feat: self-managing yt-dlp + ffmpeg version display

yt-dlp is now a managed, auto-updating binary rather than a static bundled
one. On launch AeroFetch seeds a writable copy under userData from the
bundled seed, self-heals it if it goes missing, and — throttled to once a
day — self-updates it to the configured channel (default: nightly). This
keeps the binary current so YouTube changes don't silently cause 403s, and
an app reinstall (or portable re-extraction) can no longer roll it back.
Settings shows an auto-update toggle, the live version, last-checked time,
and the channel selector.

Also surface the bundled ffmpeg/ffprobe versions in Settings (display only:
they have no self-update path and, unlike yt-dlp, don't break as sites
change, so there is no auto-update for them).

- binaries: split the read-only bundled seed from the managed userData copy
- ytdlp: ensureManagedYtdlp (seed + self-heal), startup auto-update runner
- ytdlpPolicy: pure once-a-day throttle decision (unit-tested)
- ffmpeg: parse ffmpeg/ffprobe -version for the Settings panel
- settings/ipc/preload/renderer: new settings, IPC channels, types, and UI

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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2026-06-26 07:27:43 -04:00
parent fa699a803d
commit 4854fcc947
13 changed files with 356 additions and 18 deletions
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@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import {
type YtdlpUpdateChannel,
type SystemThemeInfo
} from '@shared/ipc'
import { getYtdlpVersion, updateYtdlp } from './ytdlp'
import { getYtdlpVersion, updateYtdlp, runStartupYtdlpAutoUpdate } from './ytdlp'
import { getFfmpegVersions } from './ffmpeg'
import { checkForAppUpdate, downloadAppUpdate, runAppUpdate } from './updater'
import { probeMedia } from './probe'
import { startDownload, cancelDownload, previewCommand } from './download'
@@ -190,6 +191,8 @@ function registerIpcHandlers(): void {
ipcMain.handle(IpcChannels.ytdlpVersion, () => getYtdlpVersion())
ipcMain.handle(IpcChannels.ffmpegVersion, () => getFfmpegVersions())
ipcMain.handle(IpcChannels.probe, (_e, url: string) => probeMedia(url))
ipcMain.handle(IpcChannels.downloadStart, (e, opts: StartDownloadOptions) => {
@@ -353,6 +356,16 @@ if (isPrimaryInstance) {
registerSendToShortcut()
createWindow()
// Keep yt-dlp current on its own: seed the managed copy, then (throttled to
// once a day) self-update it to the chosen channel so a stale binary can't
// silently cause YouTube 403s. Best-effort and off the critical path — it
// never blocks startup, and status is pushed to the window if it's listening.
runStartupYtdlpAutoUpdate((status) => {
if (mainWindow && !mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
mainWindow.webContents.send(IpcChannels.ytdlpAutoUpdateStatus, status)
}
}).catch(() => {})
app.on('activate', () => {
if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) createWindow()
})