# Codename One introduces a new framework for automatic client library, skins, and designer updates

DevFeed: [Codename One introduces a new framework for automatic client library, skins, and designer updates](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/new-update-framework-19414.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.codenameone.com/blog/new-update-framework/>)

Author: Shai Almog

Published: 2018-02-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [CodeName One](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/codename-one.md>)

Topics: [Framework](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/framework.md>), [Tool](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tool.md>)

Tags: [framework](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/framework.md>), [plugin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plugin.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>)

## AI overview

Codename One announces a new update framework that replaces much of the existing plugin update process. It can fetch current versions of important JARs, update skins automatically, reuse downloads across projects, and allow designer or settings fixes without releasing a new IDE plugin version.

## Source excerpt

When it comes to big changes this is pretty huge but surprisingly "subtle". This weekend we'll release a new plugin update that will completely replace the update process of Codename One and a week after that we will start nagging you to update your plugin so we can all be on the same page. This is a HUGE change as we didn't change anything about the update process since 2012. But the cool thing about it is that you might not notice it...