Install updates silently and relaunch

electron-builder.yml

@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@ nsis:
   oneClick: false
   perMachine: true
   allowElevation: true
+  runAfterFinish: true
   differentialPackage: false
   artifactName: Switchify-PC-Setup-${version}-${arch}.${ext}

src/main/updates/update-service.test.ts

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ describe('UpdateService', () => {
     expect(updater.quitAndInstall).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it('calls quitAndInstall after an update is downloaded', async () => {
+  it('installs downloaded updates silently and relaunches the app', async () => {
     const updater = new FakeUpdater();
     updater.checkForUpdates.mockImplementation(async () => {
       updater.emit('update-available', updateInfo({ version: '0.1.1' }));
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ describe('UpdateService', () => {
     await service.downloadUpdate();
 
     expect(service.installDownloadedUpdate()).toEqual({ ok: true });
-    expect(updater.quitAndInstall).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false, true);
+    expect(updater.quitAndInstall).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true, true);
   });
 
   it('maps updater errors during checks to check_failed', async () => {

src/main/updates/update-service.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ export type UpdateServiceOptions = {
 
 type UpdateOperation = 'idle' | 'checking' | 'downloading';
 
+const INSTALL_UPDATE_SILENTLY = true;
+const FORCE_RUN_AFTER_INSTALL = true;
+
 export class UpdateService {
   private readonly isPackaged: boolean;
   private readonly platform: NodeJS.Platform;
@@ -182,7 +185,7 @@ export class UpdateService {
       return { ok: false, reason: 'not_downloaded' };
     }
 
-    this.autoUpdater.quitAndInstall(false, true);
+    this.autoUpdater.quitAndInstall(INSTALL_UPDATE_SILENTLY, FORCE_RUN_AFTER_INSTALL);
     return { ok: true };
   }
 

src/renderer/components/UpdatesPanel.tsx

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export function UpdatesPanel({
         ) : null}
         {showInstallButton ? (
           <button type="button" className="primary-button" onClick={() => void onInstallDownloaded()}>
-            Install update
+            Install and restart
           </button>
         ) : null}
       </div>