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Adiciona atualização assinada ao desktop Tauri no Linux, Windows e macOS. O aplicativo verifica novas versões após iniciar, pede confirmação antes de instalar e reinicia após a atualização. Windows e macOS também recebem Verificar atualizações… no menu do tray/menu bar.

Implementação

  • integra tauri-plugin-updater e tauri-plugin-process
  • verifica atualizações automaticamente após o frontend Tauri carregar
  • serializa verificações concorrentes e mantém falhas automáticas não intrusivas
  • apresenta confirmação nativa antes de baixar/instalar
  • oferece feedback explícito para a verificação manual
  • publica um latest.json estático para:
    • linux-x86_64
    • windows-x86_64
    • darwin-aarch64
    • darwin-x86_64

Segurança e distribuição

  • todos os bundles de atualização usam a assinatura Minisign obrigatória do Tauri
  • a chave pública está embutida na configuração do aplicativo
  • a chave privada foi armazenada no secret TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY
  • existe backup local da chave em ~/.config/quickdrop-release/updater.key, fora do repositório e com modo 0600
  • o macOS usa assinatura Apple ad-hoc (signingIdentity: "-"), sem conta Developer ID
  • o README deixa explícito que o Gatekeeper ainda pode solicitar Abrir Mesmo Assim

A chave do updater é persistente: substituí-la quebraria atualizações para versões já instaladas. Essa invariável também foi registrada no AGENTS.md.

Release

  • Linux continua sendo compilado localmente como binário standalone; o updater Tauri substitui o executável atual de forma transacional
  • o binário Linux é assinado pelo comando oficial tauri signer sign
  • Windows publica o NSIS e sua .sig
  • macOS publica .app.tar.gz e .sig separados para Intel e Apple Silicon
  • um job final gera e publica latest.json somente depois dos builds Windows/macOS
  • scripts/release.ts verifica todos os assets e o manifesto servido por /releases/latest/download/latest.json

Nenhum build de release é iniciado por commits da PR. O build completo macOS continua disponível somente por workflow_dispatch, depois da revisão.

Validação

  • bun run typecheck
  • bun run desktop:build:web
  • bun tauri build --ci --no-bundle
  • cargo check --manifest-path src-tauri/Cargo.toml
  • cargo test --manifest-path src-tauri/Cargo.toml — 13 testes
  • cargo test --manifest-path cli/Cargo.toml — 51 testes
  • cargo clippy --manifest-path cli/Cargo.toml --all-targets -- -D warnings
  • testes direcionados de updater, release, instalador e servidor — 33 testes
  • assinatura real do payload Linux exercitada com a chave configurada
  • bun run release:check
  • validação JSON/YAML e git diff --check

A suíte Bun completa mantém somente a falha preexistente em scripts/quickdrop-launcher.test.ts; 124 testes passam. O Clippy do Tauri mantém apenas o lint preexistente items_after_test_module.


Summary by cubic

Adds signed, cross‑platform auto‑updates for the Tauri desktop app. Previously there was no updater; now the app checks on launch, offers “Verificar atualizações…” on Windows/macOS, verifies Minisign signatures, asks before installing, and relaunches after install.

  • Review focus

    • App logic: src/desktop/tauri.ts and src/desktop/App.tsx add a serialized startup check, a manual trigger via quickdrop://check-for-updates, native confirm/error messages, and relaunch using @tauri-apps/plugin-updater, @tauri-apps/plugin-process, and @tauri-apps/plugin-dialog.
    • Tray wiring: src-tauri/src/lib.rs adds the “Verificar atualizações…” menu item and emits the check event.
    • Config: src-tauri/tauri.conf.json embeds the updater pubkey, points to GitHub Releases latest.json, and sets "bundle.createUpdaterArtifacts": true; src-tauri/capabilities/default.json enables updater:default and process:allow-restart; src-tauri/tauri.macos.conf.json sets ad‑hoc signing ("-").
    • Release/CI: new scripts/generate-tauri-update-manifest.ts (+ test) produces latest.json; packaging scripts assert updater signatures and collect artifacts. Workflows now pass TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY; Windows uploads the installer .sig; macOS builds app,dmg and runs the manifest test.
  • Release and migration

    • Keep the updater signing key stable. Set TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY in repo secrets and ensure the release host has ~/.config/quickdrop-release/updater.key.
    • Publish as usual; the pipeline uploads platform artifacts and then publishes latest.json (or run npm run desktop:update-manifest locally if needed).
    • macOS now publishes per‑arch .app.tar.gz + .sig (in addition to .dmg); Windows publishes NSIS .exe + .sig; Linux remains local‑only. Gatekeeper may still prompt “Open Anyway.”

Written for commit 2d2d458. Summary will update on new commits.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added desktop update checks for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
    • Added a tray menu option to check for updates manually.
    • Updates now prompt for confirmation before downloading and installing, then offer to relaunch the app.
    • Added signed updater packages and release metadata for all supported desktop platforms.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Release validation now detects missing signatures, update bundles, or manifest entries.
  • Documentation

    • Updated release documentation with updater behavior, signing, and macOS Gatekeeper details.

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Walkthrough

The pull request adds signed Tauri updater artifacts for Linux, Windows, and macOS. It adds manifest generation and release verification, configures Tauri updater plugins, and adds automatic and tray-triggered desktop update checks.

Changes

Desktop updater delivery

Layer / File(s) Summary
Desktop updater runtime
src-tauri/..., src/desktop/..., package.json
Tauri registers updater and process plugins. The desktop app checks for updates, requests confirmation, installs accepted updates, relaunches, and exposes tray-triggered checks.
Signed updater artifact and manifest generation
scripts/package-*.ts, scripts/generate-tauri-update-manifest.*, package.json
Packaging validates signed updater artifacts. The manifest generator maps platform assets, reads signatures, writes latest.json, and rejects missing signatures. Tests cover platform entries and signature validation.
Signed release publication and verification
.github/workflows/release.yml, scripts/release.ts
Release jobs configure signing, upload signed Windows, macOS, and Linux assets, publish latest.json, and verify its version, platforms, signatures, and release URLs.
Updater validation and release documentation
.github/workflows/macos-check.yml, AGENTS.md, README.md
macOS validation runs manifest tests. Release requirements and documentation describe signed updater bundles, manifest publication, update confirmation, restart behavior, and macOS signing behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 3fddb

This change can publish an unusable desktop-update manifest or run release publication logic on pull requests, potentially preventing users from installing updates and causing misleading release results. Merge should wait until the manifest validation and pull-request workflow guards are corrected; the manual-check feedback issue should also be addressed.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant App
  participant TauriUpdater
  participant GitHubRelease
  participant Dialog
  participant Process
  App->>TauriUpdater: check for update
  TauriUpdater->>GitHubRelease: fetch latest.json
  GitHubRelease-->>TauriUpdater: return version, URL, and signature
  TauriUpdater-->>App: report available update
  App->>Dialog: request confirmation
  Dialog-->>App: confirm installation
  App->>TauriUpdater: download and install
  App->>Process: relaunch application
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Inline comments:
In @.github/workflows/release.yml:
- Around line 149-172: Add a job-level pull-request guard to updater-manifest so
the job is skipped when github.event_name is pull_request, while preserving
execution for release-tag pushes and explicitly triggered manual rebuilds. Keep
the existing signature download and manifest upload steps unchanged.

In `@scripts/release.ts`:
- Around line 250-272: Update the manifest validation in the release polling
loop around expectedUpdaterPlatforms so each entry.url exactly matches its
expected asset URL, rather than merely containing the release tag, and each
entry.signature is compared with the corresponding published .sig asset content.
Return success only when all four updater bundle URLs and signatures match the
assets for the requested release.

In `@src/desktop/tauri.ts`:
- Around line 36-44: Update checkForDesktopUpdate so an interactive request
arriving while updateCheckPromise is active waits for the current check to
finish, then starts one interactive performDesktopUpdateCheck; retain the
existing promise-sharing behavior for automatic requests and ensure
updateCheckPromise is cleared after the queued interactive check completes.
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  • README.md
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  • src/desktop/App.tsx
  • src/desktop/tauri.ts

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Validação completa macOS concluída após a revisão: Apple Silicon e Intel geraram DMG, .app.tar.gz, assinaturas do updater e passaram pelo empacotador/checksums. Run: https://github.com/EaeDave/quickdrop/actions/runs/31816384096

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