Electron-builder: Auto update on macOS

Created on 1 Mar 2017  ·  19Comments  ·  Source: electron-userland/electron-builder

  • electron-builder 14.5.2

  • electron-updater 1.8.1
  • Target: mac


Similarly to issue #1310 , I'm setting up the auto-update feature on macOS as well. The publishing process is ok, but I've got an error during the update process:

  • if there is no update, everything is ok and I receive the "No update available" message correctly, but
  • if there is an update, I get this:
[Wed Mar 01 2017 09:55:58 GMT+0100 (CET)] INFO Checking for update
[Wed Mar 01 2017 09:55:58 GMT+0100 (CET)] INFO Checking for update...
[Wed Mar 01 2017 09:55:59 GMT+0100 (CET)] ERROR Error: TypeError: this.logger.warn is not a function
    at AutoUpdater.MacUpdater.nativeUpdater.on.it (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/src/MacUpdater.ts:16:21)
    at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
    at AutoUpdater.emit (events.js:191:7)
    at MacUpdater.onUpdateAvailable (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/src/MacUpdater.ts:29:24)
    at /Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts:187:10
From previous event:
    at MacUpdater.doCheckForUpdates (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/out/AppUpdater.js:237:11)
    at /Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts:142:25
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at runCallback (timers.js:651:20)
    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:624:5)
    at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:596:5)
From previous event:
    at MacUpdater._checkForUpdates (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/out/AppUpdater.js:191:11)
    at MacUpdater.checkForUpdates (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts:124:35)
    at Timeout._onTimeout (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.js:251:17)
    at ontimeout (timers.js:365:14)
    at tryOnTimeout (timers.js:237:5)
    at Timer.listOnTimeout (timers.js:207:5)
[Wed Mar 01 2017 09:55:59 GMT+0100 (CET)] INFO Error in auto-updater.

This is the code looking for any updates:

autoUpdater.on('checking-for-update', () => {
    log.info('Checking for update...');
})
autoUpdater.on('update-available', (ev, info) => {
    log.info('Update available.');
})
autoUpdater.on('update-not-available', (ev, info) => {
    log.info('Update not available.');
})
autoUpdater.on('error', (ev, err) => {
    log.info('Error in auto-updater.');
})
autoUpdater.on('download-progress', (ev, progressObj) => {
    log.info('Downloading update...');
})
autoUpdater.on('update-downloaded', (ev, info) => {
    log.info('Update downloaded.  Will quit and install in 5 seconds.');
    // Wait 5 seconds, then quit and install
    setTimeout(function () {
        autoUpdater.quitAndInstall();
    }, 5000)
})
// Wait a second for the window to exist before checking for updates.
setTimeout(function () {
    autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
}, 1000);
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@alexcroox
Xcode -> Preferences -> Account -> Manage certificates -> + -> macOs Development
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picture dventurino on 30 May 2017
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Is debug logging enabled?

develar picture develar on 1 Mar 2017

Yep, this is what I see in my logs:

[Wed Mar 01 2017 09:55:58 GMT+0100 (CET)] INFO Checking for update
[Wed Mar 01 2017 09:55:58 GMT+0100 (CET)] INFO Checking for update...
[Wed Mar 01 2017 09:55:59 GMT+0100 (CET)] ERROR Error: TypeError: this.logger.warn is not a function
    at AutoUpdater.MacUpdater.nativeUpdater.on.it (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/src/MacUpdater.ts:16:21)
    at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
    at AutoUpdater.emit (events.js:191:7)
    at MacUpdater.onUpdateAvailable (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/src/MacUpdater.ts:29:24)
    at /Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts:187:10
From previous event:
    at MacUpdater.doCheckForUpdates (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/out/AppUpdater.js:237:11)
    at /Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts:142:25
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at runCallback (timers.js:651:20)
    at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:624:5)
    at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:596:5)
From previous event:
    at MacUpdater._checkForUpdates (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/out/AppUpdater.js:191:11)
    at MacUpdater.checkForUpdates (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts:124:35)
    at Timeout._onTimeout (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.js:251:17)
    at ontimeout (timers.js:365:14)
    at tryOnTimeout (timers.js:237:5)
    at Timer.listOnTimeout (timers.js:207:5)
[Wed Mar 01 2017 09:55:59 GMT+0100 (CET)] INFO Error in auto-updater.
dventurino picture dventurino on 2 Mar 2017

I cannot yet check code, but you can try to: logger.warn = logger.info

develar picture develar on 2 Mar 2017

That seems to have fixed it. I still have some error because the app is not correctly signed, but I'll look into it as soon as I can

dventurino picture dventurino on 2 Mar 2017

I get a warning about the application not being signed (and it's not yet), then the new version on s3 is detected as an available update, but the download does not start or it gets stuck.

Here are the logs:

INFO Checking for update
INFO Checking for update...
DEBUG { Error: Could not get code signature for running application
at MacUpdater.onUpdateAvailable (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/src/MacUpdater.ts:29:24)
at /Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts:187:10
at Generator.next ()
at Generator.tryCatcher (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/util.js:16:23)
at PromiseSpawn._promiseFulfilled (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/generators.js:97:49)
at Async._drainQueue (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/async.js:138:12)
at Async._drainQueues (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/async.js:143:10)
at Immediate.Async.drainQueues (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/async.js:17:14)
at runCallback (timers.js:651:20)
at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:624:5)
at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:596:5)
preventDefault: [Function: preventDefault],
sender:
AutoUpdater {
_events: { error: [Function], 'update-downloaded': [Function] },
_eventsCount: 2 } }
ERROR Error: Error: Could not get code signature for running application
at MacUpdater.onUpdateAvailable (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/src/MacUpdater.ts:29:24)
at /Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/electron-updater/src/AppUpdater.ts:187:10
at Generator.next ()
at Generator.tryCatcher (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/util.js:16:23)
at PromiseSpawn._promiseFulfilled (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/generators.js:97:49)
at Async._drainQueue (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/async.js:138:12)
at Async._drainQueues (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/async.js:143:10)
at Immediate.Async.drainQueues (/Users/Daniele/git/box/dist/mac/box.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/async.js:17:14)
at runCallback (timers.js:651:20)
at tryOnImmediate (timers.js:624:5)
at processImmediate [as _immediateCallback] (timers.js:596:5)
INFO Error in auto-updater.
INFO Found version 1.0.0 (url: https://mybucket.s3.amazonaws.com/setup/test/box/box-1.0.0-mac.zip)
INFO Update available.
INFO Downloading update from https://mybucket.s3.amazonaws.com/setup/test/box/box-1.0.0-mac.zip

dventurino picture dventurino on 3 Mar 2017

For Mac autoupdate app is required to be signed

mediaslav picture mediaslav on 6 Mar 2017

@develar is the signature mandatory even for testing purposes ?

dventurino picture dventurino on 7 Mar 2017

Always required. You can use free Mac Developer cert. It is Squirrel.Mac requirement.

develar picture develar on 7 Mar 2017

👍 ok I tried a dummy Mac Developer certificate and it worked!

Now I've got to generate a good one. I do not use Xcode, but maybe there is a way to get one without it. Thanks again

dventurino picture dventurino on 7 Mar 2017

Move to close?

AlienHoboken picture AlienHoboken on 23 Mar 2017
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This is not related to this issue (sorry). @dventurino where do you get the free/dummy mac dev certificate?

ccnokes picture ccnokes on 29 Mar 2017

This issue is not closed because TypeError: this.logger.warn is not a function is not yet investigated and fixed.

develar picture develar on 29 Mar 2017

@ccnokes I had a mac development certificate generated on machine (with Xcode) at work. It's good enough for development purpouse, but not for production.

dventurino picture dventurino on 30 Mar 2017

@dventurino Where in Xcode do you create this? I'd created my own in osx keychain before but not sure where to get a free "mac development" one from within Xcode?

alexcroox picture alexcroox on 29 May 2017

@alexcroox
Xcode -> Preferences -> Account -> Manage certificates -> + -> macOs Development
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dventurino picture dventurino on 30 May 2017
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@dventurino thanks, and I assume if I'm exporting this I can share with other team mates who can use it to sign new releases from their own machines with it? (it's an internal tool so a development cert is fine for auto updates)

alexcroox picture alexcroox on 30 May 2017

Yes, I use Keychain Access to export the credential and key as a .p12 to be imported on another mac via Keychain Access.

bill-pixvana picture bill-pixvana on 31 May 2017
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@alexcroox yep! As @bill-pixvana said, you just have to share with them the .p12 file.

dventurino picture dventurino on 31 May 2017
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TypeError — Obsolete since electron-updater 2.0.0 (will be released today).

develar picture develar on 5 Jun 2017
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