Support Beta release channel (#591)

e2e-tests/helpers/test_helper.ts

@@ -837,6 +837,15 @@ export class PageObject {
     await this.page.getByRole("switch", { name: "Auto-update" }).click();
   }
 
+  async changeReleaseChannel(channel: "stable" | "beta") {
+    // await page.getByRole('combobox').filter({ hasText: 'Stable' }).click();
+    // await page.getByRole('option', { name: 'Beta' }).dblclick();
+    await this.page.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Release Channel" }).click();
+    await this.page
+      .getByRole("option", { name: channel === "stable" ? "Stable" : "Beta" })
+      .click();
+  }
+
   async clickTelemetryAccept() {
     await this.page.getByTestId("telemetry-accept-button").click();
   }

e2e-tests/release_channel.spec.ts

+import { expect } from "@playwright/test";
+import { test } from "./helpers/test_helper";
+
+test("release channel - change from stable to beta and back", async ({
+  po,
+}) => {
+  await po.goToSettingsTab();
+
+  // Change to beta channel
+  await po.changeReleaseChannel("beta");
+  await expect(
+    po.page.getByRole("button", { name: "Restart Dyad" }),
+  ).toBeVisible();
+  await po.snapshotSettings();
+
+  // Change back to stable channel
+  await po.changeReleaseChannel("stable");
+  await expect(
+    po.page.getByRole("button", { name: "Download Stable" }),
+  ).toBeVisible();
+  await po.snapshotSettings();
+});

e2e-tests/snapshots/auto_update.spec.ts_auto-update---disable-and-enable-1.txt

@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
   "selectedChatMode": "build",
   "enableAutoFixProblems": false,
   "enableAutoUpdate": false,
+  "releaseChannel": "stable",
   "isTestMode": true
 }
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e2e-tests/snapshots/auto_update.spec.ts_auto-update---disable-and-enable-2.txt

@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
   "selectedChatMode": "build",
   "enableAutoFixProblems": false,
   "enableAutoUpdate": true,
+  "releaseChannel": "stable",
   "isTestMode": true
 }
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e2e-tests/snapshots/context_window.spec.ts_context-window-4.txt

@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@
   "selectedChatMode": "build",
   "enableAutoFixProblems": false,
   "enableAutoUpdate": true,
+  "releaseChannel": "stable",
   "isTestMode": true
 }
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e2e-tests/snapshots/release_channel.spec.ts_release-channel---change-from-stable-to-beta-and-back-1.txt

+{
+  "selectedModel": {
+    "name": "auto",
+    "provider": "auto"
+  },
+  "providerSettings": {},
+  "telemetryConsent": "unset",
+  "telemetryUserId": "[UUID]",
+  "hasRunBefore": true,
+  "experiments": {},
+  "lastShownReleaseNotesVersion": "[scrubbed]",
+  "enableProLazyEditsMode": true,
+  "enableProSmartFilesContextMode": true,
+  "selectedChatMode": "build",
+  "enableAutoFixProblems": false,
+  "enableAutoUpdate": true,
+  "releaseChannel": "beta",
+  "isTestMode": true
+}
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e2e-tests/snapshots/release_channel.spec.ts_release-channel---change-from-stable-to-beta-and-back-2.txt

+{
+  "selectedModel": {
+    "name": "auto",
+    "provider": "auto"
+  },
+  "providerSettings": {},
+  "telemetryConsent": "unset",
+  "telemetryUserId": "[UUID]",
+  "hasRunBefore": true,
+  "experiments": {},
+  "lastShownReleaseNotesVersion": "[scrubbed]",
+  "enableProLazyEditsMode": true,
+  "enableProSmartFilesContextMode": true,
+  "selectedChatMode": "build",
+  "enableAutoFixProblems": false,
+  "enableAutoUpdate": true,
+  "releaseChannel": "stable",
+  "isTestMode": true
+}
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e2e-tests/snapshots/telemetry.spec.ts_telemetry---accept-1.txt

@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@
   "selectedChatMode": "build",
   "enableAutoFixProblems": false,
   "enableAutoUpdate": true,
+  "releaseChannel": "stable",
   "isTestMode": true
 }
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e2e-tests/snapshots/telemetry.spec.ts_telemetry---accept-2.txt

@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
   "selectedChatMode": "build",
   "enableAutoFixProblems": false,
   "enableAutoUpdate": true,
+  "releaseChannel": "stable",
   "isTestMode": true
 }
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e2e-tests/snapshots/telemetry.spec.ts_telemetry---later-1.txt

@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@
   "selectedChatMode": "build",
   "enableAutoFixProblems": false,
   "enableAutoUpdate": true,
+  "releaseChannel": "stable",
   "isTestMode": true
 }
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e2e-tests/snapshots/telemetry.spec.ts_telemetry---later-2.txt

@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
   "selectedChatMode": "build",
   "enableAutoFixProblems": false,
   "enableAutoUpdate": true,
+  "releaseChannel": "stable",
   "isTestMode": true
 }
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e2e-tests/snapshots/telemetry.spec.ts_telemetry---reject-1.txt

@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@
   "selectedChatMode": "build",
   "enableAutoFixProblems": false,
   "enableAutoUpdate": true,
+  "releaseChannel": "stable",
   "isTestMode": true
 }
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e2e-tests/snapshots/telemetry.spec.ts_telemetry---reject-2.txt

@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
   "selectedChatMode": "build",
   "enableAutoFixProblems": false,
   "enableAutoUpdate": true,
+  "releaseChannel": "stable",
   "isTestMode": true
 }
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e2e-tests/snapshots/thinking_budget.spec.ts_thinking-budget-1.txt

@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@
   "selectedChatMode": "build",
   "enableAutoFixProblems": false,
   "enableAutoUpdate": true,
+  "releaseChannel": "stable",
   "isTestMode": true
 }
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e2e-tests/snapshots/thinking_budget.spec.ts_thinking-budget-3.txt

@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@
   "selectedChatMode": "build",
   "enableAutoFixProblems": false,
   "enableAutoUpdate": true,
+  "releaseChannel": "stable",
   "isTestMode": true
 }
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e2e-tests/snapshots/thinking_budget.spec.ts_thinking-budget-5.txt

@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@
   "selectedChatMode": "build",
   "enableAutoFixProblems": false,
   "enableAutoUpdate": true,
+  "releaseChannel": "stable",
   "isTestMode": true
 }
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src/components/ReleaseChannelSelector.tsx

+import { useSettings } from "@/hooks/useSettings";
+
+import {
+  Select,
+  SelectContent,
+  SelectItem,
+  SelectTrigger,
+  SelectValue,
+} from "@/components/ui/select";
+import { toast } from "sonner";
+import { IpcClient } from "@/ipc/ipc_client";
+import type { ReleaseChannel } from "@/lib/schemas";
+
+export function ReleaseChannelSelector() {
+  const { settings, updateSettings } = useSettings();
+
+  if (!settings) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const handleReleaseChannelChange = (value: ReleaseChannel) => {
+    updateSettings({ releaseChannel: value });
+    if (value === "stable") {
+      toast("Using Stable release channel", {
+        description:
+          "You'll stay on your current version until a newer stable release is available, or you can manually downgrade now.",
+        action: {
+          label: "Download Stable",
+          onClick: () => {
+            IpcClient.getInstance().openExternalUrl("https://dyad.sh/download");
+          },
+        },
+      });
+    } else {
+      toast("Using Beta release channel", {
+        description:
+          "You will need to restart Dyad for your settings to take effect.",
+        action: {
+          label: "Restart Dyad",
+          onClick: () => {
+            IpcClient.getInstance().restartDyad();
+          },
+        },
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-1">
+      <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
+        <label
+          htmlFor="release-channel"
+          className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300"
+        >
+          Release Channel
+        </label>
+        <Select
+          value={settings.releaseChannel}
+          onValueChange={handleReleaseChannelChange}
+        >
+          <SelectTrigger className="w-32" id="release-channel">
+            <SelectValue />
+          </SelectTrigger>
+          <SelectContent>
+            <SelectItem value="stable">Stable</SelectItem>
+            <SelectItem value="beta">Beta</SelectItem>
+          </SelectContent>
+        </Select>
+      </div>
+      <div className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
+        <p>Stable is recommended for most users. </p>
+        <p>Beta receives more frequent updates but may have more bugs.</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

src/lib/schemas.ts

@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ export type ContextPathResults = {
   smartContextAutoIncludes: ContextPathResult[];
 };
 
+export const ReleaseChannelSchema = z.enum(["stable", "beta"]);
+export type ReleaseChannel = z.infer<typeof ReleaseChannelSchema>;
+
 /**
  * Zod schema for user settings
  */
@@ -152,6 +155,7 @@ export const UserSettingsSchema = z.object({
   enableAutoFixProblems: z.boolean().optional(),
   enableNativeGit: z.boolean().optional(),
   enableAutoUpdate: z.boolean(),
+  releaseChannel: ReleaseChannelSchema,
 
   ////////////////////////////////
   // E2E TESTING ONLY.

src/main.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { registerIpcHandlers } from "./ipc/ipc_host";
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
 // @ts-ignore
 import started from "electron-squirrel-startup";
-import { updateElectronApp } from "update-electron-app";
+import { updateElectronApp, UpdateSourceType } from "update-electron-app";
 import log from "electron-log";
 import { readSettings, writeSettings } from "./main/settings";
 import { handleSupabaseOAuthReturn } from "./supabase_admin/supabase_return_handler";
@@ -20,7 +20,19 @@ const logger = log.scope("main");
 // Check settings before enabling auto-update
 const settings = readSettings();
 if (settings.enableAutoUpdate) {
-  updateElectronApp({ logger }); // additional configuration options available
+  // Technically we could just pass the releaseChannel directly to the host,
+  // but this is more explicit and falls back to stable if there's an unknown
+  // release channel.
+  const postfix = settings.releaseChannel === "beta" ? "beta" : "stable";
+  const host = `https://api.dyad.sh/v1/update/${postfix}`;
+  updateElectronApp({
+    logger,
+    updateSource: {
+      type: UpdateSourceType.ElectronPublicUpdateService,
+      repo: "dyad-sh/dyad",
+      host,
+    },
+  }); // additional configuration options available
 }
 
 // Load environment variables from .env file

src/main/settings.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: UserSettings = {
   selectedChatMode: "build",
   enableAutoFixProblems: false,
   enableAutoUpdate: true,
+  releaseChannel: "stable",
 };
 
 const SETTINGS_FILE = "user-settings.json";

src/pages/settings.tsx

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { Switch } from "@/components/ui/switch";
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
 import { AutoFixProblemsSwitch } from "@/components/AutoFixProblemsSwitch";
 import { AutoUpdateSwitch } from "@/components/AutoUpdateSwitch";
+import { ReleaseChannelSelector } from "@/components/ReleaseChannelSelector";
 
 export default function SettingsPage() {
   const [isResetDialogOpen, setIsResetDialogOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -270,6 +271,10 @@ export function GeneralSettings({ appVersion }: { appVersion: string | null }) {
         </div>
       </div>
 
+      <div className="mt-4">
+        <ReleaseChannelSelector />
+      </div>
+
       <div className="flex items-center text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 mt-4">
         <span className="mr-2 font-medium">App Version:</span>
         <span className="bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-700 px-2 py-0.5 rounded text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-200 font-mono">