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🔄 Check For Update\n\n\u003e **Heads up!** This works ***only*** with **Github** repositories that follows **[semver](http://semver.org)**.\n\nCheck for update manually or at configured interval with minimum configuration.\n\n\n## Installation\n\n```\nnpm install check-for-update\n```\n\n\n## API\n\n\n### cfu = new CheckForUpdate(config)\n\nCreate `CheckForUpdate` instance with provided configuration.\n\n\n```js\n{\n  packageJSON: Object,      // package.json object (optional when repositoryURL and currentVersion is given)\n  repositoryURL: String,    // Github repository URL (optional when packageJSON is given)\n  currentVersion: String,   // Current version of software (optional when packageJSON is given)\n  checkOnLaunch: Boolean,   // Check for update when object is initiated\n  intervalHrs: Number       // Interval to check for update in hours\n}\n```\n\n### cfu.now()\n\nManually check for update.\n\n### cfu.start()\n\nStart checking for update manually (or when `checkOnLaunch` is 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