hydrusnetwork / hydrusnetwork/hydrus
Make Hydrus able to check Github for new versions
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- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 3.2k
- Forks
- 207
- PR merge metrics
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Description
Before auto-updating became the default for almost everything many programs checked for new versions in the about page. It would be nice if Hydrus could do this too.
Additionally, it would be nice if Hydrus could do this check after a crash or error and inform the user that updating might solve the issue if they are out of date.
There's probably an API endpoint for it on Github so hopefully it's not that hard. If privacy is a concern then you could have Hydrus ask the user if it's allowed to check first.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by identifying the about-page entry point and the crash or error-handling entry point mentioned in the request, then review the relevant GitHub version API. Done means Hydrus can check for a newer version from the about page and after a crash or error, while obtaining user permission if required for the check.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github, python
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100