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v0

v0.4.0

Aug 9, 2026

Changes in this version

+ type ProgressEvent struct

+ Current string

+ Downloaded int64

+ Latest string

+ Name string

+ Stage ProgressStage

+ Total int64

+ URL string

+ type ProgressFunc func(ProgressEvent)

+ type ProgressStage string

+ const ProgressAvailable

+ const ProgressChecking

+ const ProgressConnecting

+ const ProgressDownloading

+ const ProgressExtracting

+ const ProgressFetchingChecksums

+ const ProgressInstalling

+ const ProgressVerifying

type Updater

+ func (u *Updater) UpdateWithProgress(ctx context.Context, progress ProgressFunc) (Result, error)

v0.3.0

Jul 26, 2026

v0.2.0

Jul 21, 2026

Changes in this version

+ type Result struct

+ Current string

+ Latest string

+ Pending bool

+ Updated bool

+ type Updater struct

+ APIBase string

+ CurrentVersion string

+ ExecutablePath string

+ GOARCH string

+ GOOS string

+ HTTPClient *http.Client

+ ReleaseBase string

+ func New(currentVersion string) *Updater

+ func (u *Updater) Check(ctx context.Context) (Result, error)

+ func (u *Updater) Update(ctx context.Context) (Result, error)