Add update checks and release installer workflow

Author: Back

.github/workflows/release-installers.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+name: Build release installers
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: "Release tag to upload installers to"
+        required: true
+        default: "v1.0.0"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  mac:
+    name: macOS arm64 installers
+    runs-on: macos-14
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: Mac
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "20"
+          cache: npm
+          cache-dependency-path: Mac/package-lock.json
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm run build
+      - run: npx electron-builder --mac dmg pkg --arm64 --config.directories.output=release-upload
+      - name: Upload macOS assets
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          gh release upload "${{ inputs.tag }}" \
+            release-upload/DL-Editor-Mac-1.0.0-arm64.dmg \
+            release-upload/DL-Editor-Mac-1.0.0-arm64.pkg \
+            release-upload/DL-Editor-Mac-1.0.0-arm64.dmg.blockmap \
+            --clobber \
+            --repo "${{ github.repository }}"
+
+  windows:
+    name: Windows x64 installer
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: Windows
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "20"
+          cache: npm
+          cache-dependency-path: Windows/package-lock.json
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm run dist
+      - name: Upload Windows assets
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          gh release upload "${{ inputs.tag }}" `
+            "release/DL-Editor-Windows-Setup-1.0.0.exe" `
+            "release/DL-Editor-Windows-Setup-1.0.0.exe.blockmap" `
+            --clobber `
+            --repo "${{ github.repository }}"

Mac/scripts/media-start-time.test.cjs

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+const assert = require("assert");
+
+const { deriveStartTimeMs, findMediaTimestampMs } = require("../src/main/mediaStartTime.cjs");
+
+const endTimeMs = Date.parse("2026-06-26T08:30:00.000Z");
+const metadataStartMs = Date.parse("2026-06-26T08:00:00.000Z");
+
+assert.equal(
+  findMediaTimestampMs({
+    format: { tags: { creation_time: "2026-06-26T08:00:00.000000Z" } },
+    streams: []
+  }),
+  metadataStartMs
+);
+
+assert.equal(
+  findMediaTimestampMs({
+    format: { tags: {} },
+    streams: [{ tags: { creation_time: "2026-06-26T08:00:00.000000Z" } }]
+  }),
+  metadataStartMs
+);
+
+assert.equal(
+  deriveStartTimeMs({
+    mediaInfo: {
+      duration: 1800,
+      format: { tags: { creation_time: "2026-06-26T08:00:00.000000Z" } },
+      streams: []
+    },
+    modifiedAtMs: endTimeMs
+  }),
+  metadataStartMs
+);
+
+assert.equal(
+  deriveStartTimeMs({
+    mediaInfo: {
+      duration: 1800,
+      format: { tags: {} },
+      streams: []
+    },
+    modifiedAtMs: endTimeMs
+  }),
+  endTimeMs - 1800 * 1000
+);
+
+assert.equal(
+  deriveStartTimeMs({
+    mediaInfo: {
+      duration: 0,
+      format: { tags: {} },
+      streams: []
+    },
+    modifiedAtMs: endTimeMs
+  }),
+  endTimeMs
+);
+
+console.log("Media start time tests passed.");

Mac/scripts/update-checker.test.cjs

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+const assert = require("assert");
+
+const { buildNoReleaseResult, buildUpdateResult, compareVersions, selectDownloadAsset } = require("../src/main/updateChecker.cjs");
+
+const release = {
+  tag_name: "v1.2.0",
+  html_url: "https://github.com/infera-AI/DL-Editor/releases/tag/v1.2.0",
+  name: "DL Editor 1.2.0",
+  published_at: "2026-06-26T08:00:00Z",
+  assets: [
+    {
+      name: "DL-Editor-Mac-1.2.0-arm64.pkg",
+      browser_download_url: "https://github.com/infera-AI/DL-Editor/releases/download/v1.2.0/pkg"
+    },
+    {
+      name: "DL-Editor-Mac-1.2.0-arm64.dmg",
+      browser_download_url: "https://github.com/infera-AI/DL-Editor/releases/download/v1.2.0/dmg"
+    },
+    {
+      name: "DL-Editor-Windows-Setup-1.2.0.exe",
+      browser_download_url: "https://github.com/infera-AI/DL-Editor/releases/download/v1.2.0/exe"
+    },
+    {
+      name: "DL-Editor-Windows-Setup-1.2.0.exe.blockmap",
+      browser_download_url: "https://github.com/infera-AI/DL-Editor/releases/download/v1.2.0/blockmap"
+    }
+  ]
+};
+
+assert.equal(compareVersions("1.2.0", "1.1.9"), 1);
+assert.equal(compareVersions("v1.0.0", "1.0.0"), 0);
+assert.equal(compareVersions("1.0.0", "1.0.1"), -1);
+
+assert.equal(selectDownloadAsset(release, "darwin").name, "DL-Editor-Mac-1.2.0-arm64.dmg");
+assert.equal(selectDownloadAsset(release, "win32").name, "DL-Editor-Windows-Setup-1.2.0.exe");
+
+const macUpdate = buildUpdateResult({
+  currentVersion: "1.0.0",
+  platform: "darwin",
+  release
+});
+assert.equal(macUpdate.status, "available");
+assert.equal(macUpdate.latestVersion, "1.2.0");
+assert.equal(macUpdate.downloadUrl, "https://github.com/infera-AI/DL-Editor/releases/download/v1.2.0/dmg");
+
+const current = buildUpdateResult({
+  currentVersion: "1.2.0",
+  platform: "win32",
+  release
+});
+assert.equal(current.status, "latest");
+assert.equal(current.downloadUrl, "");
+
+const noRelease = buildNoReleaseResult({ currentVersion: "1.0.0" });
+assert.equal(noRelease.status, "no_release");
+assert.equal(noRelease.currentVersion, "1.0.0");
+assert.equal(noRelease.releaseUrl, "https://github.com/infera-AI/DL-Editor/releases");
+
+console.log("Update checker tests passed.");

Mac/src/main/main.js

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ const os = require("os");
 const path = require("path");
 const { getMuxOriginalAudioArgs, getOutputStreamArgs } = require("./ffmpegArgs.cjs");
 const { parseMacGpuUsageFromIoreg } = require("./gpuUsage.cjs");
+const { deriveStartTimeMs } = require("./mediaStartTime.cjs");
+const { checkForUpdate } = require("./updateChecker.cjs");
 const {
   getFilterThreadCount,
   getSegmentCount,
@@ -471,9 +473,16 @@ function formatBytes(bytes) {
   return `${size.toFixed(size >= 10 || index === 0 ? 0 : 1)} ${units[index]}`;
 }
 
-function getFileMetadata(filePath) {
+async function getFileMetadata(filePath) {
   const stats = fs.statSync(filePath);
   const modifiedAtMs = Number.isFinite(stats.mtimeMs) ? stats.mtimeMs : Date.now();
+  let mediaInfo = null;
+
+  try {
+    mediaInfo = await probeMediaInfo(filePath);
+  } catch {
+    mediaInfo = null;
+  }
 
   return {
     id: crypto.randomUUID(),
@@ -483,7 +492,7 @@ function getFileMetadata(filePath) {
     sizeLabel: formatBytes(stats.size),
     modifiedAt: new Date(modifiedAtMs).toISOString(),
     modifiedAtMs,
-    startTimeMs: modifiedAtMs,
+    startTimeMs: deriveStartTimeMs({ mediaInfo, modifiedAtMs }),
     status: "queued",
     progress: 0
   };
@@ -560,15 +569,17 @@ async function probeMediaInfo(inputPath) {
     "-select_streams",
     "v:0",
     "-show_entries",
-    "stream=width,height,avg_frame_rate,r_frame_rate:format=duration",
+    "stream=width,height,avg_frame_rate,r_frame_rate:stream_tags:format=duration:format_tags",
     "-of",
     "json",
     inputPath
   ]);
 
   const parsed = JSON.parse(stdout || "{}");
-  const stream = Array.isArray(parsed.streams) ? parsed.streams[0] || {} : {};
-  const duration = Number(parsed.format?.duration);
+  const streams = Array.isArray(parsed.streams) ? parsed.streams : [];
+  const format = parsed.format || {};
+  const stream = streams[0] || {};
+  const duration = Number(format.duration);
   const width = Number(stream.width);
   const height = Number(stream.height);
 
@@ -577,7 +588,9 @@ async function probeMediaInfo(inputPath) {
     width: Number.isFinite(width) && width > 0 ? width : null,
     height: Number.isFinite(height) && height > 0 ? height : null,
     avgFrameRate: stream.avg_frame_rate || null,
-    rFrameRate: stream.r_frame_rate || null
+    rFrameRate: stream.r_frame_rate || null,
+    format,
+    streams
   };
 }
 
@@ -1288,7 +1301,7 @@ ipcMain.handle("videos:select", async () => {
     return [];
   }
 
-  return result.filePaths.map(getFileMetadata);
+  return Promise.all(result.filePaths.map(getFileMetadata));
 });
 
 ipcMain.handle("output:select-directory", async () => {
@@ -1304,6 +1317,13 @@ ipcMain.handle("output:select-directory", async () => {
 ipcMain.handle("system:get-capabilities", async () => getCapabilities());
 ipcMain.handle("system:get-usage", async () => latestUsage || buildUsageSnapshot());
 
+ipcMain.handle("updates:check", async () =>
+  checkForUpdate({
+    currentVersion: app.getVersion(),
+    platform: process.platform
+  })
+);
+
 ipcMain.handle("transcode:start-batch", async (_event, payload) => {
   if (queueBusy) {
     throw new Error("A batch is already running.");
@@ -1393,3 +1413,13 @@ ipcMain.handle("shell:open-path", async (_event, targetPath) => {
   }
   return "Path does not exist.";
 });
+
+ipcMain.handle("shell:open-external", async (_event, targetUrl) => {
+  const url = String(targetUrl || "");
+  if (!/^https:\/\/github\.com\/infera-AI\/DL-Editor\/releases(?:\/|$)/.test(url)) {
+    throw new Error("Unsupported update URL.");
+  }
+
+  await shell.openExternal(url);
+  return { opened: true };
+});