Is there a way to programatically update a plugin or force update ?

Is there a way to do any of the below

1. programatically update the plugin in background (or)
2. programatically restrict project opening unless plugin is updated manually (or)
3. any workaround or hack to force the user to update the plugin before continuing work

FYI: Plugin is stored in a custom repository as given in this doc

My intention here is not to force update users to update plugin for each version, but just prepare for time when we need to force update in case of any critical issue.