add updater

main.js

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 const { app, Tray, clipboard } = require('electron')
 const path = require('path')
+const updater = require('./updater')
+const isDev = !app.isPackaged
 
 // Tray icon
 let tray = null
@@ -16,10 +18,21 @@ const createTray = () => {
   })
 }
 
+// Load electron-reload in dev
+if (isDev) {
+  require('electron-reload')(__dirname, {
+    electron: path.join(__dirname, 'node_modules', '.bin', 'electron')
+  })
+}
+
+// Hide the doc icon
 app.dock.hide()
 
+// Load tray and check for updates
 app.whenReady().then(() => {
   createTray()
+  !isDev && setTimeout(updater, 3000)
 })
 
+// Empty event registration to prevent tray garbage collection
 app.on('activate', () => {})

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "TidyPaste",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
   "description": "Tidy Pasting",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {

updater.js

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Modules and variable definition
+const { dialog } = require('electron')
+const { autoUpdater } = require('electron-updater')
+
+// Uncomment below for updater logging
+// autoUpdater.logger = require('electron-log')
+// autoUpdater.logger.transports.file.level = 'info'
+
+// Disabable auto-download of updates
+autoUpdater.autoDownload = false
+
+// Check for app updates
+module.exports = () => {
+  autoUpdater.on('error', (err) => {
+    console.error(err)
+  })
+  // Check for updates
+  autoUpdater.checkForUpdates()
+  // Listen for update
+  autoUpdater.on('update-available', () => {
+    // Prompt for user to update
+    dialog.showMessageBox({
+      type: 'info',
+      title: 'Update Available',
+      message: 'A new version of Temporal is available. Do you want to update now?',
+      buttons: ['Update', 'Cancel'],
+      defaultId: 0,
+      cancelId: 1
+    }).then(result => {
+      // Download if Update chosen
+      if (result.response === 0) {
+        autoUpdater.downloadUpdate()
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
+  // Listen for update
+  autoUpdater.on('update-downloaded', () => {
+    // Prompt for user to update
+    dialog.showMessageBox({
+      type: 'info',
+      title: 'Update Ready',
+      message: 'Install and restart now?',
+      buttons: ['Install', 'Later'],
+      defaultId: 0,
+      cancelId: 1
+    }).then(result => {
+      // Download if Update chosen
+      if (result.response === 0) {
+        autoUpdater.quitAndInstall(false, true)
+      }
+    })
+  })
+}