add auto updater

package.json

@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
         "updateMeta": "tsx scripts/utils/updateMeta.mts"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "arrpc": "github:OpenAsar/arrpc#c62ec6a04c8d870530aa6944257fe745f6c59a24"
+        "arrpc": "github:OpenAsar/arrpc#c62ec6a04c8d870530aa6944257fe745f6c59a24",
+        "electron-updater": "^6.2.1"
     },
     "optionalDependencies": {
         "@vencord/venmic": "^6.1.0"

scripts/build/build.mts

@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@ await Promise.all([
         outfile: "dist/js/preload.js",
         footer: { js: "//# sourceURL=VCDPreload" }
     }),
-    createContext({
-        ...NodeCommonOpts,
-        entryPoints: ["src/updater/preload.ts"],
-        outfile: "dist/js/updaterPreload.js",
-        footer: { js: "//# sourceURL=VCDUpdaterPreload" }
-    }),
     createContext({
         ...CommonOpts,
         globalName: "Vesktop",

src/main/index.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import "./ipc";
 
 import { app, BrowserWindow, nativeTheme } from "electron";
-import { checkUpdates } from "updater/main";
+import { autoUpdater } from "electron-updater";
 
 import { DATA_DIR } from "./constants";
 import { createFirstLaunchTour } from "./firstLaunch";
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ if (IS_DEV) {
     require("source-map-support").install();
 }
 
+autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify();
+
 // Make the Vencord files use our DATA_DIR
 process.env.VENCORD_USER_DATA_DIR = DATA_DIR;
 
@@ -74,7 +76,6 @@ function init() {
     });
 
     app.whenReady().then(async () => {
-        checkUpdates();
         if (process.platform === "win32") app.setAppUserModelId("dev.vencord.vesktop");
 
         registerScreenShareHandler();

src/main/settings.ts

@@ -41,14 +41,7 @@ export const VencordSettings = loadSettings<any>(VENCORD_SETTINGS_FILE, "Vencord
 if (Object.hasOwn(Settings.plain, "firstLaunch") && !existsSync(STATE_FILE)) {
     console.warn("legacy state in settings.json detected. migrating to state.json");
     const state = {} as TState;
-    for (const prop of [
-        "firstLaunch",
-        "maximized",
-        "minimized",
-        "skippedUpdate",
-        "steamOSLayoutVersion",
-        "windowBounds"
-    ] as const) {
+    for (const prop of ["firstLaunch", "maximized", "minimized", "steamOSLayoutVersion", "windowBounds"] as const) {
         state[prop] = Settings.plain[prop];
         delete Settings.plain[prop];
     }

src/renderer/components/settings/Settings.tsx

@@ -102,15 +102,7 @@ const SettingsOptions: Record<string, Array<BooleanSetting | SettingsComponent>>
             defaultValue: false
         }
     ],
-    "Notifications & Updates": [
-        NotificationBadgeToggle,
-        {
-            key: "checkUpdates",
-            title: "Check for updates",
-            description: "Automatically check for Vesktop updates",
-            defaultValue: true
-        }
-    ],
+    Notifications: [NotificationBadgeToggle],
     Miscelleanous: [
         {
             key: "arRPC",

src/shared/settings.d.ts

@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ export interface Settings {
     clickTrayToShowHide?: boolean;
     customTitleBar?: boolean;
 
-    checkUpdates?: boolean;
-
     splashTheming?: boolean;
     splashColor?: string;
     splashBackground?: string;
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@ export interface State {
     windowBounds?: Rectangle;
     displayid: int;
 
-    skippedUpdate?: string;
     firstLaunch?: boolean;
 
     steamOSLayoutVersion?: number;