diff --git a/contrib/svn_update/main.php b/contrib/svn_update/main.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Name: Subversion Updater
+ * Author: Shish <webmaster@shishnet.org>
+ * Link: http://trac.shishnet.org/shimmie2/
+ * License: GPLv2
+ * Description: Provides a button to check for updates
+ */
+
+class SVNUpdate extends Extension {
+	var $theme;
+
+	public function receive_event($event) {
+		if(is_null($this->theme)) $this->theme = get_theme_object("svn_update", "SVNUpdateTheme");
+		
+		if(is_a($event, 'PageRequestEvent') && ($event->page_name == "update")) {
+			if($event->user->is_admin()) {
+				if($event->get_arg(0) == "log") {
+					$this->theme->display_update_todo($event->page, $this->get_update_log());
+				}
+				if($event->get_arg(0) == "run") {
+					$this->theme->display_update_log($event->page, $this->run_update());
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if(is_a($event, 'AdminBuildingEvent')) {
+			global $page;
+			$this->theme->display_form($page);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private function get_update_log() {
+		return shell_exec("svn log -r BASE:HEAD .");
+	}
+	private function run_update() {
+		return shell_exec("svn update");
+	}
+}
+add_event_listener(new SVNUpdate());
+?>
diff --git a/contrib/svn_update/theme.php b/contrib/svn_update/theme.php
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+<?php
+
+class SVNUpdateTheme extends Themelet {
+	public function display_form($page) {
+		$html = "
+			<a href='".make_link("update/log")."'>Check for Updates</a>
+		";
+		$page->add_block(new Block("Update", $html));
+	}
+
+	public function display_update_todo($page, $log) {
+		$h_log = html_escape($log);
+		$html = "
+			<textarea rows='20' cols='80'>$h_log</textarea>
+			<br/><a href='".make_link("update/run")."'>Install Updates</a>
+		";
+
+		$page->set_title("Updates Available");
+		$page->set_heading("Updates Available");
+		$page->add_block(new NavBlock());
+		$page->add_block(new Block("Updates", $html));
+	}
+
+	public function display_update_log($page, $log) {
+		$h_log = html_escape($log);
+		$html = "
+			<textarea rows='20' cols='80'>$h_log</textarea>
+		";
+
+		$page->set_title("Update Log");
+		$page->set_heading("Update Log");
+		$page->add_block(new NavBlock());
+		$page->add_block(new Block("Update Log", $html));
+	}
+}
+?>