auto-update

electron/src/index.ts

@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ if (electronIsDev) {
   // Initialize our app, build windows, and load content.
   await myCapacitorApp.init();
   // Check for updates if we are in a packaged app.
-  // autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify();
+  autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify();
+  setInterval(() => {
+    autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify();
+  }, 6 * 60 * 60 * 1000); // 24 hours in milliseconds
 })();
 
 // Handle when all of our windows are close (platforms have their own expectations).

electron/src/preload.ts

@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@ require('./rt/electron-rt');
 //////////////////////////////
 // User Defined Preload scripts below
 console.log('User Preload!');
-const { contextBridge, shell } = require('electron');
+const { contextBridge, shell, ipcRenderer } = require('electron');
 
 contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
   openExternal: (url) => shell.openExternal(url)
+});
+
+contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electron', {
+  onUpdateAvailable: (callback) => ipcRenderer.on('update_available', callback),
+  onUpdateDownloaded: (callback) => ipcRenderer.on('update_downloaded', callback),
+  restartApp: () => ipcRenderer.send('restart_app')
 });