From d17e82d34c39c79c48b0b091cd3b2fd805c90b0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Baer <matt@write.as>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 14:12:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Prevent update check from slowing app init

Previously, we'd wait for a response before finishing app
initialization, meaning an overall slower startup. This fixes that.

Ref T572
---
 updates.go | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/updates.go b/updates.go
index 9f4c3c0..8ecccf6 100644
--- a/updates.go
+++ b/updates.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func newUpdatesCache(expiry time.Duration) *updatesCache {
 		frequency:      expiry,
 		currentVersion: "v" + softwareVer,
 	}
-	cache.CheckNow()
+	go cache.CheckNow()
 	return &cache
 }
 
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ func newVersionCheck() (string, error) {
 	if debugging {
 		log.Info("[update check] GET https://version.writefreely.org")
 	}
+	// TODO: return error if statusCode != OK
 	if err == nil && res.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
 		defer res.Body.Close()