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From: Anil Sahoo <[email protected]>
To: pgadmin-hackers <[email protected]>
Subject: Require suggestions on feature #5766
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:27:56 +0530
Message-ID: <CAO+oWtDcnBcAP+xNyvJ3z2MydKaGGZTZTXbucuU5_J6u+-yEcQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

Hi Dave/Team,

I am currently working on the auto-update feature of pgAdmin 4 desktop
application, #5766 <https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/5766;.


As we are using Electron for shipping our desktop application, I have gone
through some possible ways we can implement the auto update of the app.

I found 2 most popular ways, that are

   1. *Use builtin electron’s autoUpdater* (Uses the Squirrel framework &
   Available for Mac, Windows)
   2. *Use electron-builder and electron-updater packages *(Available for
   Mac, Windows and Linux systems)

*Linux systems:*


   - Builtin Electron’s autoUpdater support is not available.
   - electron-builder and electron-updater can be used, but need to change
   the whole build process. Also most apps like VS code, Chrome, etc does not
   support auto-update of apps on linux systems.

*Mac systems:*

   - We can use the builtin Electron’s autoUpdater to add auto-update
   feature to macOs systems, It is simple and easy to configure. We need a
   minor modification in our build process i.e. as we are supporting Intel and
   Apple silicon chips, deployment url will have 2 zip files and each zip file
   will hold the build for arm64 and x86_64.
   - electron-builder and electron-updater can be used. With this, we have
   to change the whole build process.

*Windows systems:*

   - We can use the builtin Electron’s autoUpdater to add auto-update
   feature to windows systems, Here also we need to change our build process.
   Electron’s docs recommend using electron-winstaller or electron forge to
   create the installer and some extra changes are needed in the deployment
   server.
   - electron-builder and electron-updater can be used. With this, we have
   to change the whole build process.

As Electron's builtin autoUpdater is easy to use so for now we can move
with the auto-update of the pgAdmin app on macOs systems as it requires
minimal changes.


Please share your suggestions or feedback.


Thanks,

Anil


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*Anil Sahoo*

Software Development Engineer II

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<https://www.enterprisedb.com/anil-sahoo; || *GitHub
<https://github.com/anilsahoo20>*

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