Electron updater code basic example

updater.js

const electron = require('electron')
const APP_VERSION = require('../package.json').version

const AUTO_UPDATE_URL = 'https://api.update.rocks/github.com/rllola/electron-example/update/' + process.platform + '/' + APP_VERSION

function init () {
  if (process.platform === 'linux') {
    console.log('Auto updates not available on linux')
  } else {
    initDarwinWin32()
  }
}

function initDarwinWin32 () {
  electron.autoUpdater.on(
    'error',
    (err) => console.error(`Update error: ${err.message}`))

  electron.autoUpdater.on(
    'checking-for-update',
    () => console.log('Checking for update'))

  electron.autoUpdater.on(
    'update-available',
    () => console.log('Update available'))

  electron.autoUpdater.on(
    'update-not-available',
    () => console.log('No update available'))

  // Ask the user if update is available
  electron.autoUpdater.on(
    'update-downloaded',
    (event, releaseNotes, releaseName) => {
      dialog.showMessageBox(window, {
        type: 'question',
        buttons: ['Update', 'Cancel'],
        defaultId: 0,
        message: `Version ${releaseName} is available, do you want to install it now?`,
        title: 'Update available'
      }, response => {
        if (response === 0) {
          electron.autoUpdater.quitAndInstall()
        }
      })
    }
  )

  electron.autoUpdater.setFeedURL(AUTO_UPDATE_URL)
  electron.autoUpdater.checkForUpdates()
}

module.exports = {
  init
}