Check for IDE update at startup (#797)

* Remove check for updates on startup setting

* Remove useless exported function

* Update template-package.json used to package IDE

* Add function to get channel file during packaging step

* Add updates check

* move ide updater on backend

* configure updater options

* add auto update preferences

* TMP check updates on start and download

* index on check-update-startup: fcb8f6e TMP check updates on start and download

* set version to skip on local storage

* add IDE setting to toggle update check on start-up

* comment out check for updates on startup and auto update settings

* Update Theia to 1.22.1

* updated CI

* download changelog and show it in IDE updater dialog

* remove useless file

* remove useless code

* add i18n to updater dialog

* fix i18n

* refactor UpdateInfo typing

* add macos zip to artifacts

* Simply use `--ignore-engines`

* Use correct --ignore-engines

* Fix semver#valid call

* Use C++17

* updated documentation

* add update channel preference

* update updater url

* updated documentation

* Fix the C++ version

* Build flag for cpp

* add disclaimer with correct node version

* Update `electron-builder`

* Fix `Electron.Menu` issue

* Skip electron rebuild

* Rebuild native dependencies beforehand

* Use resolutions section

* Update template-package.json as well

* move ide-updater to electron application

* refactor ide-updater service

* update yarn.lock

* update i18n

* Revert "Add gRPC user agent (#834)"

This reverts commit 5ab3a747a6.

* fix ide download url

* update latest file in CI

* fix i18n check

Co-authored-by: Silvano Cerza <silvanocerza@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Francesco Stasi <f.stasi@me.com>
Co-authored-by: Mark Sujew <msujew@yahoo.de>

arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-preferences.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ import {
 import { nls } from '@theia/core/lib/common';
 import { CompilerWarningLiterals, CompilerWarnings } from '../common/protocol';
 
+export enum UpdateChannel {
+  Stable = 'stable',
+  Nightly = 'nightly',
+}
+
 export const ArduinoConfigSchema: PreferenceSchema = {
   type: 'object',
   properties: {
@@ -64,13 +69,14 @@ export const ArduinoConfigSchema: PreferenceSchema = {
       ),
       default: 0,
     },
-    'arduino.ide.autoUpdate': {
-      type: 'boolean',
+    'arduino.ide.updateChannel': {
+      type: 'string',
+      enum: Object.values(UpdateChannel) as UpdateChannel[],
+      default: UpdateChannel.Stable,
       description: nls.localize(
-        'arduino/preferences/ide.autoUpdate',
-        'True to enable automatic update checks. The IDE will check for updates automatically and periodically.'
+        'arduino/preferences/ide.updateChannel',
+        "Release channel to get updated from. 'stable' is the stable release, 'nightly' is the latest development build."
       ),
-      default: true,
     },
     'arduino.board.certificates': {
       type: 'string',
@@ -171,7 +177,7 @@ export interface ArduinoConfiguration {
   'arduino.upload.verify': boolean;
   'arduino.window.autoScale': boolean;
   'arduino.window.zoomLevel': number;
-  'arduino.ide.autoUpdate': boolean;
+  'arduino.ide.updateChannel': UpdateChannel;
   'arduino.board.certificates': string;
   'arduino.sketchbook.showAllFiles': boolean;
   'arduino.cloud.enabled': boolean;
@@ -188,16 +194,10 @@ export interface ArduinoConfiguration {
 export const ArduinoPreferences = Symbol('ArduinoPreferences');
 export type ArduinoPreferences = PreferenceProxy<ArduinoConfiguration>;
 
-export function createArduinoPreferences(
-  preferences: PreferenceService
-): ArduinoPreferences {
-  return createPreferenceProxy(preferences, ArduinoConfigSchema);
-}
-
 export function bindArduinoPreferences(bind: interfaces.Bind): void {
   bind(ArduinoPreferences).toDynamicValue((ctx) => {
     const preferences = ctx.container.get<PreferenceService>(PreferenceService);
-    return createArduinoPreferences(preferences);
+    return createPreferenceProxy(preferences, ArduinoConfigSchema);
   });
   bind(PreferenceContribution).toConstantValue({
     schema: ArduinoConfigSchema,