Warn when using development build (#1248)

DiscordChatExporter.Gui/Program.cs

@@ -15,9 +15,13 @@ public static class Program
 
     public static string VersionString { get; } = Version.ToString(3);
 
+    public static bool IsDevelopmentBuild { get; } = Version.Major is <= 0 or >= 999;
+
     public static string ProjectUrl { get; } = "https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter";
 
-    public static string DocumentationUrl { get; } = ProjectUrl + "/tree/master/.docs";
+    public static string ProjectReleasesUrl { get; } = $"{ProjectUrl}/releases";
+
+    public static string ProjectDocumentationUrl { get; } = ProjectUrl + "/tree/master/.docs";
 
     public static AppBuilder BuildAvaloniaApp() =>
         AppBuilder.Configure<App>().UsePlatformDetect().LogToTrace();

DiscordChatExporter.Gui/ViewModels/Components/DashboardViewModel.cs

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public partial class DashboardViewModel : ViewModelBase
         await _dialogManager.ShowDialogAsync(_viewModelManager.CreateSettingsViewModel());
 
     [RelayCommand]
-    private void ShowHelp() => ProcessEx.StartShellExecute(Program.DocumentationUrl);
+    private void ShowHelp() => ProcessEx.StartShellExecute(Program.ProjectDocumentationUrl);
 
     private bool CanPullGuilds() => !IsBusy && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Token);
 

DiscordChatExporter.Gui/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Avalonia;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Input;
@@ -46,6 +47,30 @@ public partial class MainViewModel(
             ProcessEx.StartShellExecute("https://tyrrrz.me/ukraine?source=discordchatexporter");
     }
 
+    private async Task ShowDevelopmentBuildMessageAsync()
+    {
+        if (!Program.IsDevelopmentBuild)
+            return;
+
+        // If debugging, the user is likely a developer
+        if (Debugger.IsAttached)
+            return;
+
+        var dialog = viewModelManager.CreateMessageBoxViewModel(
+            "Unstable build warning",
+            """
+            You're using a development build of the application. These builds are not thoroughly tested and may contain bugs.
+
+            Auto-updates are disabled for development builds. If you want to switch to a stable release, please download it manually.
+            """,
+            "SEE RELEASES",
+            "CLOSE"
+        );
+
+        if (await dialogManager.ShowDialogAsync(dialog) == true)
+            ProcessEx.StartShellExecute(Program.ProjectReleasesUrl);
+    }
+
     private async Task CheckForUpdatesAsync()
     {
         try
@@ -80,6 +105,7 @@ public partial class MainViewModel(
     private async Task InitializeAsync()
     {
         await ShowUkraineSupportMessageAsync();
+        await ShowDevelopmentBuildMessageAsync();
         await CheckForUpdatesAsync();
     }