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Versions in this module

v0

v0.4.1

Mar 9, 2026

v0.4.0

Mar 5, 2026

v0.3.0

Mar 5, 2026

v0.2.0

Mar 5, 2026

Changes in this version

+ func ValidateAssetURL(rawURL string) error

v0.1.0

Mar 1, 2026

v0.0.14

Mar 1, 2026

v0.0.13

Feb 25, 2026

v0.0.12

Feb 24, 2026

Changes in this version

+ func ArchiveName(version string) string

+ func CheckAndCache(currentVersion string)

+ func CompareVersions(current, latest string) bool

+ func DownloadAsset(url, destDir string) (string, error)

+ func ExtractBinary(archivePath, destDir string) (string, error)

+ func FindAssetURLs(release *ReleaseInfo, archiveName string) (archiveURL, checksumURL string, err error)

+ func PrintUpdateNotice(out io.Writer, currentVersion string) bool

+ func ReplaceBinary(newBinaryPath string) error

+ func SaveStateFile(state *UpdateState) error

+ func ShouldCheckForUpdate(state *UpdateState) bool

+ func VerifyChecksum(archivePath, checksumURL string) error

+ type Asset struct

+ BrowserDownloadURL string

+ Name string

+ type CheckResult struct

+ CurrentVersion string

+ IsNewer bool

+ LatestVersion string

+ Release *ReleaseInfo

+ ReleaseURL string

+ func CheckLatestRelease(currentVersion string) (*CheckResult, error)

+ type InstallMethod int

+ const InstallBinary

+ const InstallBrew

+ const InstallDeb

+ const InstallGoBuild

+ const InstallRPM

+ func DetectInstallMethod() InstallMethod

+ type ReleaseInfo struct

+ Assets []Asset

+ HTMLURL string

+ TagName string

+ type UpdateState struct

+ LastChecked time.Time

+ LatestVersion string

+ ReleaseURL string

+ func LoadStateFile() (*UpdateState, error)