[Launcher] Added arg/setting to disable update check.

src/main.cpp

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ catchUnixSignals(std::initializer_list<int> quitSignals)
 int
 main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
+
 #ifdef DISABLE_MpvPlayerBackend
   Enums::Backends backend = Enums::Backends::DirectMpvBackend;
 #else
@@ -63,12 +64,28 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[])
   catchUnixSignals({ SIGQUIT, SIGINT, SIGTERM, SIGHUP });
 #endif
 
+  app.setOrganizationName("KittehPlayer");
+  app.setOrganizationDomain("namedkitten.pw");
+  app.setApplicationName("KittehPlayer");
+
+  QSettings settings;
+
 #ifdef GIT_COMMIT_HASH
+  bool checkForUpdates =
+    settings.value("Backend/checkForUpdatesOnLaunch", false).toBool();
+  for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
+    if (!qstrcmp(argv[i], "--no-update-check")) {
+      checkForUpdates = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (checkForUpdates) {
     QString current_version = QString(GIT_COMMIT_HASH);
     qDebug() << "Current Version: " << current_version;
 
     QNetworkRequest request(QUrl("https://api.github.com/repos/NamedKitten/"
                                  "KittehPlayer/releases/tags/continuous"));
+
     QNetworkAccessManager nam;
     QNetworkReply* reply = nam.get(request);
 
@@ -93,13 +110,9 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[])
     } else {
       qDebug() << "Couldn't check for new version.";
     }
+  }
 #endif
 
-  app.setOrganizationName("KittehPlayer");
-  app.setOrganizationDomain("namedkitten.pw");
-  app.setApplicationName("KittehPlayer");
-
-  QSettings settings;
   QString backendSetting = settings.value("Backend/backend", "").toString();
   if (backendSetting.length() == 0) {
 #ifndef DISABLE_MpvPlayerBackend

src/qml/main.qml

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Window {
         id: backendSettings
         category: "Backend"
         property string backend: "mpv"
+        property bool checkForUpdatesOnLaunch: true
     }
 
     Settings {