Then Return
+
+        If String.IsNullOrEmpty(rel.AssetUrl) Then
+            OfferManualDownload("This release doesn't contain a file named """ & AssetName & """.")
+            Return
+        End If
+
+        ' Fail early if we can't write next to ourselves (e.g. Program Files,
+        ' read-only network share) rather than half-applying the update.
+        If Not CanWriteBesideExe() Then
+            OfferManualDownload("Shipping Tracker doesn't have permission to update itself " &
+                                "in this folder.")
+            Return
+        End If
+
+        Await DownloadAndApplyAsync(rel)
+
+    End Function
+
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' Deletes the previous binary left behind by an update.
+    ''' Call once, early, from Form1_Load. Never throws.
+    ''' </summary>
+    Public Sub CleanupOldBinary()
+        Try
+            Dim oldPath = Application.ExecutablePath & ".old"
+            If File.Exists(oldPath) Then File.Delete(oldPath)
+        Catch
+            ' Still locked, or already gone. Harmless - try again next launch.
+        End Try
+    End Sub
+
+    ' --- release metadata --------------------------------------------------
+
+    Private Class ReleaseInfo
+        Public Property Version As Version
+        Public Property AssetUrl As String
+        Public Property ChecksumUrl As String
+    End Class
+
+    Private Async Function FetchLatestReleaseAsync() As Task(Of ReleaseInfo)
+
+        Using req As New HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, ApiLatest)
+            req.Headers.Add("User-Agent", "ShippingTracker")
+            req.Headers.Add("Accept", "application/json")
+
+            Using resp = Await Http.SendAsync(req)
+                resp.EnsureSuccessStatusCode()
+                Dim body = Await resp.Content.ReadAsStringAsync()
+
+                Dim js As New JavaScriptSerializer()
+                Dim root = TryCast(js.DeserializeObject(body), Dictionary(Of String, Object))
+                If root Is Nothing Then Return Nothing
+
+                Dim info As New ReleaseInfo()
+
+                Dim tag As String = Nothing
+                If root.ContainsKey("tag_name") Then tag = TryCast(root("tag_name"), String)
+                info.Version = ParseVersion(tag)
+
+                If root.ContainsKey("assets") Then
+                    Dim assets = TryCast(root("assets"), Object())
+                    If assets IsNot Nothing Then
+                        For Each a In assets
+                            Dim asset = TryCast(a, Dictionary(Of String, Object))
+                            If asset Is Nothing Then Continue For
+
+                            Dim name As String = Nothing
+                            Dim url As String = Nothing
+                            If asset.ContainsKey("name") Then name = TryCast(asset("name"), String)
+                            If asset.ContainsKey("browser_download_url") Then _
+                                url = TryCast(asset("browser_download_url"), String)
+
+                            If name Is Nothing OrElse url Is Nothing Then Continue For
+
+                            If String.Equals(name, AssetName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) Then
+                                info.AssetUrl = url
+                            ElseIf String.Equals(name, ChecksumAssetName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) Then
+                                info.ChecksumUrl = url
+                            End If
+                        Next
+                    End If
+                End If
+
+                Return info
+            End Using
+        End Using
+
+    End Function
+
+    ' --- version handling --------------------------------------------------
+
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' Parses a tag like "1.2.0.0", "v1.2.0" or "1.2" into a 4-part Version.
+    ''' Missing components become 0 so comparison against AssemblyVersion is sane
+    ''' (an unset component in System.Version is -1, which would sort wrong).
+    ''' </summary>
+    Private Function ParseVersion(tag As String) As Version
+        If String.IsNullOrEmpty(tag) Then Return Nothing
+
+        Dim s = tag.Trim()
+        If s.StartsWith("v", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) Then s = s.Substring(1)
+
+        Dim nums As New List(Of Integer)
+        For Each part In s.Split("."c)
+            Dim n As Integer
+            If Not Integer.TryParse(part.Trim(), n) Then Exit For
+            If n < 0 Then Exit For
+            nums.Add(n)
+            If nums.Count = 4 Then Exit For
+        Next
+
+        If nums.Count = 0 Then Return Nothing
+        While nums.Count < 4
+            nums.Add(0)
+        End While
+
+        Return New Version(nums(0), nums(1), nums(2), nums(3))
+    End Function
+
+    Private Function Normalise(v As Version) As Version
+        Return New Version(Math.Max(v.Major, 0), Math.Max(v.Minor, 0),
+                           Math.Max(v.Build, 0), Math.Max(v.Revision, 0))
+    End Function
+
+    ' --- download / verify / swap -----------------------------------------
+
+    Private Async Function DownloadAndApplyAsync(rel As ReleaseInfo) As Task
+
+        Dim exePath = Application.ExecutablePath
+        Dim newPath = exePath & ".new"
+
+        Dim prog As New UpdateProgressForm()
+        prog.Show()
+
+        Try
+            ' 1. download the new binary
+            prog.SetStatus("Downloading update...")
+            Await DownloadToFileAsync(rel.AssetUrl, newPath, prog)
+
+            ' 2. verify it, if the release published checksums
+            If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(rel.ChecksumUrl) Then
+                prog.SetStatus("Verifying download...")
+                prog.SetProgress(100)
+
+                Dim expected = Await FetchExpectedHashAsync(rel.ChecksumUrl)
+                If String.IsNullOrEmpty(expected) Then
+                    Throw New Exception("The checksum file has no entry for """ & AssetName & """.")
+                End If
+
+                Dim actual = Sha256File(newPath)
+                If Not String.Equals(expected, actual, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) Then
+                    Throw New Exception("Checksum mismatch - the download was corrupted or tampered with." &
+                                        vbCrLf & vbCrLf &
+                                        "Expected: " & expected & vbCrLf &
+                                        "Got:      " & actual)
+                End If
+            End If
+
+            ' 3. swap the binaries
+            prog.SetStatus("Installing...")
+            ApplyUpdate(newPath)
+
+        Catch ex As Exception
+            SafeDelete(newPath)
+            prog.Close()
+            OfferManualDownload("The update could not be installed:" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & ex.Message)
+            Return
+        End Try
+
+        prog.Close()
+
+        MessageBox.Show("Update installed. Shipping Tracker will now restart.",
+                        "Shipping Tracker", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)
+
+        Try
+            Process.Start(exePath)
+        Catch
+            ' If relaunch fails the update is still applied - next manual
+            ' launch gets the new version.
+        End Try
+
+        Application.Exit()
+
+    End Function
+
+    Private Async Function DownloadToFileAsync(url As String, destPath As String,
+                                               prog As UpdateProgressForm) As Task
+
+        Using req As New HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, url)
+            req.Headers.Add("User-Agent", "ShippingTracker")
+
+            ' ResponseHeadersRead so we stream to disk instead of buffering it all.
+            Using resp = Await Http.SendAsync(req, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead)
+                resp.EnsureSuccessStatusCode()
+
+                Dim total As Long = -1
+                If resp.Content.Headers.ContentLength.HasValue Then
+                    total = resp.Content.Headers.ContentLength.Value
+                End If
+
+                Using src = Await resp.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(),
+                      dst = New FileStream(destPath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None)
+
+                    Dim buffer(81919) As Byte
+                    Dim readTotal As Long = 0
+                    Dim n As Integer
+
+                    Do
+                        n = Await src.ReadAsync(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)
+                        If n = 0 Then Exit Do
+                        Await dst.WriteAsync(buffer, 0, n)
+                        readTotal += n
+                        If total > 0 Then
+                            prog.SetProgress(CInt(Math.Min(100L, readTotal * 100L \ total)))
+                        End If
+                    Loop
+                End Using
+            End Using
+        End Using
+
+    End Function
+
+    Private Async Function FetchExpectedHashAsync(checksumUrl As String) As Task(Of String)
+
+        Using req As New HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, checksumUrl)
+            req.Headers.Add("User-Agent", "ShippingTracker")
+
+            Using resp = Await Http.SendAsync(req)
+                resp.EnsureSuccessStatusCode()
+                Dim text = Await resp.Content.ReadAsStringAsync()
+
+                ' sha256sum format: "<hash>  <filename>"  (two spaces, or " *")
+                For Each line In text.Split({vbCr, vbLf}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
+                    Dim trimmed = line.Trim()
+                    If trimmed.Length = 0 Then Continue For
+
+                    Dim sep = trimmed.IndexOf(" "c)
+                    If sep <= 0 Then Continue For
+
+                    Dim hash = trimmed.Substring(0, sep).Trim()
+                    Dim name = trimmed.Substring(sep).Trim().TrimStart("*"c).Trim()
+
+                    If String.Equals(name, AssetName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) Then
+                        Return hash
+                    End If
+                Next
+
+                Return Nothing
+            End Using
+        End Using
+
+    End Function
+
+    Private Function Sha256File(path As String) As String
+        Using sha = SHA256.Create(), fs = File.OpenRead(path)
+            Return BitConverter.ToString(sha.ComputeHash(fs)).Replace("-", "").ToLowerInvariant()
+        End Using
+    End Function
+
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' Windows won't let you delete a running .exe, but it will let you RENAME
+    ''' one. So: current -> .old, downloaded -> current. The .old file is removed
+    ''' by CleanupOldBinary() on the next launch.
+    ''' </summary>
+    Private Sub ApplyUpdate(newFile As String)
+
+        Dim exePath = Application.ExecutablePath
+        Dim oldPath = exePath & ".old"
+
+        SafeDelete(oldPath)
+
+        File.Move(exePath, oldPath)          ' running exe is now .old
+
+        Try
+            File.Move(newFile, exePath)      ' new binary takes its place
+        Catch
+            ' Roll back so the user isn't left without an application.
+            Try
+                File.Move(oldPath, exePath)
+            Catch
+            End Try
+            Throw
+        End Try
+
+    End Sub
+
+    ' --- helpers -----------------------------------------------------------
+
+    Private Function CanWriteBesideExe() As Boolean
+        Try
+            Dim dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(Application.ExecutablePath)
+            Dim probe = Path.Combine(dir, "." & Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N") & ".tmp")
+            Using fs = New FileStream(probe, FileMode.CreateNew, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None)
+            End Using
+            File.Delete(probe)
+            Return True
+        Catch
+            Return False
+        End Try
+    End Function
+
+    Private Sub SafeDelete(path As String)
+        Try
+            If File.Exists(path) Then File.Delete(path)
+        Catch
+        End Try
+    End Sub
+
+    Private Sub OfferManualDownload(message As String)
+        Dim answer = MessageBox.Show(
+            message & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "Open the downloads page instead?",
+            "Shipping Tracker", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Warning)
+
+        If answer = DialogResult.Yes Then
+            Try
+                Process.Start(ReleasesPage)
+            Catch
+            End Try
+        End If
+    End Sub
+
+End Module
+
+
+''' <summary>
+''' Minimal progress window, built in code so there's no extra .Designer.vb
+''' to add to the project.
+''' </summary>
+Friend Class UpdateProgressForm
+    Inherits Form
+
+    Private ReadOnly _bar As ProgressBar
+    Private ReadOnly _label As Label
+
+    Public Sub New()
+        Me.Text = "Updating Shipping Tracker"
+        Me.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog
+        Me.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen
+        Me.MaximizeBox = False
+        Me.MinimizeBox = False
+        Me.ControlBox = False
+        Me.ClientSize = New Drawing.Size(360, 90)
+
+        _label = New Label() With {
+            .Text = "Starting...",
+            .AutoSize = False,
+            .Location = New Drawing.Point(15, 15),
+            .Size = New Drawing.Size(330, 20)
+        }
+
+        _bar = New ProgressBar() With {
+            .Location = New Drawing.Point(15, 45),
+            .Size = New Drawing.Size(330, 22),
+            .Minimum = 0,
+            .Maximum = 100
+        }
+
+        Me.Controls.Add(_label)
+        Me.Controls.Add(_bar)
+    End Sub
+
+    Public Sub SetStatus(text As String)
+        _label.Text = text
+        _label.Refresh()
+    End Sub
+
+    Public Sub SetProgress(percent As Integer)
+        If percent < 0 Then percent = 0
+        If percent > 100 Then percent = 100
+        _bar.Value = percent
+    End Sub
+
+End Class
+
+
+' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+' INTEGRATION
+'
+' 1. Project -> Add Reference -> Assemblies -> System.Web.Extensions
+'
+' 2. Form1.vb - replace the existing Form1_Load with:
+'
+'        Private Async Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
+'            lblCoppiedNotifyer.Text = ""
+'            Updater.CleanupOldBinary()
+'            Await Updater.CheckForUpdatesAsync(True)
+'        End Sub
+'
+'    (Async Sub is fine here - the await resumes on the UI thread, and the
+'     window paints while the HTTP request is in flight.)
+'
+' 3. Form3.vb - replace the btnUpdates handler with:
+'
+'        Private Async Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnUpdates.Click
+'            Await Updater.CheckForUpdatesAsync(False)
+'        End Sub
+'
+' 4. Bump <Assembly: AssemblyVersion> and AssemblyFileVersion in
+'    My Project\AssemblyInfo.vb before each release. This is what the updater
+'    compares against - if you forget, users are told they're up to date.
+'
+' PUBLISHING A RELEASE
+'
+'   - Tag the release "1.2.0.0" (a leading "v" is also accepted).
+'   - Attach the built binary, named exactly:  Shipping Tracker.exe
+'   - Attach checksums.txt containing:
+'         <sha256>  Shipping Tracker.exe
+'     Generate it in PowerShell with:
+'         (Get-FileHash ".\Shipping Tracker.exe" -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLower() `
+'             + "  Shipping Tracker.exe" | Out-File checksums.txt -Encoding ascii
+'   - Don't mark it pre-release: /releases/latest skips drafts and pre-releases.
+'
+'   If checksums.txt is missing the update still installs, but unverified.
+' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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+3b8e4dcfc328e7f3fedf6c8f0adbc8689e7eeb8c5646d5a81212b863dda07e7a  Shipping Tracker.exe