Report development builds as their own installation kind

app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/I18N/allTexts.lua

@@ -4144,6 +4144,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T3100928009"]
 -- AI Studio cannot install updates into this installation. Your IT department provides new versions.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T3125872224"] = "AI Studio cannot install updates into this installation. Your IT department provides new versions."
 
+-- Development builds do not install updates.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T3138812562"] = "Development builds do not install updates."
+
 -- Spellchecking is enabled
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T3165555978"] = "Spellchecking is enabled"
 
@@ -4219,6 +4222,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T71162186"] =
 -- Energy saving is disabled
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T716338721"] = "Energy saving is disabled"
 
+-- Development builds do not check for updates.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T735114866"] = "Development builds do not check for updates."
+
 -- Start page
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T78084670"] = "Start page"
 
@@ -8533,6 +8539,12 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::INFORMATION::T3440211747"] = "Used Rust compil
 -- AI Studio runs with an enterprise configuration using configuration plugins, without central configuration management.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::INFORMATION::T3449345633"] = "AI Studio runs with an enterprise configuration using configuration plugins, without central configuration management."
 
+-- You are running a development build of AI Studio, which never updates itself. Pull the latest changes and rebuild the app instead.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::INFORMATION::T3454691558"] = "You are running a development build of AI Studio, which never updates itself. Pull the latest changes and rebuild the app instead."
+
+-- development build, no self-updates
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::INFORMATION::T3459123358"] = "development build, no self-updates"
+
 -- Tauri is used to host the Blazor user interface. It is a great project that allows the creation of desktop applications using web technologies. I love Tauri!
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::INFORMATION::T3494984593"] = "Tauri is used to host the Blazor user interface. It is a great project that allows the creation of desktop applications using web technologies. I love Tauri!"
 

app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelApp.razor.cs

@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ public partial class SettingsPanelApp : SettingsPanelBase
 
     private UpdatePolicyMode updatePolicyMode;
 
-    private bool AreUpdatesHandledOutsideTheApp => this.updatePolicyMode is UpdatePolicyMode.FLATPAK or UpdatePolicyMode.MANAGED_INSTALLATION or UpdatePolicyMode.UNSUPPORTED_INSTALLATION_LOCATION;
+    private bool CannotUpdateItself => this.updatePolicyMode is UpdatePolicyMode.FLATPAK or UpdatePolicyMode.MANAGED_INSTALLATION or UpdatePolicyMode.UNSUPPORTED_INSTALLATION_LOCATION or UpdatePolicyMode.DEVELOPMENT;
 
-    private UpdateInterval DisplayedUpdateInterval => this.AreUpdatesHandledOutsideTheApp
+    private UpdateInterval DisplayedUpdateInterval => this.CannotUpdateItself
         ? UpdateInterval.NO_CHECK
         : this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.App.UpdateInterval;
 
-    private UpdateInstallation DisplayedUpdateInstallation => this.AreUpdatesHandledOutsideTheApp
+    private UpdateInstallation DisplayedUpdateInstallation => this.CannotUpdateItself
         ? UpdateInstallation.MANUAL
         : this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.App.UpdateInstallation;
 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public partial class SettingsPanelApp : SettingsPanelBase
         UpdatePolicyMode.FLATPAK => T("AI Studio cannot check for updates when running as a Flatpak. Updates are managed outside the app."),
         UpdatePolicyMode.MANAGED_INSTALLATION => T("This copy of AI Studio was installed for you by someone else, so it does not check for updates on its own."),
         UpdatePolicyMode.UNSUPPORTED_INSTALLATION_LOCATION => T("AI Studio cannot update itself from its current location, so it does not check for updates."),
+        UpdatePolicyMode.DEVELOPMENT => T("Development builds do not check for updates."),
         _ => T("How often should we check for app updates?")
     };
 
@@ -40,13 +41,14 @@ public partial class SettingsPanelApp : SettingsPanelBase
         UpdatePolicyMode.FLATPAK => T("AI Studio cannot install updates when running as a Flatpak. Use the update method provided by your Flatpak distribution."),
         UpdatePolicyMode.MANAGED_INSTALLATION => T("AI Studio cannot install updates into this installation. Your IT department provides new versions."),
         UpdatePolicyMode.UNSUPPORTED_INSTALLATION_LOCATION => T("AI Studio cannot install updates into its current location. Install new versions yourself."),
+        UpdatePolicyMode.DEVELOPMENT => T("Development builds do not install updates."),
         _ => T("Should updates be installed automatically or manually?")
     };
 
-    private bool IsUpdateIntervalLocked() => this.updatePolicyMode is UpdatePolicyMode.ENTERPRISE_DISABLED || this.AreUpdatesHandledOutsideTheApp ||
+    private bool IsUpdateIntervalLocked() => this.updatePolicyMode is UpdatePolicyMode.ENTERPRISE_DISABLED || this.CannotUpdateItself ||
         ManagedConfiguration.TryGet(x => x.App, x => x.UpdateInterval, out var meta) && meta.IsLocked;
 
-    private bool IsUpdateInstallationLocked() => this.updatePolicyMode is UpdatePolicyMode.ENTERPRISE_DISABLED || this.AreUpdatesHandledOutsideTheApp ||
+    private bool IsUpdateInstallationLocked() => this.updatePolicyMode is UpdatePolicyMode.ENTERPRISE_DISABLED || this.CannotUpdateItself ||
         ManagedConfiguration.TryGet(x => x.App, x => x.UpdateInstallation, out var meta) && meta.IsLocked;
 
     protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()

app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Information.razor.cs

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public partial class Information : MSGComponentBase
     {
         Tools.Rust.InstallationKind.MANAGED => T("managed by someone else, no self-updates"),
         Tools.Rust.InstallationKind.UNSUPPORTED_LOCATION => T("in a location AI Studio cannot update itself from"),
+        Tools.Rust.InstallationKind.DEVELOPMENT => T("development build, no self-updates"),
         _ => T("owned by you, self-updates possible")
     };
 
@@ -675,6 +676,10 @@ public partial class Information : MSGComponentBase
             parameters.Add(x => x.Message, T("AI Studio cannot update itself from its current location. Installing an update would leave a second installation behind instead of replacing this one. To get a new version, download the latest release and install it over your current installation."));
             parameters.Add(x => x.ReleaseUrl, "https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/releases/latest");
         }
+        else if (this.updatePolicyMode is UpdatePolicyMode.DEVELOPMENT)
+        {
+            parameters.Add(x => x.Message, T("You are running a development build of AI Studio, which never updates itself. Pull the latest changes and rebuild the app instead."));
+        }
         else
             return;
 

app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/languages/de-de-43065dbc-78d0-45b7-92be-f14c2926e2dc/plugin.lua

@@ -4146,6 +4146,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T3100928009"]
 -- AI Studio cannot install updates into this installation. Your IT department provides new versions.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T3125872224"] = "AI Studio kann in dieser Installation keine Updates installieren. Ihre IT-Abteilung stellt neue Versionen bereit."
 
+-- Development builds do not install updates.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T3138812562"] = "Entwicklerversionen installieren keine Updates."
+
 -- Spellchecking is enabled
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T3165555978"] = "Rechtschreibprüfung ist aktiviert"
 
@@ -4221,6 +4224,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T71162186"] =
 -- Energy saving is disabled
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T716338721"] = "Energiesparmodus ist deaktiviert"
 
+-- Development builds do not check for updates.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T735114866"] = "Entwicklerversionen suchen nicht nach Updates."
+
 -- Start page
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T78084670"] = "Startseite"
 
@@ -8535,6 +8541,12 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::INFORMATION::T3440211747"] = "Verwendeter Rust
 -- AI Studio runs with an enterprise configuration using configuration plugins, without central configuration management.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::INFORMATION::T3449345633"] = "AI Studio wird mit Unternehmenskonfigurationen unter Verwendung von Konfigurations-Plugins betrieben. Eine zentrale Konfigurationsverwaltung wird nicht eingesetzt."
 
+-- You are running a development build of AI Studio, which never updates itself. Pull the latest changes and rebuild the app instead.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::INFORMATION::T3454691558"] = "Du verwendest eine Entwicklerversion von AI Studio, die sich niemals selbst aktualisiert. Hole stattdessen die neuesten Änderungen und erstelle die App neu."
+
+-- development build, no self-updates
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::INFORMATION::T3459123358"] = "Entwicklerversion, keine automatischen Updates"
+
 -- Tauri is used to host the Blazor user interface. It is a great project that allows the creation of desktop applications using web technologies. I love Tauri!
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::INFORMATION::T3494984593"] = "Tauri wird verwendet, um die Blazor-Benutzeroberfläche bereitzustellen. Es ist ein großartiges Projekt, das die Erstellung von Desktop-Anwendungen mit Webtechnologien ermöglicht. Ich liebe Tauri!"
 

app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/languages/en-us-97dfb1ba-50c4-4440-8dfa-6575daf543c8/plugin.lua

@@ -4146,6 +4146,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T3100928009"]
 -- AI Studio cannot install updates into this installation. Your IT department provides new versions.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T3125872224"] = "AI Studio cannot install updates into this installation. Your IT department provides new versions."
 
+-- Development builds do not install updates.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T3138812562"] = "Development builds do not install updates."
+
 -- Spellchecking is enabled
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T3165555978"] = "Spellchecking is enabled"
 
@@ -4221,6 +4224,9 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T71162186"] =
 -- Energy saving is disabled
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T716338721"] = "Energy saving is disabled"
 
+-- Development builds do not check for updates.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T735114866"] = "Development builds do not check for updates."
+
 -- Start page
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::COMPONENTS::SETTINGS::SETTINGSPANELAPP::T78084670"] = "Start page"
 
@@ -8535,6 +8541,12 @@ UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::INFORMATION::T3440211747"] = "Used Rust compil
 -- AI Studio runs with an enterprise configuration using configuration plugins, without central configuration management.
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::INFORMATION::T3449345633"] = "AI Studio runs with an enterprise configuration using configuration plugins, without central configuration management."
 
+-- You are running a development build of AI Studio, which never updates itself. Pull the latest changes and rebuild the app instead.
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::INFORMATION::T3454691558"] = "You are running a development build of AI Studio, which never updates itself. Pull the latest changes and rebuild the app instead."
+
+-- development build, no self-updates
+UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::INFORMATION::T3459123358"] = "development build, no self-updates"
+
 -- Tauri is used to host the Blazor user interface. It is a great project that allows the creation of desktop applications using web technologies. I love Tauri!
 UI_TEXT_CONTENT["AISTUDIO::PAGES::INFORMATION::T3494984593"] = "Tauri is used to host the Blazor user interface. It is a great project that allows the creation of desktop applications using web technologies. I love Tauri!"
 

app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/Rust/InstallationKind.cs

@@ -22,4 +22,10 @@ public enum InstallationKind
     /// to install a new version themselves.
     /// </summary>
     UNSUPPORTED_LOCATION,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Not an installation at all, but a development build started from a build directory or an
+    /// IDE. There is nothing here the updater could replace.
+    /// </summary>
+    DEVELOPMENT,
 }

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

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public sealed class UpdatePolicy(SettingsManager settingsManager, RuntimeInfoRes
                 //
                 InstallationKind.MANAGED => UpdatePolicyMode.MANAGED_INSTALLATION,
                 InstallationKind.UNSUPPORTED_LOCATION => UpdatePolicyMode.UNSUPPORTED_INSTALLATION_LOCATION,
+                InstallationKind.DEVELOPMENT => UpdatePolicyMode.DEVELOPMENT,
                 _ => UpdatePolicyMode.SELF_UPDATE
             }
         };

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

@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ public enum UpdatePolicyMode
     ENTERPRISE_DISABLED,
     MANAGED_INSTALLATION,
     UNSUPPORTED_INSTALLATION_LOCATION,
+    DEVELOPMENT,
 }

runtime/src/app_window.rs

@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ pub async fn change_location_to(url: &str) {
 
 /// Checks for updates.
 pub async fn check_for_update(_token: APIToken) -> Json<CheckUpdateResponse> {
-    if let Some(reason) = self_update_blocked_reason(is_dev(), is_flatpak(), installation_kind()) {
+    if let Some(reason) = self_update_blocked_reason(is_flatpak(), installation_kind()) {
         warn!(Source = "Updater"; "Skipping update check because {reason}.");
         return Json(CheckUpdateResponse {
             update_is_available: false,
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ pub struct CheckUpdateResponse {
 
 /// Installs the update.
 pub async fn install_update(_token: APIToken) {
-    if let Some(reason) = self_update_blocked_reason(is_dev(), is_flatpak(), installation_kind()) {
+    if let Some(reason) = self_update_blocked_reason(is_flatpak(), installation_kind()) {
         warn!(Source = "Updater"; "Skipping update installation because {reason}.");
         return;
     }
@@ -660,22 +660,17 @@ pub async fn install_update(_token: APIToken) {
 }
 
 /// Returns why this installation cannot update itself, or `None` when it can.
-fn self_update_blocked_reason(development: bool, flatpak: bool, installation_kind: InstallationKind) -> Option<&'static str> {
+fn self_update_blocked_reason(flatpak: bool, installation_kind: InstallationKind) -> Option<&'static str> {
     if flatpak {
         return Some("Flatpak installations are updated externally");
     }
 
     match installation_kind {
-        InstallationKind::Managed => return Some("this installation is centrally managed"),
-        InstallationKind::UnsupportedLocation => return Some("this installation is in a location the updater cannot replace"),
-        InstallationKind::User => {},
+        InstallationKind::User => None,
+        InstallationKind::Managed => Some("this installation is centrally managed"),
+        InstallationKind::UnsupportedLocation => Some("this installation is in a location the updater cannot replace"),
+        InstallationKind::Development => Some("the app is running in development mode"),
     }
-
-    if development {
-        return Some("the app is running in development mode");
-    }
-
-    None
 }
 
 /// Response for application exit requests.
@@ -909,35 +904,45 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn self_update_is_disabled_in_development() {
-        assert!(self_update_blocked_reason(true, false, InstallationKind::User).is_some());
+        assert!(self_update_blocked_reason(false, InstallationKind::Development).is_some());
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn self_update_is_disabled_for_flatpak() {
-        assert!(self_update_blocked_reason(false, true, InstallationKind::User).is_some());
+        assert!(self_update_blocked_reason(true, InstallationKind::User).is_some());
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn self_update_is_disabled_for_managed_installations() {
-        assert!(self_update_blocked_reason(false, false, InstallationKind::Managed).is_some());
+        assert!(self_update_blocked_reason(false, InstallationKind::Managed).is_some());
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn self_update_is_disabled_for_unsupported_installation_locations() {
-        assert!(self_update_blocked_reason(false, false, InstallationKind::UnsupportedLocation).is_some());
+        assert!(self_update_blocked_reason(false, InstallationKind::UnsupportedLocation).is_some());
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn self_update_blocked_reason_distinguishes_managed_from_unsupported_locations() {
-        assert_ne!(
-            self_update_blocked_reason(false, false, InstallationKind::Managed),
-            self_update_blocked_reason(false, false, InstallationKind::UnsupportedLocation)
-        );
+    fn every_blocked_installation_kind_has_its_own_reason() {
+        let reasons = [
+            self_update_blocked_reason(false, InstallationKind::Managed),
+            self_update_blocked_reason(false, InstallationKind::UnsupportedLocation),
+            self_update_blocked_reason(false, InstallationKind::Development),
+        ];
+
+        for (index, reason) in reasons.iter().enumerate() {
+            assert!(reason.is_some(), "expected a reason at index {index}");
+            assert_eq!(
+                reasons.iter().filter(|other| *other == reason).count(),
+                1,
+                "expected the reason at index {index} to be unique"
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn self_update_is_enabled_for_normal_production_installations() {
-        assert!(self_update_blocked_reason(false, false, InstallationKind::User).is_none());
+        assert!(self_update_blocked_reason(false, InstallationKind::User).is_none());
     }
 
     #[test]

runtime/src/environment.rs

@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ pub enum InstallationKind {
     /// `D:\Tools\MindWork AI Studio` would leave a second installation behind. Nobody else
     /// maintains this installation, so its owner has to install a new version themselves.
     UnsupportedLocation,
+
+    /// Not an installation at all, but a development build started from a build directory or an
+    /// IDE. There is nothing here the updater could replace.
+    Development,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
@@ -172,7 +176,15 @@ fn env_var_has_value(key: &str) -> bool {
 /// including security updates, which is far worse than a second installation.
 pub(crate) fn installation_kind() -> InstallationKind {
     *INSTALLATION_KIND.get_or_init(|| {
-        let kind = detect_installation_kind();
+        // A development build lives in a build directory, which is perfectly writable and would
+        // therefore look like a regular user installation. We check it up front so that the
+        // platform-specific detection below only ever deals with real installations:
+        let kind = if is_dev() {
+            InstallationKind::Development
+        } else {
+            detect_installation_kind()
+        };
+
         info!(Source = "Updater"; "Detected a {kind:?} installation of AI Studio.");
         kind
     })