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selfupdate

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v0

v0.6.0

Sep 1, 2026

Changes in this version

type Action

+ const ActionManagerExecuted

type FailureKind

+ const KindManagedCommand

+ const KindManagedVersion

+ type ManagedBinaryVerifier func(ctx context.Context, binary string, args []string) error

+ type ManagedCommandRunner func(ctx context.Context, executable string, args []string) error

type Manager

+ UpgradeArgs []string

+ UpgradeExecutable string

+ func (m Manager) CanExecuteUpgrade() bool

+ func (m Manager) WithExecutableUpgrade(executable string, args ...string) Manager

type Options

+ RunManaged ManagedCommandRunner

+ VerifyManaged ManagedBinaryVerifier

type Outcome

+ PlannedCommand string

v0.5.0

Aug 31, 2026

v0.4.2

Aug 26, 2026

v0.4.1

Aug 25, 2026

v0.4.0

Aug 9, 2026

Changes in this version

type Config

+ TagPrefix string

v0.3.0

Aug 9, 2026

v0.2.0

Aug 9, 2026

Changes in this version

type InstallMethod

+ func (m InstallMethod) String() string

v0.1.1

Aug 9, 2026

v0.1.0

Aug 9, 2026

Changes in this version

+ func CompareVersions(a, b string) int

+ type Action int

+ const ActionAborted

+ const ActionAlreadyCurrent

+ const ActionPlanned

+ const ActionRedirected

+ const ActionUpdated

+ func (a Action) String() string

+ type CheckResult struct

+ Current string

+ Latest string

+ Verdict Verdict

+ type Config struct

+ AssetName func(binary, version, goos, goarch string) string

+ BinaryName string

+ ChecksumsName func(binary, version string) string

+ CurrentVersion string

+ DownloadURL func(repository, tag, asset string) string

+ HTTPClient *http.Client

+ Managers []Manager

+ ReleasesAPIURL string

+ Repository string

+ SupportedPlatforms []Platform

+ UndeterminedVersions []string

+ VersionProbeArgs []string

+ func (c Config) Check(ctx context.Context) (CheckResult, error)

+ func (c Config) DetectSelf() (Detection, error)

+ func (c Config) Update(ctx context.Context, opts Options) (Outcome, error)

+ type Detection struct

+ Manager *Manager

+ Method InstallMethod

+ Path string

+ func Classify(path string, managers []Manager) Detection

+ type Failure struct

+ Err error

+ Kind FailureKind

+ Path string

+ func (f *Failure) Error() string

+ func (f *Failure) Unwrap() error

+ type FailureKind int

+ const KindAmbiguous

+ const KindChecksum

+ const KindDowngrade

+ const KindDownload

+ const KindNonInteractive

+ const KindPermission

+ const KindReleaseLookup

+ const KindUnexpected

+ const KindUnknownTag

+ const KindUnsupportedPlatform

+ func KindOf(err error) FailureKind

+ func (k FailureKind) String() string

+ type InstallMethod int

+ const Ambiguous

+ const Managed

+ const Manual

+ type Manager struct

+ Name string

+ PathMarkers []string

+ UpgradeCommand string

+ func Homebrew(upgradeCommand string) Manager

+ func Scoop(upgradeCommand string) Manager

+ func WinGet(upgradeCommand string) Manager

+ type Options struct

+ AllowDowngrade bool

+ Confirm func(transition string) (bool, error)

+ DryRun bool

+ PinnedVersion string

+ type Outcome struct

+ Action Action

+ Detection Detection

+ Downgrade bool

+ PlannedURL string

+ PostSwapWarning error

+ Result CheckResult

+ Target string

+ type Platform struct

+ GOARCH string

+ GOOS string

+ type Verdict int

+ const Undetermined

+ const UpToDate

+ const UpdateAvailable

+ func (v Verdict) String() string