Add on-startup "check for updates" option (fixes #302)

CHANGELIST.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 - Update to Aaru v5.3.0-rc1
 - Update to BurnOutSharp 1.8.0
 - Update support packages
+- Add on-startup "check for updates" option
 
 ### 2.1 (2021-07-22)
 - Enum, no more

MPF.Library/Data/Options.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using MPF.Converters;
-using MPF.Utilities;
 using RedumpLib.Data;
 
 namespace MPF.Data
@@ -70,6 +69,15 @@ namespace MPF.Data
             set { _settings["EnableDarkMode"] = value.ToString(); }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Check for updates on startup
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool CheckForUpdatesOnStartup
+        {
+            get { return GetBooleanSetting(_settings, "CheckForUpdatesOnStartup", true); }
+            set { _settings["CheckForUpdatesOnStartup"] = value.ToString(); }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Default output path for dumps
         /// </summary>

MPF/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs

@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ namespace MPF.GUI.ViewModels
 
             // Finish initializing the rest of the values
             InitializeUIValues(removeEventHandlers: false, rescanDrives: true);
+
+            // Check for updates, if necessary
+            if (App.Options.CheckForUpdatesOnStartup)
+                CheckForUpdates();
         }
 
         #region Population
@@ -353,15 +357,15 @@ namespace MPF.GUI.ViewModels
             if (rescanDrives)
             {
                 App.Instance.StatusLabel.Content = "Creating drive list, please wait!";
-                await App.Instance.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() => PopulateDrives());
+                await App.Instance.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(PopulateDrives);
             }
             else
             {
-                await App.Instance.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() => DetermineSystemType());
+                await App.Instance.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(DetermineSystemType);
             }
 
             // Determine current media type, if possible
-            await App.Instance.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() => PopulateMediaType());
+            await App.Instance.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(PopulateMediaType);
             CacheCurrentDiscType();
             SetCurrentDiscType();
 

MPF/ViewModels/OptionsViewModel.cs

@@ -199,25 +199,20 @@ namespace MPF.GUI.ViewModels
         /// <summary>
         /// Create an open folder dialog box
         /// </summary>
-        private FolderBrowserDialog CreateFolderBrowserDialog()
-        {
-            FolderBrowserDialog dialog = new FolderBrowserDialog();
-            return dialog;
-        }
+        private static FolderBrowserDialog CreateFolderBrowserDialog() => new FolderBrowserDialog();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Create an open file dialog box
         /// </summary>
-        private OpenFileDialog CreateOpenFileDialog()
+        private static OpenFileDialog CreateOpenFileDialog()
         {
-            OpenFileDialog dialog = new OpenFileDialog();
-
-            dialog.InitialDirectory = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
-            dialog.Filter = "Executables (*.exe)|*.exe";
-            dialog.FilterIndex = 0;
-            dialog.RestoreDirectory = true;
-
-            return dialog;
+            return new OpenFileDialog()
+            {
+                InitialDirectory = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory,
+                Filter = "Executables (*.exe)|*.exe",
+                FilterIndex = 0,
+                RestoreDirectory = true,
+            };
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -225,10 +220,7 @@ namespace MPF.GUI.ViewModels
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="name">Setting name to find</param>
         /// <returns>TextBox for that setting</returns>
-        private TextBox TextBoxForPathSetting(string name)
-        {
-            return Parent.FindName(name + "TextBox") as TextBox;
-        }
+        private TextBox TextBoxForPathSetting(string name) => Parent.FindName(name + "TextBox") as TextBox;
 
         #endregion
 

MPF/Windows/OptionsWindow.xaml

@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@
                             IsChecked="{Binding Options.EnableDarkMode}"
                             ToolTip="(Experimental) Enable dark mode across the entire application" Margin="0,4"
                             />
+
+                        <CheckBox VerticalAlignment="Center" Content="Check for Updates on Startup"
+                                  IsChecked="{Binding Options.CheckForUpdatesOnStartup}"
+                                  ToolTip="Check for updates when the application starts" Margin="0,4"
+                        />
                     </UniformGrid>
                 </TabItem>