[Feature] Auto Update

[shiba2046]

Feature description

Would like the app to be able to auto update to the latest version.

Use case / motivation

Have to download the zip and update manually every time. This is annoying.

Area of the app

Other

OS relevance

Windows

Alternatives considered

I've asked AI to write a PowerShell Script which does the job ok. But would be nice to be included in the actual program itself.

# ==========================================
# Mouser Auto-Updater (English Version)
# ==========================================

# Set Working Directory to script location
$currentDir = $PSScriptRoot
if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($currentDir)) { $currentDir = Get-Location }

$repo = "TomBadash/Mouser"
$tempZip = Join-Path $env:TEMP "Mouser_Latest.zip"
$tempUnzipFolder = Join-Path $env:TEMP "Mouser_Temp_Extract"
$exeName = "Mouser.exe"
$exePath = Join-Path $currentDir $exeName

try {
    # 1. Terminate running process
    Write-Host "Checking for running Mouser instances..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
    $mouserProcess = Get-Process -Name "Mouser" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($mouserProcess) {
        Write-Host "Closing Mouser.exe..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
        Stop-Process -Name "Mouser" -Force
        Start-Sleep -Seconds 2 # Wait for file handles to release
    }

    # 2. Fetch latest release info from GitHub API
    Write-Host "Fetching latest release info from GitHub..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
    $apiUrl = "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/latest"
    $releaseInfo = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $apiUrl -UseBasicParsing
    
    # Filter for Windows zip asset
    $asset = $releaseInfo.assets | Where-Object { $_.name -like "*win*" -and $_.name -like "*.zip" } | Select-Object -First 1
    if ($null -eq $asset) { $asset = $releaseInfo.assets | Where-Object { $_.name -like "*.zip" } | Select-Object -First 1 }
    if ($null -eq $asset) { throw "No valid ZIP asset found in the latest release." }

    # 3. Download the asset
    Write-Host "Downloading: $($asset.name) ..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $asset.browser_download_url -OutFile $tempZip

    # 4. Clean up old files
    Write-Host "Removing old version files..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
    $targets = @($exeName, "_internal")
    foreach ($target in $targets) {
        $fullPath = Join-Path $currentDir $target
        if (Test-Path $fullPath) {
            Remove-Item -Path $fullPath -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
            Write-Host "Deleted: $target" -ForegroundColor Gray
        }
    }

    # 5. Extract and move files
    if (Test-Path $tempUnzipFolder) { Remove-Item $tempUnzipFolder -Force -Recurse }
    Write-Host "Extracting and deploying files..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
    Expand-Archive -Path $tempZip -DestinationPath $tempUnzipFolder -Force
    
    # Check if files are nested inside a 'Mouser' folder within the zip
    $innerMouserFolder = Join-Path $tempUnzipFolder "Mouser"
    $sourcePath = if (Test-Path $innerMouserFolder) { $innerMouserFolder } else { $tempUnzipFolder }
    
    Get-ChildItem -Path $sourcePath | ForEach-Object {
        Move-Item -Path $_.FullName -Destination $currentDir -Force
    }

    Write-Host "`n[SUCCESS] Update completed successfully!" -ForegroundColor Green

    # 6. Launch the application
    if (Test-Path $exePath) {
        Write-Host "Launching Mouser..." -ForegroundColor Magenta
        Start-Process -FilePath $exePath -WorkingDirectory $currentDir
    } else {
        Write-Host "[WARNING] Could not find $exeName in $currentDir" -ForegroundColor Red
    }

}
catch {
    Write-Host "`n[ERROR] An error occurred: $_" -ForegroundColor Red
}
finally {
    # Final cleanup of temporary files
    if (Test-Path $tempZip) { Remove-Item $tempZip -Force }
    if (Test-Path $tempUnzipFolder) { Remove-Item $tempUnzipFolder -Force -Recurse }
    
    Write-Host "`nPress any key to exit..." -ForegroundColor White
    $null = [Console]::ReadKey($true)
}

To run it with double click, create a Update.bat file.

@echo off
title Mouser Updater
cd /d "%~dp0"
:: Run PowerShell with Bypass policy to avoid execution restrictions
powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "%~dp0Update-Mouser.ps1"

Then you can click the bat file to update.

Note that the powershell script will be identified as virus by some anti-virus software. Add it to trusted zone.

Device info JSON (if relevant)

Mockups, screenshots, or references

No response

[boralp]

That would’ve been nice, but Mouser currently supports three additional platforms, and unfortunately this is not a one-script-fits-all situation. Batch files are Windows-only. We can come up with a more comprehensive approach.