helpers: remove god forsaken clumsy node_update cron job >_>

helpers/helpers.v1.d/nodejs

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ ynh_use_nodejs() {
 # ynh_install_nodejs will install the version of node provided as argument by using n.
 #
 # usage: ynh_install_nodejs --nodejs_version=nodejs_version
-# | arg: -n, --nodejs_version=      - Version of node to install. When possible, your should prefer to use major version number (e.g. 8 instead of 8.10.0). The crontab will then handle the update of minor versions when needed.
+# | arg: -n, --nodejs_version=      - Version of node to install. When possible, your should prefer to use major version number (e.g. 8 instead of 8.10.0).
 #
 # `n` (Node version management) uses the `PATH` variable to store the path of the version of node it is going to use.
 # That's how it changes the version
@@ -149,9 +149,6 @@ ynh_install_nodejs() {
     # Store nodejs_version into the config of this app
     ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=nodejs_version --value=$nodejs_version
 
-    # Build the update script and set the cronjob
-    ynh_cron_upgrade_node
-
     ynh_use_nodejs
 }
 
@@ -180,62 +177,5 @@ ynh_remove_nodejs() {
         ynh_secure_remove --file="$n_install_dir"
         ynh_secure_remove --file="/usr/local/n"
         sed --in-place "/N_PREFIX/d" /root/.bashrc
-        rm --force /etc/cron.daily/node_update
     fi
 }
-
-# Set a cron design to update your node versions
-#
-# [internal]
-#
-# This cron will check and update all minor node versions used by your apps.
-#
-# usage: ynh_cron_upgrade_node
-#
-# Requires YunoHost version 2.7.12 or higher.
-ynh_cron_upgrade_node() {
-    # Build the update script
-    cat >"$n_install_dir/node_update.sh" <<EOF
-#!/bin/bash
-
-version_path="$node_version_path"
-n_install_dir="$n_install_dir"
-
-# Log the date
-date
-
-# List all real installed version of node
-all_real_version="\$(find \$version_path/* -maxdepth 0 -type d | sed "s@\$version_path/@@g")"
-
-# Keep only the major version number of each line
-all_real_version=\$(echo "\$all_real_version" | sed 's/\..*\$//')
-
-# Remove double entries
-all_real_version=\$(echo "\$all_real_version" | sort --unique)
-
-# Read each major version
-while read version
-do
-    echo "Update of the version \$version"
-    sudo \$n_install_dir/bin/n \$version
-
-    # Find the last "real" version for this major version of node.
-    real_nodejs_version=\$(find \$version_path/\$version* -maxdepth 0 | sort --version-sort | tail --lines=1)
-    real_nodejs_version=\$(basename \$real_nodejs_version)
-
-    # Update the symbolic link for this version
-    sudo ln --symbolic --force --no-target-directory \$version_path/\$real_nodejs_version \$version_path/\$version
-done <<< "\$(echo "\$all_real_version")"
-EOF
-
-    chmod +x "$n_install_dir/node_update.sh"
-
-    # Build the cronjob
-    cat >"/etc/cron.daily/node_update" <<EOF
-#!/bin/bash
-
-$n_install_dir/node_update.sh >> $n_install_dir/node_update.log
-EOF
-
-    chmod +x "/etc/cron.daily/node_update"
-}

helpers/helpers.v2.1.d/nodejs

@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ ynh_nodejs_install() {
     # Store nodejs_version into the config of this app
     ynh_app_setting_set --key=nodejs_version --value=$nodejs_version
 
-    # Build the update script and set the cronjob
-    _ynh_cron_upgrade_node
-
     _ynh_load_nodejs_in_path_and_other_tweaks
 }
 
@@ -126,62 +123,5 @@ ynh_nodejs_remove() {
         ynh_safe_rm "$n_install_dir"
         ynh_safe_rm "/usr/local/n"
         sed --in-place "/N_PREFIX/d" /root/.bashrc
-        rm --force /etc/cron.daily/node_update
     fi
 }
-
-# Set a cron design to update your node versions
-#
-# [internal]
-#
-# This cron will check and update all minor node versions used by your apps.
-#
-# usage: _ynh_cron_upgrade_node
-#
-# Requires YunoHost version 2.7.12 or higher.
-_ynh_cron_upgrade_node() {
-    # Build the update script
-    cat >"$n_install_dir/node_update.sh" <<EOF
-#!/bin/bash
-
-version_path="$node_version_path"
-n_install_dir="$n_install_dir"
-
-# Log the date
-date
-
-# List all real installed version of node
-all_real_version="\$(find \$version_path/* -maxdepth 0 -type d | sed "s@\$version_path/@@g")"
-
-# Keep only the major version number of each line
-all_real_version=\$(echo "\$all_real_version" | sed 's/\..*\$//')
-
-# Remove double entries
-all_real_version=\$(echo "\$all_real_version" | sort --unique)
-
-# Read each major version
-while read version
-do
-    echo "Update of the version \$version"
-    sudo \$n_install_dir/bin/n \$version
-
-    # Find the last "real" version for this major version of node.
-    real_nodejs_version=\$(find \$version_path/\$version* -maxdepth 0 | sort --version-sort | tail --lines=1)
-    real_nodejs_version=\$(basename \$real_nodejs_version)
-
-    # Update the symbolic link for this version
-    sudo ln --symbolic --force --no-target-directory \$version_path/\$real_nodejs_version \$version_path/\$version
-done <<< "\$(echo "\$all_real_version")"
-EOF
-
-    chmod +x "$n_install_dir/node_update.sh"
-
-    # Build the cronjob
-    cat >"/etc/cron.daily/node_update" <<EOF
-#!/bin/bash
-
-$n_install_dir/node_update.sh >> $n_install_dir/node_update.log
-EOF
-
-    chmod +x "/etc/cron.daily/node_update"
-}

hooks/conf_regen/01-yunohost

@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ EOF
     mkdir -p ${pending_dir}/etc/dpkg/origins/
     cp dpkg-origins ${pending_dir}/etc/dpkg/origins/yunohost
 
+    # Remove legacy hackish/clumsy nodejs autoupdate which ends up filling up space with ambiguous upgrades >_>
+    touch "/etc/cron.daily/node_update"
 }
 
 do_post_regen() {