feat(update): add in-app update checker (GitHub releases) - #59
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Checks api.github.com/repos/hikaps/couchplay/releases/latest on startup (toggleable via Settings, default on) and via a manual 'Check Now' button in a new Settings 'Software Update' section. Compares versions, shows a passive notification once per launch when a stable release is newer, and guides the user per install method (flatpak / steamos / native) to re-run the README install command. App never downloads or executes anything. - UpdateChecker manager (QML_ELEMENT): parse/compare/install-method helpers, QNetworkAccessManager request with UA + Accept headers, 10s transfer timeout, silent error state - SettingsManager: persisted checkForUpdatesAutomatically (default true) - SettingsPage: status row, latest release, Check Now, auto-check toggle, per-method guidance InlineMessage with releases-page action - tests/test_updatechecker: version compare/parse/state/setting-default - appiumtests: update-section visibility guard - CMake: Qt6::Network wired for app and test targets
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What
In-app update check against
api.github.com/repos/hikaps/couchplay/releases/latest. No self-updater — the app only checks and informs; users update by re-running the README install command (per install method).Why
Users had no in-app way to learn a new release exists. Distribution stays GitHub releases +
install.sh; a bespoke updater would need root to replace the helper/sysext (attack surface), and Flathub is incompatible with the root-helper architecture — so a thin check + guidance is the right scope.Changes
QML_ELEMENTmanager): version normalize/compare, latest-tag JSON parse, install-method detection (/.flatpak-info,/etc/os-release ID=steamos),QNetworkAccessManagerrequest with UA +Accept: application/vnd.github+json, 10s transfer timeout, silentErrorstate (offline-safe),checkFinished(automatic, updateAvailable, latestVersion).checkForUpdatesAutomatically(default on, groupGeneral).test_update_section_visiblepresence guard.Qt6::Networkfor app + test targets.Verification
test_updatechecker+ full 18-binary suite pass in CI (ci.yml runs on this PR).GET /releases/latest→v0.4.0(= current build → app reports "up to date").develop(e2e.yml).flatpak updateis deliberately not mentioned because the bundle install has no working origin remote.install.shuntouched; if flatpak bundle reinstall over an existing install ever proves to be a no-op, switchinstall_flatpak()toflatpak install --user --or-update -y.