feat(updater): add in-app auto-update with electron-updater #33
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Implement automatic version detection and update capability using electron-updater, so users no longer need to manually download new versions from GitHub Releases. Key changes: - Add UpdateService singleton with lazy initialization (dev-safe) - Add IPC handlers for checkForUpdates and quitAndInstall - Add UpdateChecker React component in About page - Add updater status event bridge (main -> renderer) - Configure electron-builder publish to GitHub Releases - Add macOS zip target for auto-update support - Upload latest*.yml and *.blockmap in CI release workflow - Add i18n keys for all 6 supported languages - Add electron-updater mocks in handler and About tests Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Previously, `latest.yml` / `latest-mac.yml` / `latest-linux.yml` were uploaded during the prereleased build phase, which could cause stable users to auto-update to pre-release versions via electron-updater. Now, manifests are saved as workflow artifacts during prereleased builds and only uploaded to the GitHub Release when promoted to stable (released event). Uses `gh run download` for reliable cross-run artifact retrieval. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
electron-updater, enabling automatic version detection, background download, and restart-to-install workflowUpdateCheckercomponent in the About page with full status UI (checking, downloading with progress bar, ready to install, error with retry)electron-builderpublish to GitHub Releases and update CI workflow to uploadlatest*.ymland*.blockmapfilesChanges
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src/shared/types/UpdateStatus.tsUpdateStatusenum andUpdateStatusDatainterfacesrc/main/services/UpdateService.tselectron-updaterwith lazy initsrc/main/ipc/handlers/updater.handler.tssrc/renderer/components/UpdateChecker.tsxModified files
package.json— Addelectron-updaterdep,publishconfig, macOSziptargetsrc/shared/ipc/channels.ts— AddUPDATERchannels andUPDATER_STATUSeventsrc/main/ipc/handlers/index.ts— Register updater handlerssrc/main/index.ts— Fire-and-forget update check on startup (packaged only)src/preload/index.ts— ExposeupdaterAPI andonUpdaterStatuseventsrc/preload/electron.d.ts/src/renderer/electron.d.ts— Type declarationssrc/renderer/components/About.tsx— EmbedUpdateCheckercomponentupdate.*translation keys (en, zh, ja, ru, fa, ar).github/workflows/release.yml— Upload*.ymland*.blockmaprelease assetselectron-updaterandWindowManagermocksTest plan
npm run build— TypeScript compilation passesnpm run test— All 947 tests pass (unit + renderer)npm run dev— Verify UpdateChecker renders in Settings > About, "Check for Updates" button visiblenpm run build:win— Verifyrelease/containslatest.ymland.blockmapfiles🤖 Generated with Claude Code