@electron-delta/updater

@electron-delta/updater

Delta AutoUpdater module for @electron-delta/builder

Features

• Discord like splash screen auto updater while booting the app
• Works with @electron-delta/builder, automatically uses delta updates for Windows NSIS
• sha256 checksum for delta updates

Installation

npm install @electron-delta/updater

Example

const DeltaUpdater = require("@electron-delta/updater");
const { app, BrowserWindow } = require("electron");

app.whenReady().then(async () => {

  const deltaUpdater = new DeltaUpdater({
    logger: require('electron-log'),
    // optionally set the autoUpdater from electron-updater
    autoUpdater: require("electron-updater").autoUpdater,
    // Where delta.json is hosted, for github provider it's not required to set the hostURL
    hostURL: "https://example.com/updates/windows/",
  });

  try {
    await deltaUpdater.boot();
  } catch (error) {
    logger.error(error);
  }
  // create main app window after the deltaUpdater.boot()
  createMainWindow();

});

Check the sample repo for full integration example with @electron-delta/updater electron-sample-app