How to add/test auto update ?

[Rambarani]

Previously I am using electron-builder and electron-updater combo to publish and auto updates for exe files. through electron-updater I will check for updates and download and update the app.

But Now I moving to .msi. in this how to achieve auto update feature. I could not able to find any documentation or example. can someone please help on this.

var MSICreator = require("electron-wix-msi").MSICreator;
const path = require('path')

// Step 1: Instantiate the MSICreator
const msiCreator = new MSICreator({
appDirectory: path.resolve('dist/win-unpacked'),
description: 'My amazing Kitten simulator',
exe: 'app',
name: 'app',
manufacturer: 'app',
version: '2.0.0',
outputDirectory: path.resolve('release/msi/'),
appIconPath: path.resolve('build/icon.ico'),
ui: {
chooseDirectory: true,
},
features: {
autoUpdate: true,
},
updaterPermissions: true
});

async function createMsi() {
// Step 2: Create a .wxs template file
await msiCreator.create();

// Step 3: Compile the template to a .msi file
await msiCreator.compile();
}
console.log('Invoke MSI Builder');
createMsi();

This creates these files under release/msi

app.msi
app.wixobj
app.wixpdb
app.wxs

i installed app.msi. whats the next step. how it download and install the updates. How can i test this ? Need help on this ! @felixrieseberg

[ezequielvictor]

I would like to know about this too