Fix Linux metadata files in workflow and improve error handling

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
             dist/*.deb
             dist/*.rpm
             dist/*.pacman
-            dist/latest.yml
+            dist/latest*.yml
 
   build-windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest

GUI/js/update.js

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ class ClientUpdateManager {
             this.showUpdateDownloaded(updateInfo);
         });
 
+        window.electronAPI.onUpdateError((errorInfo) => {
+            this.handleUpdateError(errorInfo);
+        });
+
         this.checkForUpdatesOnDemand();
     }
 
@@ -57,6 +61,10 @@ class ClientUpdateManager {
                     <div class="update-popup-message">
                         A new version of Hytale F2P Launcher is available.<br>
                         <span id="update-status-text">Downloading update automatically...</span>
+                        <div id="update-error-message" style="display: none; margin-top: 0.75rem; padding: 0.75rem; background: rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.1); border: 1px solid rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.3); border-radius: 0.5rem; color: #fca5a5; font-size: 0.875rem;">
+                            <i class="fas fa-exclamation-triangle" style="margin-right: 0.5rem;"></i>
+                            <span id="update-error-text"></span>
+                        </div>
                     </div>
 
                     <div id="update-progress-container" style="display: none; margin-bottom: 1rem;">
@@ -161,7 +169,6 @@ class ClientUpdateManager {
         const progressPercent = document.getElementById('update-progress-percent');
         const progressSpeed = document.getElementById('update-progress-speed');
         const progressSize = document.getElementById('update-progress-size');
-        const statusText = document.getElementById('update-status-text');
 
         if (progressBar && progress) {
             const percent = Math.round(progress.percent || 0);
@@ -182,9 +189,7 @@ class ClientUpdateManager {
                 progressSize.textContent = `${transferredMB} MB / ${totalMB} MB`;
             }
 
-            if (statusText) {
+            // Don't update status text here - it's already set and the progress bar shows the percentage
-                statusText.textContent = `Downloading update... ${percent}%`;
-            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -208,6 +213,83 @@ class ClientUpdateManager {
         console.log('✅ Update downloaded, ready to install');
     }
 
+    handleUpdateError(errorInfo) {
+        console.error('Update error:', errorInfo);
+        
+        // If manual download is required, update the UI (this will handle status text)
+        if (errorInfo.requiresManualDownload) {
+            this.showManualDownloadRequired(errorInfo);
+            return; // Don't do anything else, showManualDownloadRequired handles everything
+        }
+        
+        // For non-critical errors, just show error message without changing status
+        const errorMessage = document.getElementById('update-error-message');
+        const errorText = document.getElementById('update-error-text');
+        
+        if (errorMessage && errorText) {
+            let message = errorInfo.message || 'An error occurred during the update process.';
+            if (errorInfo.isMacSigningError) {
+                message = 'Auto-update requires code signing. Please download manually.';
+            }
+            errorText.textContent = message;
+            errorMessage.style.display = 'block';
+        }
+    }
+
+    showManualDownloadRequired(errorInfo) {
+        const statusText = document.getElementById('update-status-text');
+        const progressContainer = document.getElementById('update-progress-container');
+        const buttonsContainer = document.getElementById('update-buttons-container');
+        const installBtn = document.getElementById('update-install-btn');
+        const downloadBtn = document.getElementById('update-download-btn');
+        const errorMessage = document.getElementById('update-error-message');
+        const errorText = document.getElementById('update-error-text');
+
+        // Hide progress and install button
+        if (progressContainer) {
+            progressContainer.style.display = 'none';
+        }
+
+        if (installBtn) {
+            installBtn.style.display = 'none';
+        }
+
+        // Update status message (only once, don't change it again)
+        if (statusText && !statusText.dataset.manualMode) {
+            statusText.textContent = 'Please download and install the update manually.';
+            statusText.dataset.manualMode = 'true'; // Mark that we've set manual mode
+        }
+
+        // Show error message with details
+        if (errorMessage && errorText) {
+            let message = 'Auto-update is not available. ';
+            if (errorInfo.isMacSigningError) {
+                message = 'This app requires code signing for automatic updates.';
+            } else if (errorInfo.message) {
+                message = errorInfo.message;
+            } else {
+                message = 'An error occurred during the update process.';
+            }
+            errorText.textContent = message;
+            errorMessage.style.display = 'block';
+        }
+
+        // Show and enable the manual download button (make it primary since it's the only option)
+        if (downloadBtn) {
+            downloadBtn.style.display = 'block';
+            downloadBtn.disabled = false;
+            downloadBtn.classList.remove('update-download-btn-secondary');
+            downloadBtn.innerHTML = '<i class="fas fa-external-link-alt" style="margin-right: 0.5rem;"></i>Download Update Manually';
+        }
+
+        // Show buttons container if not already visible
+        if (buttonsContainer) {
+            buttonsContainer.style.display = 'block';
+        }
+
+        console.log('⚠️ Manual download required due to update error');
+    }
+
     blockInterface() {
         const mainContent = document.querySelector('.flex.w-full.h-screen');
         if (mainContent) {

backend/appUpdater.js

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ const logger = require('./logger');
 class AppUpdater {
   constructor(mainWindow) {
     this.mainWindow = mainWindow;
+    this.autoUpdateAvailable = true; // Track if auto-update is possible
+    this.updateAvailable = false; // Track if an update was detected
+    this.updateVersion = null; // Store the available update version
     this.setupAutoUpdater();
   }
 
@@ -40,6 +43,10 @@ class AppUpdater {
 
     autoUpdater.on('update-available', (info) => {
       console.log('Update available:', info.version);
+      this.updateAvailable = true;
+      this.updateVersion = info.version;
+      this.autoUpdateAvailable = true; // Reset flag when new update is available
+      
       if (this.mainWindow && !this.mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
         this.mainWindow.webContents.send('update-available', {
           version: info.version,
@@ -68,9 +75,68 @@ class AppUpdater {
 
     autoUpdater.on('error', (err) => {
       console.error('Error in auto-updater:', err);
+      
+      // Check if this is a network error (not critical, don't show UI)
+      const errorMessage = err.message?.toLowerCase() || '';
+      const isNetworkError = errorMessage.includes('err_name_not_resolved') || 
+                            errorMessage.includes('network') || 
+                            errorMessage.includes('connection') ||
+                            errorMessage.includes('timeout') ||
+                            errorMessage.includes('enotfound');
+      
+      if (isNetworkError) {
+        console.warn('Network error in auto-updater - will retry later. Not showing error UI.');
+        return; // Don't show error UI for network issues
+      }
+      
+      // Determine if this is a critical error that prevents auto-update
+      const isCriticalError = this.isCriticalUpdateError(err);
+      
+      if (isCriticalError) {
+        this.autoUpdateAvailable = false;
+        console.warn('Auto-update failed. Manual download required.');
+      }
+      
+      // Handle missing metadata files (platform-specific builds)
+      if (err.code === 'ERR_UPDATER_CHANNEL_FILE_NOT_FOUND') {
+        const platform = process.platform === 'darwin' ? 'macOS' : 
+                        process.platform === 'win32' ? 'Windows' : 'Linux';
+        const missingFile = process.platform === 'darwin' ? 'latest-mac.yml' :
+                           process.platform === 'win32' ? 'latest.yml' : 'latest-linux.yml';
+        console.warn(`${platform} update metadata file (${missingFile}) not found in release.`);
         if (this.mainWindow && !this.mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
           this.mainWindow.webContents.send('update-error', {
-          message: err.message
+            message: `Update metadata file for ${platform} not found in release. Please download manually.`,
+            code: err.code,
+            requiresManualDownload: true,
+            updateVersion: this.updateVersion,
+            isMissingMetadata: true
+          });
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+      
+      // macOS-specific: Handle unsigned app errors gracefully
+      if (process.platform === 'darwin' && err.code === 2) {
+        console.warn('macOS update error: App may not be code-signed. Auto-update requires code signing.');
+        if (this.mainWindow && !this.mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
+          this.mainWindow.webContents.send('update-error', {
+            message: 'Auto-update requires code signing. Please download manually from GitHub.',
+            code: err.code,
+            isMacSigningError: true,
+            requiresManualDownload: true,
+            updateVersion: this.updateVersion
+          });
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+      
+      if (this.mainWindow && !this.mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
+        this.mainWindow.webContents.send('update-error', {
+          message: err.message,
+          code: err.code,
+          requiresManualDownload: isCriticalError,
+          updateVersion: this.updateVersion
         });
       }
     });
@@ -104,12 +170,55 @@ class AppUpdater {
     // Check for updates and notify if available
     autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify().catch(err => {
       console.error('Failed to check for updates:', err);
+      
+      // Network errors are not critical - just log and continue
+      const errorMessage = err.message?.toLowerCase() || '';
+      const isNetworkError = errorMessage.includes('err_name_not_resolved') || 
+                            errorMessage.includes('network') || 
+                            errorMessage.includes('connection') ||
+                            errorMessage.includes('timeout') ||
+                            errorMessage.includes('enotfound');
+      
+      if (isNetworkError) {
+        console.warn('Network error checking for updates - will retry later. This is not critical.');
+        return; // Don't show error UI for network issues
+      }
+      
+      const isCritical = this.isCriticalUpdateError(err);
+      if (this.mainWindow && !this.mainWindow.isDestroyed() && isCritical) {
+        this.mainWindow.webContents.send('update-error', {
+          message: err.message || 'Failed to check for updates',
+          code: err.code,
+          requiresManualDownload: true
+        });
+      }
     });
   }
 
   checkForUpdates() {
     // Manual check for updates (returns promise)
-    return autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
+    return autoUpdater.checkForUpdates().catch(err => {
+      console.error('Failed to check for updates:', err);
+      
+      // Network errors are not critical - just return no update available
+      const errorMessage = err.message?.toLowerCase() || '';
+      const isNetworkError = errorMessage.includes('err_name_not_resolved') || 
+                            errorMessage.includes('network') || 
+                            errorMessage.includes('connection') ||
+                            errorMessage.includes('timeout') ||
+                            errorMessage.includes('enotfound');
+      
+      if (isNetworkError) {
+        console.warn('Network error - update check unavailable');
+        return { updateInfo: null }; // Return empty result for network errors
+      }
+      
+      const isCritical = this.isCriticalUpdateError(err);
+      if (isCritical) {
+        this.autoUpdateAvailable = false;
+      }
+      throw err;
+    });
   }
 
   quitAndInstall() {
@@ -123,6 +232,59 @@ class AppUpdater {
       updateAvailable: false
     };
   }
+
+  isCriticalUpdateError(err) {
+    // Check for errors that prevent auto-update
+    const errorMessage = err.message?.toLowerCase() || '';
+    const errorCode = err.code;
+    
+    // Missing update metadata files (platform-specific)
+    if (errorCode === 'ERR_UPDATER_CHANNEL_FILE_NOT_FOUND' || 
+        errorMessage.includes('cannot find latest') ||
+        errorMessage.includes('latest-linux.yml') ||
+        errorMessage.includes('latest-mac.yml') ||
+        errorMessage.includes('latest.yml')) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    
+    // macOS code signing errors
+    if (process.platform === 'darwin' && (errorCode === 2 || errorMessage.includes('shipit'))) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    
+    // Download failures
+    if (errorMessage.includes('download') && errorMessage.includes('fail')) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    
+    // Network errors that prevent download (but we handle these separately as non-critical)
+    // Installation errors
+    if (errorMessage.includes('install') && errorMessage.includes('fail')) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    
+    // Permission errors
+    if (errorMessage.includes('permission') || errorMessage.includes('access denied')) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    
+    // File system errors (but not "not found" for metadata files - handled above)
+    if (errorMessage.includes('enoent') || errorMessage.includes('cannot find')) {
+      // Only if it's not about metadata files
+      if (!errorMessage.includes('latest') && !errorMessage.includes('.yml')) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    
+    // Generic critical error codes
+    if (errorCode && (errorCode >= 100 || 
+                      errorCode === 'ERR_UPDATER_INVALID_RELEASE_FEED' ||
+                      errorCode === 'ERR_UPDATER_CHANNEL_FILE_NOT_FOUND')) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    
+    return false;
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = AppUpdater;

preload.js

@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
   onUpdateDownloaded: (callback) => {
     ipcRenderer.on('update-downloaded', (event, data) => callback(data));
   },
+  onUpdateError: (callback) => {
+    ipcRenderer.on('update-error', (event, data) => callback(data));
+  },
   quitAndInstallUpdate: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('quit-and-install-update'),
   
   getGpuInfo: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('get-gpu-info'),