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Versions in this module

v0

v0.3.0

Mar 10, 2026

v0.2.0

Feb 15, 2026

v0.1.2

Feb 12, 2026

v0.1.1

Oct 23, 2025

Changes in this version

+ const DefaultCheckInterval

+ const GitHubRepo

+ func CanSelfUpdate() bool

+ func GetUpdateInstructions() string

+ func MarkUpdateNotified(latestVersion string) error

+ func PerformUpdate(force bool) error

+ func ShouldNotifyUser(info *UpdateInfo) (bool, error)

+ func UpdateAvailable() (bool, string, error)

+ type InstallMethod string

+ const InstallMethodGoInstall

+ const InstallMethodHomebrew

+ const InstallMethodManual

+ const InstallMethodUnknown

+ func DetectInstallMethod() InstallMethod

+ type UpdateInfo struct

+ Available bool

+ CurrentVersion string

+ LatestVersion string

+ ReleaseNotes string

+ ReleaseURL string

+ func CheckForUpdates() (*UpdateInfo, error)

+ func CheckForUpdatesWithCache(interval time.Duration) (*UpdateInfo, bool, error)