Don't attempt to check for updates when running in development

Author: Sploder-Saptarshi

src/config.js

@@ -3,22 +3,27 @@
  * This file is used by both the main process and the build script
  */
 
-// Default configuration
-const config = {
-  // Base URL for the application
-  baseUrl: "https://www.sploder.net",
-  
-  // Specific endpoints
-  endpoints: {
-    update: "/update",
-    ping: "/php/ping.php"
-  },
-  
-  // Generate a full URL for an endpoint
-  getUrl: function(endpoint) {
-    return this.baseUrl + (this.endpoints[endpoint] || endpoint);
-  }
-};
+// Create configuration factory function
+function createConfig(isDev = false) {
+  return {
+    // Base URL for the application
+    baseUrl: "https://www.sploder.net",
+    
+    // Specific endpoints
+    endpoints: {
+      update: isDev ? "/" : "/update",
+      ping: "/php/ping.php"
+    },
+    
+    // Generate a full URL for an endpoint
+    getUrl: function(endpoint) {
+      return this.baseUrl + (this.endpoints[endpoint] || endpoint);
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+// Default configuration (fallback detection for development)
+const config = createConfig(process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' || !process.env.NODE_ENV);
 
 // Allow overriding the base URL if needed
 function setBaseUrl(url) {
@@ -27,5 +32,6 @@ function setBaseUrl(url) {
 
 module.exports = {
   config,
+  createConfig,
   setBaseUrl
 };

src/main/index.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const path = require("path");
 const url = require("url");
 
 // Import centralized configuration
-const { config } = require("../config");
+const { createConfig } = require("../config");
 
 // Helper function to create proper file URLs
 function pathToFileURL(filePath) {
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ let win;
 let pluginName;
 const isDev = !app.isPackaged;
 
+// Create configuration with proper isDev detection
+const config = createConfig(isDev);
+
 let rendererPath, preloadPath;
 if(isDev) {
   rendererPath = path.resolve(path.join(__dirname, '../renderer'));