fourth version

Author: taha-ben-masaud

main.js

@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@ const {
   Menu,
 } = require('electron');
 const { autoUpdater } = require('electron-updater');
+const log = require('electron-log');
 // const {
 //   default: installExtension,
 //   REACT_DEVELOPER_TOOLS,
 //   REDUX_DEVTOOLS,
 // } = require('electron-devtools-installer');
 
+autoUpdater.logger = log;
+autoUpdater.logger.transports.file.level = 'info';
+log.info('App starting...');
 
 let win;
 
@@ -70,6 +74,11 @@ function createWindow() {
   Menu.setApplicationMenu(Menu.buildFromTemplate(template));
 }
 
+function sendStatusToWindow(text) {
+  log.info(text);
+  win.webContents.send('message', text);
+}
+
 autoUpdater.on('checking-for-update', () => {
   sendStatusToWindow('Checking for update...');
 })

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "electronjs-updater",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "main": "main.js",
   "author": "Taha Ben Masaud <[email protected]>",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "start": "./node_modules/electron/cli.js ."
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "electron-log": "^3.0.1",
     "electron-updater": "^4.0.6",
     "react": "^16.8.1",
     "react-dom": "^16.8.1"