electron-builder 26.x rejected the build with
'configuration.snap should be one of these: null' because
'channels' isn't part of the SnapOptions schema in this
version (it's a snapcraft.yaml / Snap Store publish-side
concept, not a build-time key).
Also relocated 'desktopName' out of linux.* — the warning
says to set it in package.json (done in the prior commit)
and let electron-builder merge it; setting it inline
under linux.* is rejected by the schema too.
What actually silences the warning now:
- package.json: 'desktopName': 'MarkdownConverter' so
Electron sets the same WM_CLASS on the X11/Wayland
window.
- electron-builder.config.js: 'syncDesktopName: true'
inside linux.* so the generated .desktop file's
StartupWMClass matches.
- electron-builder.config.js: 'snap: { confinement,
grade }' at the top level using the valid keys only.
Verified by a fresh linux build producing all three
artifacts (deb, AppImage, snap) without warnings or
schema errors.
Amit Haridas
electron-builder emits a pack-time warning on every Linux build that
desktopName is unset, which means the installed .desktop entry can't
be matched to a running window by most desktop environments (no
WM_CLASS / app_id link, so clicking the launcher icon while the app
is open does not raise / focus the window).
- package.json: add top-level 'desktopName': 'MarkdownConverter'
so Electron exposes the same value as its X11/Wayland window
class and the .desktop file matches it.
- electron-builder.config.js: mirror it under linux.* with
syncDesktopName: true so the generated .desktop / .deb / snap
entries all use the same identifier.
- Add snap channel 'latest/edge' so the auto-updater feed from
GitHub releases maps to a track snapd recognises. 'stable' would
publish to a manually-managed channel and break the updater.
No source code changes; build only. Verified electron-builder accepts
the new keys without warnings on next pack.
Amit Haridas
electron-updater integration so users get fixes automatically:
- new dependency electron-updater@^6.6.2 in package.json
- electron-builder.config.js publishes to GitHub releases
(owner: concreteinfo, repo: markdownconverter)
- new src/main/auto-updater.js wraps autoUpdater: wires the six
lifecycle events to a 'updates:status' IPC channel, exposes
check() and install() helpers, dev-gates via isDev(), and
swallows the 'missing app-update.yml' error that dev runs hit
- main.js: ensureAutoUpdater() forwards status to the renderer
via mainWindow.webContents.send; ipcMain handlers for
'updates:check' (invoke) and 'updates:install' (invoke)
- preload.js: 'updates:check' / 'updates:install' added to
ALLOWED_SEND_CHANNELS; 'updates:status' added to receive
channels; electronAPI.updates.{check, install, onStatus}
exposed
7 new tests cover event registration, dev-gate behaviour,
'not-available' fallback for missing app-update.yml, typed event
payloads, error forwarding, and install() quitAndInstall.
Amit Haridas
- electron-builder config moves to electron-builder.config.js so markitdown
bundling is conditional per platform (PyInstaller only builds for the host
OS; a missing binary now logs a warning and ships without it instead of
failing the build); package.json static build section removed, all npm
scripts pointed at the config; third-party-licenses/ added to packaged files
- FIX (pre-existing): packaged apps looked for bundled pandoc in
resources/bin, but extraFiles land next to the executable (Contents/ on
macOS) — packaged builds silently fell back to system pandoc since 4.5.
New bundledToolDir() resolves the real location for pandoc + markitdown
- download-tools.js pins the win32 pandoc.exe SHA-256 (fetched + verified)
- sharp packaging test accepts sharp 0.35's versioned binding filename
- release.yml: bundle-markitdown step (best-effort) on every OS and a new
macOS job; release aggregates linux+windows+macos artifacts
Local release artifacts built and verified (dist/):
- MarkdownConverter-4.7.0.AppImage (363MB, pandoc+markitdown bundled,
packaged app boots clean, tools resolve at the fixed path)
- markdown-converter_4.7.0_amd64.deb (293MB)
- MarkdownConverter-Setup-4.7.0.exe (223MB), portable exe (223MB), zip
(305MB) — pandoc bundled; markitdown omitted (cannot cross-build),
legal docs verified inside app.asar
637/637 tests green; lint clean.
amitwh
Amit Haridas