wails_tools/examples/wails3_init_updater

wails3_init_updater

This example started from the upstream scaffold generated on March 12, 2026 with:

go run github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails3@v3.0.0-alpha.74 init \
  -n updater-example \
  -t vanilla-ts \
  -d examples/wails3_init_updater \
  -q \
  -skipgomodtidy

It has been adapted to consume the local updater library from this repository.

What it demonstrates

• a Wails 3 app binding the updater controller through a thin Wails service
• an authenticated HTTP manifest provider
• generated Wails bindings for updater methods
• a mock update server for local testing

Running the mock server

go run ./cmd/mockupdateserver

The server listens on http://127.0.0.1:18765 and expects:

• Authorization: Bearer test-token

Running the app

wails3 task dev

The app reads:

• UPDATER_MANIFEST_URL
• UPDATER_TOKEN

Defaults:

• UPDATER_MANIFEST_URL=http://127.0.0.1:18765/manifest.json
• UPDATER_TOKEN=test-token

Backend verification

go test ./...

The example test covers controller/service construction against the mock authenticated feed without launching a GUI.