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| // The "autoUpdater" module enables apps to automatically update themselves. | |
| // | |
| // For more info, see: | |
| // https://electronjs.org/docs/api/auto-updater | |
| const { app, autoUpdater } = require('electron') | |
| app.whenReady().then(() => { | |
| const server = 'https://your-deployment-url.com' | |
| const feed = `${server}/update/${process.platform}/${app.getVersion()}` | |
| // The following code won't work unless the app has been packaged. | |
| // You should only use the autoUpdater with packaged and code-signed | |
| // versions of your application. | |
| try { | |
| autoUpdater.setFeedURL(feed) | |
| } catch (error) { | |
| console.log(error) | |
| } | |
| // Once you've done that, you can go ahead and ask for updates: | |
| // autoUpdater.checkForUpdates() | |
| autoUpdater.on('checking-for-update', () => { | |
| console.log('The autoUpdater is checking for an update') | |
| }) | |
| autoUpdater.on('update-available', () => { | |
| console.log('The autoUpdater has found an update and is now downloading it!') | |
| }) | |
| autoUpdater.on('update-not-available', () => { | |
| console.log('The autoUpdater has not found any updates :(') | |
| }) | |
| autoUpdater.on('update-downloaded', (event, notes, name, date) => { | |
| console.log('The autoUpdater has downloaded an update!') | |
| console.log(`The new release is named ${name} and was released on ${date}`) | |
| console.log(`The release notes are: ${notes}`) | |
| // The update will automatically be installed the next time the | |
| // app launches. If you want to, you can force the installation | |
| // now: | |
| autoUpdater.quitAndInstall() | |
| }) | |
| }) |
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| { | |
| "name": "unable-thought-profess-76jsg", | |
| "productName": "unable-thought-profess-76jsg", | |
| "description": "My Electron application description", | |
| "keywords": [], | |
| "main": "./main.js", | |
| "version": "1.0.0", | |
| "author": "jennifereverett", | |
| "scripts": { | |
| "start": "electron ." | |
| }, | |
| "dependencies": { | |
| "prebuild-install": "7.1.1" | |
| }, | |
| "devDependencies": { | |
| "electron": "25.0.1" | |
| } | |
| } |
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