ElectronAutoUpdater

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Enables apps to automatically update themselves.

Import:

import type { ElectronAutoUpdater } from '@obsidian-typings/obsidian-public-latest';

Signature:

export interface ElectronAutoUpdater extends NodeJS.EventEmitter

Extends: NodeJS.EventEmitter

Methods

	Method	Returns	Description
	addListener(event, listener)	this	Registers a listener for the given auto updater event.
	addListener(event, listener)	this	Registers a listener for the checking-for-update event.
	addListener(event, listener)	this	Registers a listener for the error event.
	addListener(event, listener)	this	Registers a listener for the update-available event.
	addListener(event, listener)	this	Registers a listener for the update-downloaded event.
	addListener(event, listener)	this	Registers a listener for the update-not-available event.
	checkForUpdates()	void	Asks the server whether there is an update. You must call setFeedURL before using this API. **Note:** If an update is available it will be downloaded automatically. Calling autoUpdater.checkForUpdates() twice will download the update two times.
	getFeedURL()	string	The current update feed URL.
	on('before-quit-for-update', listener)	this	Registers a listener for the given auto updater event.
	on('checking-for-update', listener)	this	Registers a listener for the checking-for-update event.
	on('error', listener)	this	Registers a listener for the error event.
	on('update-available', listener)	this	Registers a listener for the update-available event.
	on('update-downloaded', listener)	this	Registers a listener for the update-downloaded event.
	on('update-not-available', listener)	this	Registers a listener for the update-not-available event.
	once(event, listener)	this	Registers a one-time listener for the given auto updater event.
	once(event, listener)	this	Registers a one-time listener for the checking-for-update event.
	once(event, listener)	this	Registers a one-time listener for the error event.
	once(event, listener)	this	Registers a one-time listener for the update-available event.
	once(event, listener)	this	Registers a one-time listener for the update-downloaded event.
	once(event, listener)	this	Registers a one-time listener for the update-not-available event.
	quitAndInstall()	void	Restarts the app and installs the update after it has been downloaded. It should only be called after update-downloaded has been emitted. Under the hood calling autoUpdater.quitAndInstall() will close all application windows first, and automatically call app.quit() after all windows have been closed.
	removeListener(event, listener)	this	Removes the given listener for the given auto updater event.
	removeListener(event, listener)	this	Removes the listener for the checking-for-update event.
	removeListener(event, listener)	this	Removes the listener for the error event.
	removeListener(event, listener)	this	Removes the listener for the update-available event.
	removeListener(event, listener)	this	Removes the listener for the update-downloaded event.
	removeListener(event, listener)	this	Removes the listener for the update-not-available event.
	setFeedURL(options)	void	Sets the url and initialize the auto updater.

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