v2.3.2

Quiver Release Notes

2.3.2

Patch release that fully fixes self-update wiping your library. If you updated from 2.3.0 via in-app update and lost your apps list, this release addresses the remaining packaging gap.

Self-update: stop shipping blank apps.json (fixes #1)

• What went wrong in 2.3.1: Updater preservation was added, but release zips could still include a blank apps.json because Quiver.csproj copied it into publish output. Updating from 2.3.0 also used the old updater (no preservation) and could wipe your library once.
• Fix: apps.json is no longer published with the app. CI strips it from Windows, Linux, and macOS release archives before packaging.
• Updater: Windows batch script hardened — preserved files skipped with reliable if errorlevel checks; success path no longer falls through subroutine labels.
• Preserved on update: apps.json, settings.json, games.json, and Cache/ (unchanged from 2.3.1).

Migration from 2.3.0 or a wiped library

• First hop to 2.3.2: Prefer a manual install (extract the zip, keep your existing apps.json) if you are still on 2.3.0 or already lost your library once.
• Recovery: Check %TEMP%\Quiver_backup_* (Windows) or /tmp/Quiver_backup_* (Linux) from the day you updated — your old apps.json may still be there.
• Installed game files on disk are usually unchanged; re-add entries from App Catalog if needed.

Close After Launch (from 2.3.1)

• Quiver no longer closes after a download completes or after dismissing a download error when Close After Launch is enabled.
• Quiver still closes immediately after a successful launch.

Testing and reliability

• xUnit runs serially for Avalonia headless tests (fixes CI/local test hangs).
• GameDialogService avoids dispatcher deadlocks when no main window is present.
• New packaging regression tests assert publish output and release workflow do not bundle apps.json.

Other

• apps.json.example documents the library file format with a sample entry (not shipped in releases).

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