v0.0.1-alpha

a first test with github build scripts and a possible auto updater for the app bundle. This feature is really needed to ensure the user always has the latest version of the gui. Specially in the first phase of releasing the app, there are a lot of changes. This makes the overall usability hopefully easier! Everyone who's getting github notifictaions: this might cause a lot of emails now. Sorry for this..

.github/workflows/build-project-linux.yml

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Node.js, NPM and Yarn
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
-          node-version: 14
+          node-version: 16
           
                     
       - name: Build/release Electron app
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           package_root: "./gui/"
           github_token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
+          # If the commit is tagged with a version (e.g. "v1.0.0"),
+          # release the app after building
+          release: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
 
       - name: LIST ALL FILES
         shell: bash

.github/workflows/build-project-mac.yml

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Node.js, NPM and Yarn
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
-          node-version: 14
+          node-version: 16
           
                     
       - name: Build/release Electron app
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           package_root: "./gui/"
           github_token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
+          # If the commit is tagged with a version (e.g. "v1.0.0"),
+          # release the app after building
+          release: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
 
       - name: LIST ALL FILES
         shell: bash

.github/workflows/build-project-win.yml

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Node.js, NPM and Yarn
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
-          node-version: 14         
+          node-version: 16         
      
           
       - name: Build/release Electron app
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           package_root: "./gui/"
           github_token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
+          # If the commit is tagged with a version (e.g. "v1.0.0"),
+          # release the app after building
+          release: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
 
       - name: LIST ALL FILES
         shell: bash

gui/main.js

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const {
     BrowserWindow,
     ipcMain
 } = require('electron');
+const { autoUpdater } = require('electron-updater');
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const os = require('os');
@@ -151,6 +152,11 @@ function createWindow() {
         win = null;
         chat = null;
     })
+    
+    
+    win.once('ready-to-show', () => {
+        autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify();
+    });
 
     
     chat.on('closed', function () {
@@ -335,3 +341,13 @@ ipcMain.on('request-update-rx-buffer', (event, arg) => {
 ipcMain.on('request-update-rx-msg-buffer', (event, arg) => {
     chat.webContents.send('action-update-rx-msg-buffer', arg);
 });
+
+
+
+autoUpdater.on('update-available', () => {
+  console.log('update available');
+});
+autoUpdater.on('update-downloaded', () => {
+  console.log('update downloaded');
+});
+

gui/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "FreeDATA",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha",
   "description": "FreeDATA ",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "git+https://github.com/DJ2LS/FreeDATA.git"
+    "url": "https://github.com/DJ2LS/FreeDATA.git"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "TNC",
@@ -32,48 +32,49 @@
     "bootswatch": "^5.1.3",
     "chart.js": "^3.5.1",
     "chartjs-plugin-annotation": "^1.0.2",
+    "electron-updater": "^4.6.5",
     "qth-locator": "^2.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "electron": "^17.0.0",
     "electron-builder": "^22.14.13"
   },
-  "build":{
-    "productName":"FreeDATA",
-    "appId":"app.freedata",
-    "dmg":{
-        "icon": "./src/icon_cube_border.png",
-        "contents":[
-            {
-                "x":130,
-                "y":220
-            },
-            {
-                "x":410,
-                "y":220,
-                "type":"link",
-                "path":"/Applications"
-            }
-        ]
+  "build": {
+    "productName": "FreeDATA",
+    "appId": "app.freedata",
+    "dmg": {
+      "icon": "./src/icon_cube_border.png",
+      "contents": [
+        {
+          "x": 130,
+          "y": 220
+        },
+        {
+          "x": 410,
+          "y": 220,
+          "type": "link",
+          "path": "/Applications"
+        }
+      ]
     },
-    "win":{
-        "icon": "./src/icon_cube_border.png",
-        "target":[
-            "nsis",
-            "msi"
-        ]
+    "win": {
+      "icon": "./src/icon_cube_border.png",
+      "target": [
+        "nsis"
+      ]
     },
-    "linux":{
-        "icon": "./src/icon_cube_border.png",
-        "target":[
-            "AppImage"
-        ],
-        "category":"Development"
+    "linux": {
+      "icon": "./src/icon_cube_border.png",
+      "target": [
+        "AppImage"
+      ],
+      "category": "Development"
     },
-    "directories":{
-        "output":"dist"
+    "directories": {
+      "output": "dist"
     },
-    "extraResources": ["./tnc/**"]
-    }
-    
+    "extraResources": [
+      "./tnc/**"
+    ]
+  }
 }