add settings menu item to check for updates immediately

backend/updatechecker.go

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (u *UpdateChecker) LatestReleaseURL() *url.URL {
 }
 
 func (u *UpdateChecker) checkForUpdate() {
-	t := u.latestVersionTag()
+	t := u.CheckLatestVersionTag()
 	if t != "" && t != *u.lastCheckedTag {
 		u.versionTagFound = t
 		if u.OnUpdatedVersionFound != nil {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (u *UpdateChecker) checkForUpdate() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (u *UpdateChecker) latestVersionTag() string {
+func (u *UpdateChecker) CheckLatestVersionTag() string {
 	resp, err := http.Head(u.latestReleaseURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("failed to check for newest version: %s", err.Error())

ui/mainwindow.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package ui
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"supersonic/backend"
 	"supersonic/res"
 	"supersonic/ui/browsing"
@@ -98,6 +97,15 @@ func NewMainWindow(fyneApp fyne.App, appName, appVersion string, app *backend.Ap
 		m.Controller.PromptForLoginAndConnect()
 	})
 	m.BrowsingPane.AddSettingsMenuItem("Log Out", app.ServerManager.Logout)
+	m.BrowsingPane.AddSettingsMenuItem("Check for Updates", func() {
+		if t := app.UpdateChecker.CheckLatestVersionTag(); t != "" && t != app.VersionTag() {
+			m.ShowNewVersionDialog(appName, t)
+		} else {
+			dialog.ShowInformation("No new version found",
+				"You are running the latest version of "+appName,
+				m.Window)
+		}
+	})
 	m.BrowsingPane.AddSettingsMenuItem("About...", m.Controller.ShowAboutDialog)
 	m.addNavigationButtons()
 	m.BrowsingPane.DisableNavigationButtons()
@@ -116,7 +124,6 @@ func (m *MainWindow) ShowNewVersionDialog(appName, versionTag string) {
 					fyne.CurrentApp().OpenURL(m.App.UpdateChecker.LatestReleaseURL())
 				}
 				m.App.Config.Application.LastCheckedVersion = versionTag
-				log.Printf("reset version: %s", m.App.Config.Application.LastCheckedVersion)
 			}, m.Window)
 	})
 }