Make sure updater do not hit github before checking fileserver

config/default.json

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
       "url": "https://public.loki.foundation:4433/"
     }
   ],
-  "updatesEnabled": false,
   "openDevTools": false,
   "commitHash": "",
   "import": false

config/integration-test.json

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "openDevTools": false,
-  "updatesEnabled": false
+  "openDevTools": false
 }

config/production-devprod.json

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "openDevTools": true,
-  "updatesEnabled": false
+  "openDevTools": true
 }

config/production-devprod1.json

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "openDevTools": true,
-  "updatesEnabled": false
+  "openDevTools": true
 }

config/production.json

@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-{
-  "updatesEnabled": true
-}
+{}

main.js

@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ const { installPermissionsHandler } = require('./app/permissions');
 
 let appStartInitialSpellcheckSetting = true;
 
+let latestDesktopRelease;
+
 async function getSpellCheckSetting() {
   const json = await sql.getItemById('spell-check');
   // Default to `true` if setting doesn't exist yet
@@ -398,29 +400,27 @@ async function createWindow() {
     // when you should delete the corresponding element.
     mainWindow = null;
   });
+
+  mainWindow.getLatestDesktopRelease = () => latestDesktopRelease;
 }
 
 ipc.on('show-window', () => {
   showWindow();
 });
 
+ipc.on('set-release-from-file-server', (_event, releaseGotFromFileServer) => {
+  latestDesktopRelease = releaseGotFromFileServer;
+});
+
 let isReadyForUpdates = false;
 async function readyForUpdates() {
+  console.log('isReadyForUpdates', isReadyForUpdates);
   if (isReadyForUpdates) {
     return;
   }
 
   isReadyForUpdates = true;
 
-  // disable for now
-  /*
-  // First, install requested sticker pack
-  const incomingUrl = getIncomingUrl(process.argv);
-  if (incomingUrl) {
-    handleSgnlLink(incomingUrl);
-  }
-  */
-
   // Second, start checking for app updates
   try {
     await updater.start(getMainWindow, userConfig, locale.messages, logger);

ts/components/leftpane/ActionsPanel.tsx

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import { conversationChanged, conversationRemoved } from '../../state/ducks/conv
 import { editProfileModal, onionPathModal } from '../../state/ducks/modalDialog';
 import { uploadOurAvatar } from '../../interactions/conversationInteractions';
 import { ModalContainer } from '../dialog/ModalContainer';
-import { debounce } from 'lodash';
+import { debounce, isEmpty, isString } from 'lodash';
 
 // tslint:disable-next-line: no-import-side-effect no-submodule-imports
 
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ import { IncomingCallDialog } from '../calling/IncomingCallDialog';
 import { SessionIconButton } from '../icon';
 import { SessionToastContainer } from '../SessionToastContainer';
 import { LeftPaneSectionContainer } from './LeftPaneSectionContainer';
+import { getLatestDesktopReleaseFileToFsV2 } from '../../session/apis/file_server_api/FileServerApiV2';
+import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 
 const Section = (props: { type: SectionType }) => {
   const ourNumber = useSelector(getOurNumber);
@@ -162,7 +164,12 @@ const Section = (props: { type: SectionType }) => {
   }
 };
 
-const cleanUpMediasInterval = DURATION.MINUTES * 30;
+const cleanUpMediasInterval = DURATION.MINUTES * 60;
+
+// every 10 minutes we fetch from the fileserver to check for a new release
+// * if there is none, no request to github are made.
+// * if there is a version on the fileserver more recent than our current, we fetch github to get the UpdateInfos and trigger an update as usual (asking user via dialog)
+const fetchReleaseFromFileServerInterval = DURATION.MINUTES * 10;
 
 const setupTheme = () => {
   const theme = window.Events.getThemeSetting();
@@ -265,6 +272,18 @@ const CallContainer = () => {
   );
 };
 
+async function fetchReleaseFromFSAndUpdateMain() {
+  try {
+    const latest = await getLatestDesktopReleaseFileToFsV2();
+
+    if (isString(latest) && !isEmpty(latest)) {
+      ipcRenderer.send('set-release-from-file-server', latest);
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    window.log.warn(e);
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * ActionsPanel is the far left banner (not the left pane).
  * The panel with buttons to switch between the message/contact/settings/theme views
@@ -289,6 +308,10 @@ export const ActionsPanel = () => {
 
   useInterval(cleanUpOldDecryptedMedias, startCleanUpMedia ? cleanUpMediasInterval : null);
 
+  useInterval(() => {
+    void fetchReleaseFromFSAndUpdateMain();
+  }, fetchReleaseFromFileServerInterval);
+
   if (!ourPrimaryConversation) {
     window?.log?.warn('ActionsPanel: ourPrimaryConversation is not set');
     return null;

ts/updater/index.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { get as getFromConfig } from 'config';
 import { BrowserWindow } from 'electron';
 import { start as startUpdater, stop as stopUpdater } from './updater';
 import { LoggerType, MessagesType } from './common';
@@ -10,14 +9,16 @@ let config: UserConfig;
 export async function start(
   getMainWindow: () => BrowserWindow,
   userConfig: UserConfig,
-  messages?: MessagesType,
-  logger?: LoggerType
+  messages: MessagesType,
+  logger: LoggerType
 ) {
   if (initialized) {
     throw new Error('updater/start: Updates have already been initialized!');
   }
-  initialized = true;
-  config = userConfig;
+
+  if (!userConfig) {
+    throw new Error('updater/start: userConfig is needed!');
+  }
 
   if (!messages) {
     throw new Error('updater/start: Must provide messages!');
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ export async function start(
   if (!logger) {
     throw new Error('updater/start: Must provide logger!');
   }
+  initialized = true;
+  config = userConfig; // reused below
 
   if (autoUpdateDisabled()) {
     /*
@@ -56,7 +59,6 @@ function autoUpdateDisabled() {
 
   return (
     process.mas || // From Electron: Mac App Store build
-    !getFromConfig('updatesEnabled') || // Hard coded config
     // tslint:disable-next-line: no-backbone-get-set-outside-model
     !autoUpdate // User setting
   );

ts/updater/updater.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ let stopped = false;
 
 const SECOND = 1000;
 const MINUTE = SECOND * 60;
-const INTERVAL = MINUTE * 30;
+const INTERVAL = MINUTE * 1;
 
 export async function start(
   getMainWindow: () => BrowserWindow,
@@ -70,16 +70,42 @@ async function checkForUpdates(
 
   const canUpdate = await canAutoUpdate();
   if (!canUpdate) {
+    logger.info('checkForUpdates canAutoUpdate false');
     return;
   }
 
-  logger.info('auto-update: checking for update...');
+  logger.info('auto-update: checkForUpdates...');
 
   isUpdating = true;
 
   try {
-    // Get the update using electron-updater
+    const latestVersionFromFsFromRenderer = getMainWindow()
+      ? ((getMainWindow() as any).getLatestDesktopRelease() as string | undefined)
+      : undefined;
+
+    logger.info('checkForUpdates latestVersionFromFsFromRenderer', latestVersionFromFsFromRenderer);
+    if (!latestVersionFromFsFromRenderer || !latestVersionFromFsFromRenderer?.length) {
+      logger.info(
+        'testVersionFromFsFromRenderer was not updated yet by renderer. Skipping update check'
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const currentVersion = autoUpdater.currentVersion.toString();
+    const isMoreRecent = isVersionGreaterThan(latestVersionFromFsFromRenderer, currentVersion);
+    logger.info('checkForUpdates isMoreRecent', isMoreRecent);
+    if (!isMoreRecent) {
+      logger.info(
+        `Fileserver has no update so we are not looking for an update from github current:${currentVersion} fromFileServer:${latestVersionFromFsFromRenderer}`
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Get the update using electron-updater, this fetches from github
     const result = await autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
+
+    logger.info('checkForUpdates github fetch result:', result);
+
     if (!result.updateInfo) {
       logger.info('auto-update: no update info received');
 
@@ -88,6 +114,8 @@ async function checkForUpdates(
 
     try {
       const hasUpdate = isUpdateAvailable(result.updateInfo);
+      logger.info('checkForUpdates hasUpdate:', hasUpdate);
+
       if (!hasUpdate) {
         logger.info('auto-update: no update available');
 
@@ -96,6 +124,8 @@ async function checkForUpdates(
 
       logger.info('auto-update: showing download dialog...');
       const shouldDownload = await showDownloadUpdateDialog(getMainWindow(), messages);
+      logger.info('checkForUpdates shouldDownload:', shouldDownload);
+
       if (!shouldDownload) {
         downloadIgnored = true;