Added channel startup argument

src/Artemis.UI.Windows/Properties/launchSettings.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "profiles": {
     "Artemis.UI.Windows": {
       "commandName": "Project",
-      "commandLineArgs": "--force-elevation --disable-forced-shutdown --pcmr"
+      "commandLineArgs": "--force-elevation --disable-forced-shutdown --pcmr --channel=feature/lawn-mowing"
     }
   }
 }

src/Artemis.UI/Screens/Settings/Tabs/ReleasesTabView.axaml

@@ -5,17 +5,35 @@
              xmlns:settings="clr-namespace:Artemis.UI.Screens.Settings"
              xmlns:updating="clr-namespace:Artemis.UI.Screens.Settings.Updating"
              xmlns:avalonia="clr-namespace:Material.Icons.Avalonia;assembly=Material.Icons.Avalonia"
+             xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:FluentAvalonia.UI.Controls;assembly=FluentAvalonia"
              mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignWidth="1000" d:DesignHeight="1400"
              x:Class="Artemis.UI.Screens.Settings.ReleasesTabView"
              x:DataType="settings:ReleasesTabViewModel">
-    <Grid ColumnDefinitions="300,*" Margin="0 10">
+    <Panel>
+        <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center" MaxWidth="300" Spacing="15" IsVisible="{CompiledBinding Loading}">
+            <TextBlock TextAlignment="Center">Loading releases...</TextBlock>
+            <ProgressBar IsVisible="True"></ProgressBar>
+        </StackPanel>
+        <Panel IsVisible="{CompiledBinding !Loading}">
+            <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center" Spacing="15" IsVisible="{CompiledBinding !ReleaseViewModels.Count}">
+                <TextBlock TextAlignment="Center" 
+                           TextWrapping="Wrap" 
+                           Text="{CompiledBinding Channel, StringFormat='Found no releases for the \'{0}\' channel.'}"></TextBlock>
+                <controls:HyperlinkButton NavigateUri="https://wiki.artemis-rgb.com/en/channels"
+                                          HorizontalAlignment="Center">
+                    Learn more about channels on the wiki
+                </controls:HyperlinkButton>
+            </StackPanel>
+
+            <Grid ColumnDefinitions="300,*" Margin="0 10" IsVisible="{CompiledBinding ReleaseViewModels.Count}">
                 <Border Classes="card-condensed" Grid.Column="0" Margin="0 0 10 0">
                     <ListBox Items="{CompiledBinding ReleaseViewModels}" SelectedItem="{CompiledBinding SelectedReleaseViewModel}">
                         <ListBox.ItemTemplate>
                             <DataTemplate x:DataType="updating:ReleaseViewModel">
                                 <Panel>
                                     <Grid Margin="4" IsVisible="{CompiledBinding IsCurrentVersion}" RowDefinitions="*,*" ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
-                                <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Text="{CompiledBinding Version}" VerticalAlignment="Center" IsVisible="{CompiledBinding IsCurrentVersion}" FontWeight="SemiBold" />
+                                        <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Text="{CompiledBinding Version}" VerticalAlignment="Center" IsVisible="{CompiledBinding IsCurrentVersion}"
+                                                   FontWeight="SemiBold" />
                                         <TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Text="{CompiledBinding CreatedAt, StringFormat={}{0:g}}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Classes="subtitle" FontSize="13" />
                                         <avalonia:MaterialIcon Grid.Row="0"
                                                                Grid.Column="1"
@@ -38,4 +56,6 @@
 
                 <ContentControl Grid.Column="1" Content="{CompiledBinding SelectedReleaseViewModel}" />
             </Grid>
+        </Panel>
+    </Panel>
 </UserControl>

src/Artemis.UI/Screens/Settings/Tabs/ReleasesTabViewModel.cs

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Screens.Settings;
 public class ReleasesTabViewModel : ActivatableViewModelBase
 {
     private readonly ILogger _logger;
+    private readonly IUpdateService _updateService;
     private readonly IUpdatingClient _updatingClient;
     private readonly INotificationService _notificationService;
     private readonly SourceList<IGetReleases_PublishedReleases_Nodes> _releases;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ public class ReleasesTabViewModel : ActivatableViewModelBase
     public ReleasesTabViewModel(ILogger logger, IUpdateService updateService, IUpdatingClient updatingClient, IReleaseVmFactory releaseVmFactory, INotificationService notificationService)
     {
         _logger = logger;
+        _updateService = updateService;
         _updatingClient = updatingClient;
         _notificationService = notificationService;
 
@@ -47,15 +49,18 @@ public class ReleasesTabViewModel : ActivatableViewModelBase
 
         DisplayName = "Releases";
         ReleaseViewModels = releaseViewModels;
+        Channel = _updateService.Channel;
         this.WhenActivated(async d =>
         {
-            await updateService.CacheLatestRelease();
+            await _updateService.CacheLatestRelease();
             await GetMoreReleases(d.AsCancellationToken());
             SelectedReleaseViewModel = ReleaseViewModels.FirstOrDefault(r => r.ReleaseId == PreselectId) ?? ReleaseViewModels.FirstOrDefault();
         });
     }
 
+
     public ReadOnlyObservableCollection<ReleaseViewModel> ReleaseViewModels { get; }
+    public string Channel { get; }
     public string? PreselectId { get; set; }
 
     public ReleaseViewModel? SelectedReleaseViewModel
@@ -79,7 +84,7 @@ public class ReleasesTabViewModel : ActivatableViewModelBase
         {
             Loading = true;
 
-            IOperationResult<IGetReleasesResult> result = await _updatingClient.GetReleases.ExecuteAsync("feature/gh-actions", Platform.Windows, 20, _lastPageInfo?.EndCursor, cancellationToken);
+            IOperationResult<IGetReleasesResult> result = await _updatingClient.GetReleases.ExecuteAsync(_updateService.Channel, Platform.Windows, 20, _lastPageInfo?.EndCursor, cancellationToken);
             if (result.Data?.PublishedReleases?.Nodes == null)
                 return;
 

src/Artemis.UI/Services/Updating/IUpdateService.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace Artemis.UI.Services.Updating;
 
 public interface IUpdateService : IArtemisUIService
 {
+    string Channel { get; }
     IGetNextRelease_NextPublishedRelease? CachedLatestRelease { get; }
 
     Task CacheLatestRelease();

src/Artemis.UI/Services/Updating/UpdateService.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Artemis.Core;
@@ -18,15 +19,14 @@ public class UpdateService : IUpdateService
     private const double UPDATE_CHECK_INTERVAL = 3_600_000; // once per hour
     private readonly PluginSetting<bool> _autoCheck;
     private readonly PluginSetting<bool> _autoInstall;
-    private readonly PluginSetting<string> _channel;
+    private readonly Platform _updatePlatform;
-    private readonly Func<string, ReleaseInstaller> _getReleaseInstaller;
 
     private readonly ILogger _logger;
     private readonly IMainWindowService _mainWindowService;
     private readonly IQueuedActionRepository _queuedActionRepository;
     private readonly Lazy<IUpdateNotificationProvider> _updateNotificationProvider;
-    private readonly Platform _updatePlatform;
     private readonly IUpdatingClient _updatingClient;
+    private readonly Func<string, ReleaseInstaller> _getReleaseInstaller;
 
     private bool _suspendAutoCheck;
 
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ public class UpdateService : IUpdateService
         _updateNotificationProvider = updateNotificationProvider;
         _getReleaseInstaller = getReleaseInstaller;
 
+        string? channelArgument = Constants.StartupArguments.FirstOrDefault(a => a.StartsWith("--channel="));
+        if (channelArgument != null)
+            Channel = channelArgument.Split("=")[1];
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Channel))
+            Channel = "master";
+
         if (OperatingSystem.IsWindows())
             _updatePlatform = Platform.Windows;
         else if (OperatingSystem.IsLinux())
@@ -54,7 +60,6 @@ public class UpdateService : IUpdateService
         else
             throw new PlatformNotSupportedException("Cannot auto update on the current platform");
         
-        _channel = settingsService.GetSetting("UI.Updating.Channel", "master");
         _autoCheck = settingsService.GetSetting("UI.Updating.AutoCheck", true);
         _autoInstall = settingsService.GetSetting("UI.Updating.AutoInstall", false);
         _autoCheck.SettingChanged += HandleAutoUpdateEvent;
@@ -63,13 +68,14 @@ public class UpdateService : IUpdateService
         timer.Elapsed += HandleAutoUpdateEvent;
         timer.Start();
 
-        _channel.Value = "feature/gh-actions";
-        _channel.Save();
-
-
         InstallQueuedUpdate();
+
+        _logger.Information("Update service initialized for {Channel} channel", Channel);
     }
 
+    public string Channel { get; }
+    public IGetNextRelease_NextPublishedRelease? CachedLatestRelease { get; private set; }
+
     private void InstallQueuedUpdate()
     {
         if (!_queuedActionRepository.IsTypeQueued("InstallUpdate"))
@@ -109,18 +115,16 @@ public class UpdateService : IUpdateService
         }
     }
 
-    public IGetNextRelease_NextPublishedRelease? CachedLatestRelease { get; private set; }
-
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public async Task CacheLatestRelease()
     {
-        IOperationResult<IGetNextReleaseResult> result = await _updatingClient.GetNextRelease.ExecuteAsync(Constants.CurrentVersion, _channel.Value, _updatePlatform);
+        IOperationResult<IGetNextReleaseResult> result = await _updatingClient.GetNextRelease.ExecuteAsync(Constants.CurrentVersion, Channel, _updatePlatform);
         CachedLatestRelease = result.Data?.NextPublishedRelease;
     }
 
     public async Task<bool> CheckForUpdate()
     {
-        IOperationResult<IGetNextReleaseResult> result = await _updatingClient.GetNextRelease.ExecuteAsync(Constants.CurrentVersion, _channel.Value, _updatePlatform);
+        IOperationResult<IGetNextReleaseResult> result = await _updatingClient.GetNextRelease.ExecuteAsync(Constants.CurrentVersion, Channel, _updatePlatform);
         result.EnsureNoErrors();
 
         // Update cache