fix #78: command-line option to disable updater

app/scripts/comp/launcher.js

@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ if (window.process && window.process.versions && window.process.versions.electro
         },
         canMinimize: function() {
             return process.platform === 'win32';
+        },
+        updaterEnabled: function() {
+            return this.req('remote').process.argv.indexOf('--disable-updater') === -1;
         }
     };
     Backbone.on('launcher-exit-request', function() {

app/scripts/comp/updater.js

@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ var Updater = {
     UpdateCheckFiles: ['index.html', 'app.js'],
     nextCheckTimeout: null,
     updateCheckDate: new Date(0),
+    enabled: Launcher && Launcher.updaterEnabled(),
 
     getAutoUpdateType: function() {
-        if (!Launcher) {
+        if (!this.enabled) {
             return false;
         }
         var autoUpdate = AppSettingsModel.instance.get('autoUpdate');
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ var Updater = {
         if (!startedByUser) {
             return;
         }
-        if (!Launcher || this.updateInProgress()) {
+        if (!this.enabled || this.updateInProgress()) {
             return;
         }
         UpdateModel.instance.set('status', 'checking');
@@ -160,7 +161,11 @@ var Updater = {
 
     update: function(startedByUser, successCallback) {
         var ver = UpdateModel.instance.get('lastVersion');
-        if (!Launcher || ver === RuntimeInfo.version) {
+        if (!this.enabled) {
+            logger.info('Updater is disabled');
+            return;
+        }
+        if (ver === RuntimeInfo.version) {
             logger.info('You are using the latest version');
             return;
         }

app/scripts/views/settings/settings-general-view.js

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ var SettingsGeneralView = Backbone.View.extend({
             idleMinutes: AppSettingsModel.instance.get('idleMinutes'),
             minimizeOnClose: AppSettingsModel.instance.get('minimizeOnClose'),
             devTools: Launcher && Launcher.devTools,
-            canAutoUpdate: !!Launcher,
+            canAutoUpdate: Updater.enabled,
             canMinimize: Launcher && Launcher.canMinimize(),
             lockOnMinimize: Launcher && AppSettingsModel.instance.get('lockOnMinimize'),
             tableView: AppSettingsModel.instance.get('tableView'),
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ var SettingsGeneralView = Backbone.View.extend({
             updateInProgress: Updater.updateInProgress(),
             updateInfo: this.getUpdateInfo(),
             updateWaitingReload: updateReady && !Launcher,
-            showUpdateBlock: Launcher && !updateManual,
+            showUpdateBlock: Updater.enabled && !updateManual,
             updateReady: updateReady,
             updateFound: updateFound,
             updateManual: updateManual,

release-notes.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Release notes
 Performance, stability and quality improvements  
 `+` track changes in local files  
 `+` mobile layout made more convenient  
+`+` command-line option to disable updater  
 `-` #80: prevent data loss on group move  
 `-` issues with clipboard clear fixed