[FR] Add ability to reload without restarting app

[lorensr]

Can be used to display a message to the user that says "new version available, restart the app to update."

It would be nice to be able to display a message, "New version available, click here to update", and then the in-app browser refreshes to the new version, especially since many users don't know how to restart apps. Could a Reload.update() function be added?

[stubailo]

Have you tried window.location.reload()? That might do what you want, I think.

[Slava]

I think location.reload would not do that, as it reloads to meteor.local and doesn't restart the on-device server.

[Slava]

Oh wait, I am wrong. The Reload call happens after the new data was downloaded and server restarted (https://github.com/meteor/meteor/blob/devel/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_cordova.js). location.reload might do the trick :)

[lorensr]

Works in the iOS simulator, thanks! Maybe add that as a possible use of Reload.isWaitingForResume() at the bottom of the readme?

[stubailo]

Great idea, just added that. Thanks!

[boustanihani]

Is there a meteor package similar to https://atmospherejs.com/mdg/reload-on-resume but for desktop clients? I mean a package that changes the behavior of Meteor's hot code push feature and allows us to attache custom code and define what happens when a new version is downloaded or detected.

I think doing a full page reload (for example by calling window.location.reload()) eliminates the risk of getting some invalid app state and the need to manually reset any variables or components. IMO it is not a big deal if a user needs to refill some form when this happens.

[stubailo]

The way hot code push is implemented currently actually does do a full page reload for exactly this reason. You can attach hooks to reload related events via the reload package, but I don't think the API is well documented. Look at the source code of this package for an example of how to use it.

[boustanihani]

@stubailo Thanks, good to know :)

You mean I should take a look at this package ? =>
https://github.com/meteor/meteor/tree/devel/packages/reload

[stubailo]

That would also be helpful, but I meant the mdg:reload-on-resume package, since it uses the reload API.

[boustanihani]

Okay :) I'll take a look.. THX

[sasikanth513]

If we use window.location.reload() connection to the server is lost and we are getting

Server sent add for existing id: 5JHx7YWauQobBXC7H error

but that record is not existed after the reload.

Is there any smooth way to do this like Reload.update()?

My code

function initializeUpdate(){
      document.addEventListener('resume', function(){
        if(Reload.isWaitingForResume()){
          window.location.reload();
        }
      }, false);
  }
  document.addEventListener("deviceready", initializeUpdate, false);

[sasikanth513]

This is more of grounddb issue I think
Meteor-Community-Packages/ground-db#22

[mitiaptest]

+1