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fix(desktop): handle missing autoUpdater on unsigned macOS builds #391

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22 changes: 22 additions & 0 deletions desktop/src/main/updater.ts
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Expand Up @@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ export async function initAutoUpdater(
currentChannel = loadChannel()
const { autoUpdater } = await import("electron-updater")

if (!autoUpdater || typeof autoUpdater.checkForUpdates !== "function") {
console.warn("Auto-updater not available (app is not code-signed)")
return
}

autoUpdater.autoDownload = true
autoUpdater.autoInstallOnAppQuit = true
autoUpdater.allowPrerelease = currentChannel === "beta"
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -137,6 +142,13 @@ export async function initAutoUpdater(

export async function checkForUpdates(): Promise<void> {
const { autoUpdater } = await import("electron-updater")
if (!autoUpdater || typeof autoUpdater.checkForUpdates !== "function") {
sendUpdateStatus({
state: "error",
error: "Auto-update is not available (app is not code-signed)",
})
return
}
await autoUpdater.checkForUpdates()
}

Expand All @@ -146,12 +158,22 @@ export async function checkForUpdatesWithChannel(
const { autoUpdater } = await import("electron-updater")
currentChannel = channel
saveChannel(channel)
if (!autoUpdater || typeof autoUpdater.checkForUpdates !== "function") {
sendUpdateStatus({
state: "error",
error: "Auto-update is not available (app is not code-signed)",
})
return
}
autoUpdater.allowPrerelease = channel === "beta"
autoUpdater.channel = channel === "beta" ? "beta" : "latest"
await autoUpdater.checkForUpdates()
}

export async function installUpdate(): Promise<void> {
const { autoUpdater } = await import("electron-updater")
if (!autoUpdater || typeof autoUpdater.quitAndInstall !== "function") {
return
}
autoUpdater.quitAndInstall()
}
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