Fixed changelog encoding & prepared re-release v26.4.1 (#745)

app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/Services/RustService.Updates.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,22 @@ public sealed partial class RustService
         {
             var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(45));
             var response = await this.http.GetFromJsonAsync<UpdateResponse>("/updates/check", this.jsonRustSerializerOptions, cts.Token);
+            
+            if (response == default)
+            {
+                this.logger!.LogError("Failed to check for an update: the Rust endpoint returned an empty response.");
+                return new UpdateResponse
+                {
+                    Error = true,
+                    UpdateIsAvailable = false,
+                    NewVersion = string.Empty,
+                    Changelog = string.Empty
+                };
+            }
+
+            if (response.Error)
+                this.logger!.LogWarning("The Rust updater reported an error while checking for updates.");
+
             this.logger!.LogInformation($"Checked for an update: update available='{response.UpdateIsAvailable}'; error='{response.Error}'; next version='{response.NewVersion}'; changelog len='{response.Changelog.Length}'");
             return response;
         }
@@ -20,6 +36,8 @@ public sealed partial class RustService
             {
                 Error = true,
                 UpdateIsAvailable = false,
+                NewVersion = string.Empty,
+                Changelog = string.Empty
             };
         }
     }

app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/Services/UpdateService.cs

@@ -16,14 +16,16 @@ public sealed class UpdateService : BackgroundService, IMessageBusReceiver
     private readonly SettingsManager settingsManager;
     private readonly MessageBus messageBus;
     private readonly RustService rust;
+    private readonly ILogger<UpdateService> logger;
     
     private TimeSpan updateInterval;
     
-    public UpdateService(MessageBus messageBus, SettingsManager settingsManager, RustService rust)
+    public UpdateService(MessageBus messageBus, SettingsManager settingsManager, RustService rust, ILogger<UpdateService> logger)
     {
         this.settingsManager = settingsManager;
         this.messageBus = messageBus;
         this.rust = rust;
+        this.logger = logger;
 
         this.messageBus.RegisterComponent(this);
         this.ApplyFilters([], [ Event.USER_SEARCH_FOR_UPDATE ]);
@@ -113,6 +115,23 @@ public sealed class UpdateService : BackgroundService, IMessageBusReceiver
             return;
         
         var response = await this.rust.CheckForUpdate();
+        if (response.Error)
+        {
+            this.logger.LogWarning("Update check failed. The updater did not return a usable result.");
+
+            if (notifyUserWhenNoUpdate)
+            {
+                SNACKBAR!.Add(TB("Failed to check for updates. Please try again later."), Severity.Error, config =>
+                {
+                    config.Icon = Icons.Material.Filled.Error;
+                    config.IconSize = Size.Large;
+                    config.IconColor = Color.Error;
+                });
+            }
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (response.UpdateIsAvailable)
         {
             // ReSharper disable RedundantAssignment