Add updater/auto-updater
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area:cli
effort-medium
enhancement
help wanted
P3-nice-to-have
priority:low
- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
RTK should have an update command to get latest version without having to use brew or re-install
We could use a auto-updater but we need user consent to update, so we need to figure a way to cleanly ask user for update or inform update is available, at least a update command.
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
The issue does not name files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the CLI command definitions and the project's release/version distribution process; define the consent flow and update behavior before implementing an update command.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli, release
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100