Resolve auto updater issue for mac.

src/main/index.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   app,
   BrowserWindow,
   globalShortcut,
+  ipcMain,
   Menu,
   nativeImage,
   shell,
@@ -371,16 +372,19 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
 
   //Check for app updates.
   autoUpdater.logger = log;
+
   // if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
   //   // Useful for some dev/debugging tasks, but download can
   //   // not be validated becuase dev app is not signed
+  //   autoUpdater.channel = "alpha";
   //   autoUpdater.updateConfigPath = path.join(
   //     __dirname,
   //     "../../dev-app-update.yml",
   //   );
   //   autoUpdater.forceDevUpdateConfig = true;
-  //   autoUpdater.autoDownload = false;
+  //   //autoUpdater.autoDownload = false;
   // }
+
   autoUpdater.on("checking-for-update", () => {
     log.info("Checking for update...");
     const mainWindow = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()[0];
@@ -406,6 +410,12 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
     const mainWindow = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()[0];
     mainWindow?.webContents.send(ipcTypes.toRenderer.updates.downloaded, info);
   });
+
+  autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify({
+    title: "Shop Partner Update",
+    body: "A new version of Shop Partner is available. Click to update.",
+  });
+
   //The update itself will run when the bodyshop record is queried to know what release channel to use.
   createWindow();
 
@@ -430,6 +440,17 @@ app.on("window-all-closed", () => {
 });
 
 app.on("before-quit", () => {
+  preQuitMethods();
+});
+
+//We need to hit the prequit methods from here as well to ensure the app quits and restarts.
+ipcMain.on(ipcTypes.toMain.updates.apply, () => {
+  log.info("Applying update from renderer.");
+  preQuitMethods();
+  autoUpdater.quitAndInstall();
+});
+
+function preQuitMethods(): void {
   localServer.stop();
   const currentSetting = store.get("app.openOnStartup") as boolean;
   store.set("app.openOnStartup", !currentSetting);
@@ -442,7 +463,7 @@ app.on("before-quit", () => {
   }
   globalShortcut.unregisterAll();
   isAppQuitting = true;
-});
+}
 
 function openMainWindow(): void {
   const mainWindow = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()[0];

src/main/ipc/ipcMainConfig.ts

@@ -132,9 +132,4 @@ ipcMain.on(ipcTypes.toMain.updates.checkForUpdates, () => {
   autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
 });
 
-ipcMain.on(ipcTypes.toMain.updates.apply, () => {
-  log.info("Applying update from renderer.");
-  autoUpdater.quitAndInstall();
-});
-
 logIpcMessages();