feat: add auto-updating

Author: aentwist

ui/.releaserc.json

@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@
     [
       "@semantic-release/github",
       {
-        "assets": [
-          "out/make/{deb,rpm}/x64/auto-afk*",
-          "out/make/squirrel.windows/x64/AutoAFK*"
-        ]
+        "assets": ["out/make/{deb,rpm,squirrel.windows}/x64/*"]
       }
     ]
   ]

ui/src/main.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import fs from "fs/promises";
 import path from "path";
 import { Api } from "./api";
 import type { RootState } from "./stores";
+import { registerUpdateHandlers, startUpdatePolling } from "./update";
 
 // Handle creating/removing shortcuts on Windows when installing/uninstalling.
 if (require("electron-squirrel-startup")) {
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ const createWindow = () => {
 app.on("ready", () => {
   registerHandlers();
   createWindow();
+  startUpdatePolling();
 });
 
 // Quit when all windows are closed, except on macOS. There, it's common
@@ -92,4 +94,6 @@ function registerHandlers(): void {
 
   // Send outgoing messages
   Api.getInstance().registerCommands();
+
+  registerUpdateHandlers();
 }

ui/src/update.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { app, autoUpdater, dialog } from "electron";
+
+const SERVER = "https://hazel-khaki-seven.vercel.app";
+const UPDATE_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS = 15 * 60 * 1000; // 15 minutes
+
+/** Checks for and downloads updates */
+export function startUpdatePolling() {
+  const url = `${SERVER}/update/${process.platform}/${app.getVersion()}`;
+  autoUpdater.setFeedURL({ url });
+  // setInterval(() => {
+  // TODO: Do NOT force users to install updates
+  // See https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/16561
+  // However, in the meantime it is better to force update than never update...
+  autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
+  // }, UPDATE_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS);
+}
+
+export function registerUpdateHandlers() {
+  autoUpdater.on("update-downloaded", (event, releaseNotes, releaseName) => {
+    const dialogOpts = {
+      type: "info",
+      buttons: ["Restart", "Later"],
+      title: "Application Update",
+      message: process.platform === "win32" ? releaseNotes : releaseName,
+      detail:
+        "A new version has been downloaded. Restart the application to apply the updates.",
+    };
+
+    dialog.showMessageBox(dialogOpts).then((returnValue) => {
+      if (returnValue.response === 0) autoUpdater.quitAndInstall();
+    });
+  });
+
+  autoUpdater.on("error", (message) => {
+    console.error("There was a problem updating the application");
+    console.error(message);
+  });
+}