Adds auto-update support. (#6)

* Adds auto-update support.

* Updates draft documentation.

Author: skellock

.gitignore

@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ npm-debug.log
 yarn-error.log
 dist/
 out/
+dev-app-update.yml

docs/stack.md

@@ -45,6 +45,20 @@ A nice little addition from the `mobx` team. It brings `redux`-like state trees,
 There's so much awesome packed in here. `pipe` for days. I'll be honest, it took me a long time get comfortable with `ramda`. Nowadays, you can pry it from my cold dead hands. PRECIOUS!!!
 
 
+## Electron Things
+
+> **electron-builder**
+
+This does most of the heavy lifting for assembling cross-platform distributables.
+
+> **electron-updater**
+
+Allows our app to auto-update.
+
+> **electron-is-dev**, **electron-log**
+
+A few quality-of-life utilities for working in Electron.
+
 ## Bundler
 
 > **fuse-box**

docs/using.md

@@ -42,3 +42,13 @@ npm run dist
 ```
 
 To create a .zip and .dmg in the `dist` directory.
+
+And when you're ready to upload to github (if that's what you're doing), you can run:
+
+```sh
+npm run draft
+```
+
+This will make a new release based on the version number found in your `package.json` file (so you might want to bump that first).
+
+I made it draft mode, because you'll probably want to do release notes. For that step, jump on to github and checkout the draft under releases to complete the process.

fuse.js

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Sparky.task('default', ['copy-html'], () => {
     .then(() => {
       if (!isProduction) {
         // startup electron
-        spawn('node', [`${__dirname}/node_modules/electron/cli.js`, __dirname])
+        spawn('node', [`${__dirname}/node_modules/electron/cli.js`, __dirname], { stdio: 'inherit' })
       }
     })
 })

package-lock.json

@@ -7,9 +7,17 @@
     "appId": "com.example.electron-starter",
     "mac": {
       "category": "public.app-category.developer-tools"
+    },
+    "publish": {
+      "owner": "skellock",
+      "provider": "github",
+      "repo": "electron-starter"
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "electron-is-dev": "^0.2.0",
+    "electron-log": "^2.2.7",
+    "electron-updater": "^2.7.1",
     "mobx": "3.2.1",
     "mobx-react": "4.2.2",
     "mobx-state-tree": "0.9.2",
@@ -47,6 +55,7 @@
     "clean": "rm -rf .fusebox out",
     "compile": "NODE_ENV=production node fuse",
     "dist": "electron-builder",
+    "draft": "electron-builder -p always --mac --draft",
     "info": "npm-scripts-info",
     "pack": "electron-builder --dir",
     "postinstall": "electron-builder install-app-deps",
@@ -56,10 +65,11 @@
     "clean": "Removes build artifacts and caches.",
     "compile": "Builds both js bundles in production mode.",
     "dist": "Creates a executable for distributing.",
+    "draft": "Releases a version as a draft.",
     "info": "Shows available npm scripts.",
     "pack": "Creates a executable for trying out.",
     "postinstall": "Used by electron-builder to build native dependencies.",
     "start": "Starts the app in dev mode."
   },
-  "version": "0.2.0"
+  "version": "0.3.0"
 }