Add installation counter via an asset text file

.github/workflows/WAU-AutoCreatePreVersion.yml

@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ jobs:
           cd Policies
           zip -r ../WAU_ADMX.zip *
           cd ..
+          # Add install counter
+          echo "Install counter file." > WAU_InstallCounter
 
       - name: Create release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@6c75be85e571768fa31b40abf38de58ba0397db5 # v1.13.0
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
           prerelease: true
           generateReleaseNotes: true
           name: "v${{ steps.versioning.outputs.version }} [Nightly Build]"
-          artifacts: "WAU.zip,WAU_ADMX.zip"
+          artifacts: "WAU.zip,WAU_ADMX.zip,WAU_InstallCounter"
 
       - name: URL to release
         run: echo "Release -> ${{ steps.release.outputs.html_url }}"

.github/workflows/WAU-CreateNewVersion.yml

@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ jobs:
           cd Policies
           zip -r ../WAU_ADMX.zip *
           cd ..
+          # Add install counter
+          echo "Install counter file." > WAU_InstallCounter
 
       - name: Create release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@6c75be85e571768fa31b40abf38de58ba0397db5 # v1.13.0
@@ -79,4 +81,4 @@ jobs:
           prerelease: ${{ github.event.inputs.pre-release }}
           generateReleaseNotes: true
           name: "v${{ steps.versioning.outputs.version }}"
-          artifacts: "WAU.zip,WAU_ADMX.zip"
+          artifacts: "WAU.zip,WAU_ADMX.zip,WAU_InstallCounter"

README.md

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 # Winget-AutoUpdate (WAU)
 
 [![GitHub release (latest SemVer)](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate?label=Latest%20Stable%20Release&style=flat-square)](https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/releases/latest)
-[![GitHub release (by tag)](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/latest/total?label=Downloads&style=flat-square)](https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/releases/latest)
+[![GitHub release (by tag)](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/latest/WAU.zip?label=Downloads&style=flat-square)](https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/releases/latest)
+<!-- [![GitHub release (by tag)](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/latest/WAU_InstallCounter?label=Installations&style=flat-square)](https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/releases/latest) -->
 
 </div>
 
@@ -229,7 +230,8 @@ Feel free to give us any suggestions or optimizations in code and support us by
 #### WAU - GitHub
 
 [![GitHub release (release name instead of tag name)](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate?display_name=release&include_prereleases&label=Latest%20Release&style=flat-square)](https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/releases/)
-[![GitHub release (latest by SemVer including pre-releases)](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads-pre/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/latest/total?label=Downloads&style=flat-square)](https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/releases/)<br>
+[![GitHub release (latest by SemVer including pre-releases)](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads-pre/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/latest/WAU.zip?label=Downloads&style=flat-square)](https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/releases/)
+[![GitHub release (latest by SemVer including pre-releases)](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads-pre/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/latest/WAU_InstallCounter?label=Installations&style=flat-square)](https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/releases/)<br>
 [![GitHub all releases](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/total?label=Total%20downloads&style=flat-square)](https://somsubhra.github.io/github-release-stats/?username=Romanitho&repository=Winget-AutoUpdate&page=1&per_page=1000)
 
 </div>

Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1

@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@ function Install-WingetAutoUpdate {
             Add-Shortcut "wscript.exe" "${env:Public}\Desktop\WAU - Check for updated Apps.lnk" "`"$($WAUinstallPath)\Invisible.vbs`" `"powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File `"`"`"$($WAUinstallPath)\user-run.ps1`"`"" "${env:SystemRoot}\System32\shell32.dll,-16739" "Manual start of Winget-AutoUpdate (WAU)..."
         }
 
+        #Add 1 to counter file
+        Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/releases/download/$($WAUVersion)/WAU_InstallCounter" | Out-Null
+
         Write-ToLog "-> WAU Installation succeeded!`n" "Green"
         Start-sleep 1
 

Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Invoke-PostUpdateActions.ps1

@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ function Invoke-PostUpdateActions {
     #Get updated WAU Config
     $Script:WAUConfig = Get-WAUConfig
 
+    #Add 1 to counter file
+    Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate/releases/download/$($WAUVersion)/WAU_InstallCounter" | Out-Null
+
     #log
     Write-ToLog "Post Update actions finished" "green"