feat(tauri): install stable Windows updates with WinGet

Replace the official release notification link with a native WinGet upgrade on local Tauri Windows sessions. Web, Electron, remote, macOS, and Linux sessions continue opening the existing release URL.

Run WinGet silently without a console window and let the NSIS installer close the running application. The application remains closed after installation because WinGet provides no relaunch option.

Validated with Cargo check, the UI TypeScript check, and a live upgrade from CodeNomad 0.17.0 to 0.18.0.

Author: pascalandr

packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/src/main.rs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ mod desktop_event_transport;
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 mod linux_tls;
 mod managed_node;
+mod windows_update;
 
 use cli_manager::{CliProcessManager, CliStatus};
 use desktop_event_transport::{DesktopEventTransportManager, DesktopEventsStartRequest, DesktopEventsStartResult};
@@ -642,7 +643,8 @@ fn main() {
             wake_lock_start,
             wake_lock_stop,
             needs_local_certificate_install,
-            open_remote_window
+            open_remote_window,
+            windows_update::install_stable_update
         ])
         .on_menu_event(|app_handle, event| {
             match event.id().0.as_str() {

packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/src/windows_update.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn install_stable_update() -> Result<(), String> {
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    {
+        use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
+        use std::process::Command;
+
+        const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x08000000;
+
+        Command::new("winget")
+            .args([
+                "upgrade",
+                "--exact",
+                "--id",
+                "NeuralNomadsAI.CodeNomad",
+                "--source",
+                "winget",
+                "--silent",
+                "--accept-source-agreements",
+                "--accept-package-agreements",
+                "--disable-interactivity",
+            ])
+            .creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW)
+            .spawn()
+            .map_err(|err| format!("Unable to start the WinGet update: {err}"))?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    {
+        Err("WinGet updates are only available on Windows".to_string())
+    }
+}

packages/ui/src/lib/notifications.tsx

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export type ToastPayload = {
   action?: {
     label: string
     href: string
+    onClick?: () => void | Promise<void>
   }
 }
 
@@ -381,7 +382,10 @@ export function showToastNotification(payload: ToastPayload): ToastHandle {
               <button
                 type="button"
                 class="mt-3 inline-flex items-center text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-sky-300 hover:text-sky-200"
-                onClick={() => void openExternalUrl(payload.action!.href)}
+                onClick={() => {
+                  const action = payload.action!
+                  void (action.onClick ? action.onClick() : openExternalUrl(action.href))
+                }}
               >
                 {payload.action.label}
               </button>

packages/ui/src/stores/releases.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { createEffect, createSignal } from "solid-js"
+import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core"
 import type { ServerMeta, SupportMeta } from "../../../server/src/api-types"
 import { getServerMeta } from "../lib/server-meta"
 import { showToastNotification, ToastHandle } from "../lib/notifications"
 import { getLogger } from "../lib/logger"
 import { tGlobal } from "../lib/i18n"
+import { isLocalWindow, isTauriHost } from "../lib/runtime-env"
 import { hasInstances, showFolderSelection } from "./ui"
 
 const log = getLogger("actions")
@@ -61,6 +63,10 @@ function ensureVisibilityEffect() {
           ? {
               label: tGlobal("releases.upgradeRequired.action.getUpdate"),
               href: support.latestServerUrl,
+              onClick:
+                isTauriHost() && isLocalWindow() && navigator.userAgent.includes("Windows")
+                  ? () => invoke("install_stable_update")
+                  : undefined,
             }
           : undefined,
       })