Feature Request: Automatic Update Installation

[Abhijay007]

Please explain the motivation behind the feature request.

Currently, when a new update is available, the app downloads the update to the Downloads folder. However, the user still needs to:

1. Close the app manually.
2. Go to the Downloads folder.
3. Install the update manually.

This is a bit inconvenient and interrupts the workflow.

Describe the solution you'd like

It would be great if the app could:

• Automatically install the update after downloading.
• Restart itself without requiring the user to manually install the downloaded file.

Describe alternatives you've considered

use electron-updater, I see we already have it on the goose project and have autoupdater.ts too, maybe we need to enable autoUpdater.autoDownload = false; to true and make some additional changes to the file to automate the process

• I have verified this does not duplicate an existing feature request

[taniacryptid]

Some questions/comments @Abhijay007 wanted insights on @DOsinga @alexhancock @zanesq @michaelneale @jamadeo

They have a few questions about Goose's auto-update and extension distribution:

Are we intentionally preventing Goose from auto-downloading and restarting? Reported issue here, which appears similar to this related issue. What's the intended distribution method for Goose extensions?

I also noticed the Goose package isn't published to the npm registry. I came across it in @iandouglas' video https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QKg2Q6YCzdw where it looks structured like a Java package, distributed via Gradle or Maven. I couldn't find it published on either platform.

[Abhijay007]

Thanks @taniashiba for posting this. This here is related to this issue: #4304, which is closed as it was not a goose issue, but I think it was similar to what we resolved earlier

I also noticed the Goose package isn't published to the npm registry. I came across it in @iandouglas' video https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QKg2Q6YCzdw where it looks structured like a Java package, distributed via Gradle or Maven. I couldn't find it published on either platform.

[zanesq]

There's no reason we can't do it, someone can definitely pick it up if they are interested. I think we gave it a quick try but ran into strange issues with it after it was packaged up and had to disable it to get a release out.

[naveenkumar29052006]

Hi @EbonyLouis , I’d like to work on this issue as my first contribution for Hacktoberfest.
I have experience with Rust, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Node.js, and I’m excited to get started.
Could you please guide me if there are any specific steps I should follow before beginning?

[zanesq]

Couple things to keep in mind with this:

1. Please test that it works in a built / distributed app not just on local
2. We currently have support to hide automatic updates using the UPDATES_ENABLED flag please keep that functionality working.

[naveenkumar29052006]

OK sure sir @zanesq currently i am working on #4365 issue after that i will surely work on this

thanks

[taniacryptid]

If you have any questions as they come up, please do share here!

[SanchitMahajan236]

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