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Electron Fiddle Gist
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Hello World!</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello World!</h1>
<!-- All of the Node.js APIs are available in this renderer process. -->
We are using Node.js <script>document.write(process.versions.node)</script>,
Chromium <script>document.write(process.versions.chrome)</script>,
and Electron <script>document.write(process.versions.electron)</script>.
<script>
// You can also require other files to run in this process
require('./renderer.js')
</script>
</body>
</html>
// 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.on('ready', () => {
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!')
})
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()
})
})
// This file is required by the index.html file and will
// be executed in the renderer process for that window.
// All of the Node.js APIs are available in this process.
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