feat: beta release channel - #90
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Add `releaseChannel: 'stable' | 'beta'` to the settings slice and surface it in Settings → Updates as a dropdown. `setupAutoUpdater` reads the value once at boot and sets `autoUpdater.channel` + `allowPrerelease` accordingly — beta users get pre-release builds plus any newer stable, stable users never see betas. Channel changes require a restart, noted in the UI. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
`npm run release 1.2.3-beta.1` cuts a beta build. The version regex routes everything: electron-builder gets `--config.publish.channel=beta` (emits `beta-mac.yml` / `beta-linux.yml`), `gh release create` gets `--prerelease`, README + releases.html updates are skipped so the marketing surface stays pointed at the last stable. Promotion to stable happens by running the same command with a plain `X.Y.Z` version — semver puts `1.2.3` above `1.2.3-beta.N` so all users update. Also adds a `--dry-run` flag that surfaces the routing decisions without touching the working tree, gh, or the network. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
releaseChannelsetting (stable/beta) wired through the settings slice, persistence, IPC, and a new dropdown in Settings → Updates.setupAutoUpdaterreads the value once at boot and setsautoUpdater.channel+allowPrereleaseaccordingly. Beta users pullbeta.ymland get pre-releases plus any newer stable; stable users never see betas.npm run release 1.2.3-beta.1cuts a beta build: electron-builder publishes tobeta.yml(mac + linux), the GitHub release is marked--prerelease, and README +site/public/releases.htmlupdates are skipped so the marketing surface keeps pointing at the last stable. Same script promotes by running with a plainX.Y.Zversion.--config.publish.channel=betathrough to electron-builder when needed.--dry-runflag toscripts/release.shthat surfaces the routing decisions without touching the working tree, gh, or the network.Test plan
npm run typechecknpx electron-vite buildnpx vitest run src/shared(settings reducer + 593 other shared tests pass)bash scripts/release.sh 1.2.3-beta.1 --dry-run— reports channel=beta, beta-mac.yml, README/releases.html skipped,--prereleasebash scripts/release.sh 1.2.3 --dry-run— reports channel=latest, latest-mac.yml, README/releases.html applied, no prerelease flagbash scripts/release.sh 1.2.3-beta --dry-run— rejected (missing.N)bash scripts/release.sh 1.2.3-alpha.1 --dry-run— rejected (unknown prerelease shape)<userData>/config.jsonbeta-mac.yml+beta-linux.ymlland on the GitHub release and the release is marked pre-releaseKnown limitation
First-install users can't pick beta from a fresh download — they install a stable build first, then toggle in Settings. Documented in
CLAUDE.md. A dedicated beta install URL can be added later if needed.🤖 Generated with Claude Code