- Install @tauri-apps/plugin-updater + plugin-process (npm + cargo)
- Configure tauri.conf.json: updater endpoint pointing to GitHub Releases,
signing pubkey, createUpdaterArtifacts enabled
- Register updater + process plugins in Rust (desktop-only, #[cfg(desktop)])
- Add updater:default + process:default capabilities
- Add useUpdater hook: checks for updates 3s after startup, shows native
confirm dialog, downloads+installs+relaunches on accept
- Silently catches errors so update failures never block the app
- Add comprehensive tests for the useUpdater hook (5 test cases)
Product decision: Using window.confirm() for the update dialog rather than
a custom React modal. This keeps the implementation simple and the native
dialog is appropriate for a system-level action like app restart. Can be
upgraded to a custom UI later if desired.
Private key generated at ~/.tauri/laputa.key — NOT committed.
For CI: set TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY + TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD
as GitHub Secrets.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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