graceful-updater
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graceful-updater is a software updator management solution for Electron applications, It is convenient to complete full software update and dynamic update.
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graceful-updater
Software updates solution for Electron applications, It is convenient to complete full software update and dynamic update.
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Installment
$ npm i graceful-updater --save
Sample
please visit: https://github.com/electron-modules/electron-modules-sample
// 1. options
const options = {
url: getFeedUrl(),
logger: console, // logger
productName: 'demo',
updateInfoFormatter: (res) => {
return res;
},
ifNeedUpdate: (res) => {
console.log('local version', currentVersion);
console.log('local project version', currentBuildNumber);
console.log('remote version', res.version);
console.log('remote project version', res.project_version);
return semver.gt(res.version, currentVersion) ||
res.project_version > currentBuildNumber;
},
};
// 2. initialization
const electronUpdator = new MacUpdator(options);
// 3. Bind events
electronUpdator.on(EventType.UPDATE_DOWNLOADED, (...args) => {
console.log('updator >> %s, args: %j', EventType.UPDATE_DOWNLOADED, args);
});
electronUpdator.on(EventType.CHECKING_FOR_UPDATE, (...args) => {
console.log('updator >> %s, args: %j', EventType.CHECKING_FOR_UPDATE, args);
});
electronUpdator.on(EventType.UPDATE_AVAILABLE, (data) => {
const { version, project_version } = data?.updateInfo || {};
const message = [
'available',
`local version: ${currentVersion}`,
`local project version: ${currentBuildNumber}`,
`remote version: ${version}`,
`remote project version: ${project_version}`,
].join('\n');
dialog.showMessageBoxSync({
message,
});
});
electronUpdator.on(EventType.UPDATE_NOT_AVAILABLE, (data) => {
const { version, project_version } = data?.updateInfo || {};
const message = [
'not available',
`local version: ${currentVersion}`,
`local project version: ${currentBuildNumber}`,
`remote version: ${version}`,
`remote project version: ${project_version}`,
].join('\n');
dialog.showMessageBoxSync({
message,
});
});
electronUpdator.on(EventType.ERROR, (...args) => {
console.log('updator >> %s, args: %j', EventType.ERROR, args);
});
electronUpdator.on(EventType.UPDATE_DOWNLOAD_PROGRESS, (data) => {
const { status, progress } = data;
console.log('updator >> %s, status: %s, progress: %d', EventType.UPDATE_DOWNLOAD_PROGRESS, status, progress);
app.windowManager.get('updator').webContents.send('updator:updateDownloadProgress', { status, progress });
});
Documents
Options
| Param | Type | Required | Description | Default value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| url | String | Yes | Check for update remote address, and the returned data follows the UpdateInfo
object | |
| ifNeedUpdate | Function | Yes | Check if update is required | |
| updateInfoFormatter | Function | No | The server returns data format adaptation. If the returned format cannot match the UpdateInfo
, this method can be used to format |
| logger | Object | No | Log method | console
|
| productName | String | Yes | Application Name | |
| autoDownload | String | No | Whether to download automatically | false |
| getWindowsHelperExeDir | Function | No | Windows helper directory | false |
UpdateInfo
| Param | Type | Required | Description | Default value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| version | String | Yes | version | |
| projectVersion | Number | No | project version | |
| files | Array<Object> | Yes | The list of files to be downloaded. The returned data follows the File
object | |
| updateType | Enum<String> | Yes | Update type, full update or dynamic update.Package is full update,Asar is dynamic update | |
| releaseNotes | Array<String> | Yes | The release notes. | |
File
| Param | Type | Required | Description | Default value | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | url | String | No | download address | | | signature | String | No | download address signature | | | updateType | Enum<String> | Yes | Update type, full update or dynamic update.Package is full update,Asar is dynamic update | |
Methods
- checkForUpdates(ExecuteType)
ExecuteType
ExecuteType(User or Auto)
Check whether there is content to be updated. If the ExecuteType
is User, the update-available
event will be triggered directly after the update is detected. Otherwise, the update-available
event will be triggered after the package is automatically downloaded
- setFeedUrl(url)
- url: New update URL According to the needs of different scenarios, dynamically set the URL for checking updates
- downloadUpdate(ExecuteType)
ExecuteType
ExecuteType(User or Auto)
Start downloading the installation package. If the ExecuteType
is User, no pre-check will be performed. After the download is completed, the update-downloaded
event will be triggered directly. Otherwise, the update-downloaded
event will be triggered after the internal pre-check is completed
- quitAndInstall() Exit the app and start the installation. If the installation package has been downloaded, the application will be restarted directly and the new version will be installed. Otherwise, enter the download process
Events
- checking-for-update
Triggered when checking for updates
- update-available
- params: update info
- params.updateInfo:
UpdateInfo
Triggered when an available update is checked
- update-not-available
- params: update info
- params.updateInfo:
UpdateInfo
Triggered when no updates are checked
- update-download-progress
- params: status and file info the download process.
- params.status: download status
begin
,downloading
,end
- params.progress: Current download progress percentage. 0 ~ 100
- params.data: The file stream of downloaded content can be used for signature verification
Triggering during download
- update-downloaded
Triggered when the download is complete
- error
- params:
Error
Triggered when an error occurs inside the updater
Contributors
|zlyi|xudafeng|snapre| | :---: | :---: | :---: |
This project follows the git-contributor spec, auto updated at Tue Jan 31 2023 14:31:40 GMT+0800
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License
The MIT License (MIT)