Trigger Addon Updates

WebThings
#1

Hi,

I see that the addons are checked for update every day (const delay = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;). Is there any way to manually trigger the update process? I have been looking at extensions and API handlers. It would be great if we could trigger the update process through this extension API handlers.

I tried calling the updateAddons() function written in the Addon-manager.js from the extension, however, it is failing due to addonsLoaded and plugins checks.

Which should be the ideal sequence of function calls so that all the references are found?

Abhijit

#2

Question… why are you trying to do this?

The user can go to Settings -> Add-ons in the UI. Doing so automatically fetches the latest add-on list and the user will be notified if there are any updates available, which they can then manually install.