chore: auto update in linux electron base tested

Author: abose

src-electron/main.js

@@ -225,6 +225,45 @@ ipcMain.on('send-health-metric', (event, payload) => {
     }
 });
 
+/**
+ * App updater IPC handlers
+ * These provide low-level APIs for the update-electron.js extension in Phoenix
+ */
+
+// Get app version from config
+ipcMain.handle('get-app-version', (event) => {
+    assertTrusted(event);
+    return version;
+});
+
+// Check if app is packaged (production build)
+ipcMain.handle('is-packaged', (event) => {
+    assertTrusted(event);
+    return app.isPackaged;
+});
+
+// Get executable path (path to the AppImage on Linux)
+ipcMain.handle('get-executable-path', (event) => {
+    assertTrusted(event);
+    return process.execPath;
+});
+
+// Run a shell command for update script execution
+ipcMain.handle('run-shell-command', async (event, command) => {
+    assertTrusted(event);
+    const { exec } = require('child_process');
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+        exec(command, { shell: '/bin/bash' }, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+            if (error) {
+                console.error('Shell command error:', error);
+                resolve({ code: error.code || 1, stdout, stderr });
+            } else {
+                resolve({ code: 0, stdout, stderr });
+            }
+        });
+    });
+});
+
 // Handle quit request from renderer
 app.on('quit-requested', (exitCode) => {
     gracefulShutdown(exitCode);

src-electron/preload.js

@@ -160,5 +160,11 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
 
     // Health metrics for Google Analytics (sends to hidden metrics window)
     sendHealthMetric: (payload) => ipcRenderer.send('send-health-metric', payload),
-    onHealthMetric: (callback) => ipcRenderer.on('health-metric', (_event, payload) => callback(payload))
+    onHealthMetric: (callback) => ipcRenderer.on('health-metric', (_event, payload) => callback(payload)),
+
+    // App updater APIs - just expose primitives, logic is in update-electron.js
+    getAppVersion: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-app-version'),
+    isPackaged: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('is-packaged'),
+    getExecutablePath: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-executable-path'),
+    runShellCommand: (command) => ipcRenderer.invoke('run-shell-command', command)
 });