Simple Modpack Update Checker

Major Changes

JSON Configuration with Automatic Migration

• Configuration files now use JSON format (simple-modpack-update-checker.json)
• Old .txt configuration files are automatically converted to JSON on first run
• Automatic backup of old configuration as .backup file before deletion
• Configuration versioning for future updates

Minecraft Version Filtering (optional)

• Filter updates by specific Minecraft versions using minecraftVersions array
• example "minecraftVersions": ["1.21.4", "1.21.5"] only shows updates compatible with those versions

Release Channel Support (optional)

• Choose update channels with releaseChannel field
• channels:
  • "release" (default) - Stable releases only
  • "beta" - beta and stable releases
  • "alpha" - alpha, beta, and stable releases

Configuration Options

Configuration Examples

Minimal Setup

{
  "configVersion": 2,
  "localVersion": "3.3.3",
  "identifier": "KmiWHzQ4"
}

Advanced Setup

{
  "configVersion": 2,
  "localVersion": "3.3.3",
  "identifier": "KmiWHzQ4",
  "minecraftVersions": ["1.21.4", "1.21.5"],
  "releaseChannel": "beta"
}