#586 suggest alternative when auto update not working (#592)

* #586 suggest alternative when auto update not working

* add suggested strategy when calling quitAndInstall

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Co-authored-by: neil molina <neil@neils-MacBook-Pro.local>

Author: getneil

modules/desktop/electron/libs/ipc.ts

@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ export default function initializeHandlers({ notifyMainWindow }: HandlerOptions)
     try {
       log.info("relaunching app");
       const autoUpdater = getUpdater();
-      await autoUpdater.quitAndInstall();
+      setImmediate(() => {
+        autoUpdater.quitAndInstall();
+      });
     } catch (error) {
       log.error(error);
     }

modules/desktop/src/components/settings-menu/update-button.svelte

@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
   import { appUpdateStore } from "$libs/stores";
 
   const { updateStatus } = appUpdateStore;
+
+  let updateClickCount = 0;
+  const onRelaunch = async () => {
+    if (updateClickCount < 1) {
+      await relaunch();
+    }
+    updateClickCount++;
+  };
 </script>
 
 {#if $updateStatus.status === "up-to-date"}
@@ -23,7 +31,7 @@
 {:else if $updateStatus.status === "ready"}
   <button
     class="flex h-7 w-full items-center justify-between p-1 text-left outline-1 outline-gray hover:bg-gray hover:bg-opacity-25 hover:outline"
-    on:click={relaunch}
+    on:click={onRelaunch}
   >
     <div class="flex items-center">
       <div class="circle-badge mr-2">1</div>
@@ -35,6 +43,10 @@
   </button>
 {/if}
 
+{#if $updateStatus.status === "ready" && updateClickCount >= 3}
+  <p class="p-1 text-xs text-primary">Force quit and relaunch the app, please.</p>
+{/if}
+
 <style>
   .circle-badge {
     display: flex;