setting: Add an option to disable the auto-updates. (#493)

Fixes: #491.

Author: akashnimare

app/main/autoupdater.js

@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ function appUpdater(updateFromMenu = false) {
 	autoUpdater.logger = log;
 
 	// Handle auto updates for beta/pre releases
-	autoUpdater.allowPrerelease = ConfigUtil.getConfigItem('betaUpdate') || false;
+	const isBetaUpdate = ConfigUtil.getConfigItem('betaUpdate');
+
+	autoUpdater.allowPrerelease = isBetaUpdate || false;
 
 	const eventsListenerRemove = ['update-available', 'update-not-available'];
 	autoUpdater.on('update-available', info => {

app/main/index.js

@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ app.on('ready', () => {
 
 	page.once('did-frame-finish-load', () => {
 		// Initate auto-updates on MacOS and Windows
-		appUpdater();
+		if (ConfigUtil.getConfigItem('autoUpdate')) {
+			appUpdater();
+		}
 		crashHandler();
 	});
 

app/renderer/js/main.js

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class ServerManagerView {
 			startMinimized: false,
 			enableSpellchecker: true,
 			showNotification: true,
+			autoUpdate: true,
 			betaUpdate: false,
 			silent: false,
 			lastActiveTab: 0,

app/renderer/js/pages/preference/general-section.js

@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ class GeneralSection extends BaseSection {
 					</div>
 				</div>
 				<div class="title">App Updates</div>
-                <div class="settings-card">
+				<div class="settings-card">
+				<div class="setting-row" id="autoupdate-option">
+						<div class="setting-description">Enable auto updates</div>
+						<div class="setting-control"></div>
+					</div>
 					<div class="setting-row" id="betaupdate-option">
 						<div class="setting-description">Get beta updates</div>
 						<div class="setting-control"></div>
@@ -104,7 +108,8 @@ class GeneralSection extends BaseSection {
 		this.updateTrayOption();
 		this.updateBadgeOption();
 		this.updateSilentOption();
-		this.updateUpdateOption();
+		this.autoUpdateOption();
+		this.betaUpdateOption();
 		this.updateSidebarOption();
 		this.updateStartAtLoginOption();
 		this.updateResetDataOption();
@@ -160,14 +165,26 @@ class GeneralSection extends BaseSection {
 		});
 	}
 
-	updateUpdateOption() {
+	autoUpdateOption() {
+		this.generateSettingOption({
+			$element: document.querySelector('#autoupdate-option .setting-control'),
+			value: ConfigUtil.getConfigItem('autoUpdate', true),
+			clickHandler: () => {
+				const newValue = !ConfigUtil.getConfigItem('autoUpdate');
+				ConfigUtil.setConfigItem('autoUpdate', newValue);
+				this.autoUpdateOption();
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	betaUpdateOption() {
 		this.generateSettingOption({
 			$element: document.querySelector('#betaupdate-option .setting-control'),
 			value: ConfigUtil.getConfigItem('betaUpdate', false),
 			clickHandler: () => {
 				const newValue = !ConfigUtil.getConfigItem('betaUpdate');
 				ConfigUtil.setConfigItem('betaUpdate', newValue);
-				this.updateUpdateOption();
+				this.betaUpdateOption();
 			}
 		});
 	}