From: Cheng Zhao Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 07:30:54 +0000 (+0800) Subject: docs: Add notes for working together with Squirrel X-Git-Url: http://review.tizen.org/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=8a3268b70c9eacf32a347831a509bec1122e7e19;p=platform%2Fframework%2Fweb%2Fcrosswalk-tizen.git docs: Add notes for working together with Squirrel --- diff --git a/docs/api/auto-updater.md b/docs/api/auto-updater.md index bda1d46..eb0ea37 100644 --- a/docs/api/auto-updater.md +++ b/docs/api/auto-updater.md @@ -9,15 +9,22 @@ still some subtle differences on each platform. ### OS X -On OS X, the `autoUpdater` module is built upon [Squirrel.Mac][squirrel-mac], meaning you -don't need any special setup to make it work. For server-side requirements, you -can read [Server Support][server-support]. +On OS X, the `autoUpdater` module is built upon [Squirrel.Mac][squirrel-mac], +meaning you don't need any special setup to make it work. For server-side +requirements, you can read [Server Support][server-support]. ### Windows -On Windows, you have to install your app into a user's machine before you can use -the auto-updater, so it is recommended to use [grunt-electron-installer][installer] -module to generate a Windows installer. +On Windows, you have to install your app into a user's machine before you can +use the auto-updater, so it is recommended to use +[grunt-electron-installer][installer] module to generate a Windows installer. + +The installer generated with Squirrel will create a shortcut icon with an +[Application User Model ID][app-user-model-id] in the format of +`com.squirrel.PACKAGE_ID.YOUR_EXE_WITHOUT_DOT_EXE`, examples are +`com.squirrel.slack.Slack` and `com.squirrel.code.Code`. You have to use the +same ID for your app with `app.setAppUserModelId` API, otherwise Windows will +not be able to pin your app properly in task bar. The server-side setup is also different from OS X. You can read the documents of [Squirrel.Windows][squirrel-windows] to get more details. @@ -84,10 +91,11 @@ using this API. ### `autoUpdater.quitAndInstall()` -Restarts the app and installs the update after it has been downloaded. It should -only be called after `update-downloaded` has been emitted. +Restarts the app and installs the update after it has been downloaded. It +should only be called after `update-downloaded` has been emitted. [squirrel-mac]: https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Mac [server-support]: https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Mac#server-support [squirrel-windows]: https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows [installer]: https://github.com/atom/grunt-electron-installer +[app-user-model-id]: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd378459(v=vs.85).aspx