fixed node program not found for C:\Users\sai\AppData\Local\Vyla Home\_up_\main.js

main.js

@@ -123,9 +123,30 @@ async function start() {
 
     if (release) {
       const hasUpdate = release.version !== localVersion || (release.sha256 && release.sha256 !== localSha);
-      if (isFirstRun || hasUpdate) {
+      if (isFirstRun) {
-        debugLog("Update required or first run. Installing remote build...");
+        debugLog("First run. Installing remote build...");
         await installBuild(release);
+      } else if (hasUpdate) {
+        debugLog("Update available. Prompting user...");
+        sendToTauri('update-available', { current: localVersion, latest: release.version });
+
+        const tempApp = express();
+        let userDecision = null;
+        tempApp.post('/update/yes', (req, res) => { userDecision = true; res.sendStatus(200); });
+        tempApp.post('/update/no', (req, res) => { userDecision = false; res.sendStatus(200); });
+        const tempServer = tempApp.listen(4891, '127.0.0.1');
+
+        while (userDecision === null) {
+          await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 500));
+        }
+        tempServer.close();
+
+        if (userDecision) {
+          debugLog("User accepted update.");
+          await installBuild(release);
+        } else {
+          debugLog("User skipped update.");
+        }
       } else {
         debugLog("Already on the latest version.");
       }

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vyla-home",
-  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "description": "Vyla Home Desktop App Launcher",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {

release.js

@@ -12,9 +12,32 @@ if (!TOKEN) {
     process.exit(1);
 }
 
-function getPackageVersion() {
+function incrementVersion() {
-    const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'package.json'), 'utf8'));
+    const pkgPath = path.join(__dirname, 'package.json');
-    return pkg.version || '1.0.0';
+    const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(pkgPath, 'utf8'));
+
+    let [major, minor, patch] = (pkg.version || '1.0.0').split('.').map(Number);
+    patch = (patch || 0) + 1;
+    const newVersion = `${major}.${minor}.${patch}`;
+
+    pkg.version = newVersion;
+    fs.writeFileSync(pkgPath, JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2) + '\n', 'utf8');
+
+    const tauriPath = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'tauri.conf.json');
+    if (fs.existsSync(tauriPath)) {
+        const tauriConf = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(tauriPath, 'utf8'));
+        tauriConf.version = newVersion;
+        fs.writeFileSync(tauriPath, JSON.stringify(tauriConf, null, 4) + '\n', 'utf8');
+    }
+
+    const cargoPath = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'Cargo.toml');
+    if (fs.existsSync(cargoPath)) {
+        let cargo = fs.readFileSync(cargoPath, 'utf8');
+        cargo = cargo.replace(/^version\s*=\s*".*"/m, `version = "${newVersion}"`);
+        fs.writeFileSync(cargoPath, cargo, 'utf8');
+    }
+
+    return newVersion;
 }
 
 function uploadFileToGitLabPackage(filePath, packageName, version, fileName) {
@@ -112,7 +135,7 @@ async function main() {
     const isFullBuild = process.argv.includes('--installer');
     const customTag = process.argv.find(arg => arg.startsWith('--tag='))?.split('=')[1];
 
-    const version = customTag || `v${getPackageVersion()}`;
+    const version = customTag || `v${incrementVersion()}`;
 
     console.log(`=== Building Vyla Home Release (${version}) ===`);
 

service-manager.js

@@ -59,11 +59,13 @@ class ServiceManager {
 
     this.logToFile(name, `--- Starting ${name} in ${serviceDir} ---`);
 
-    const child = spawn('node', [scriptPath], {
+    const nodeExecutable = process.env.NODE_EXE || 'node';
+
+    const child = spawn(nodeExecutable, [scriptPath], {
       cwd: serviceDir,
       env,
       stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
-      shell: process.platform === 'win32'
+      shell: false
     });
 
     this.processes[name] = {

src-tauri/Cargo.lock

@@ -4222,7 +4222,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vyla-home"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.0.3"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",

src-tauri/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "vyla-home"
-version = "1.0.1"
+version = "1.0.3"
 description = "Vyla Home Desktop App Launcher"
 edition = "2021"
 

src-tauri/src/main.rs

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ struct BackendMessage {
     data: serde_json::Value,
 }
 
-// Helper to remove the \\?\ prefix that Node.js chokes on
 fn clean_path(path: &std::path::Path) -> String {
     let s = path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
     if s.starts_with("\\\\?\\") {
@@ -33,6 +32,72 @@ fn clean_path(path: &std::path::Path) -> String {
     }
 }
 
+fn find_node_binary(app: &tauri::App) -> Option<String> {
+    if let Ok(resource_dir) = app.path().resource_dir() {
+        let candidates = [
+            resource_dir.join("node.exe"),
+            resource_dir.join("bin").join("node.exe"),
+            resource_dir.join("_up_").join("node.exe"),
+        ];
+        for candidate in candidates {
+            if candidate.exists() {
+                return Some(clean_path(&candidate));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if let Ok(path_var) = std::env::var("PATH") {
+        for p in std::env::split_paths(&path_var) {
+            let candidate = p.join("node.exe");
+            if candidate.exists() {
+                return Some(clean_path(&candidate));
+            }
+            #[cfg(not(windows))]
+            {
+                let candidate_unix = p.join("node");
+                if candidate_unix.exists() {
+                    return Some(clean_path(&candidate_unix));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    {
+        let default_paths = [
+            r"C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe",
+            r"C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node.exe",
+        ];
+        for path in default_paths {
+            let candidate = std::path::Path::new(path);
+            if candidate.exists() {
+                return Some(clean_path(candidate));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(local_app_data) = std::env::var("LOCALAPPDATA") {
+            let candidate = std::path::PathBuf::from(local_app_data)
+                .join("Programs")
+                .join("nodejs")
+                .join("node.exe");
+            if candidate.exists() {
+                return Some(clean_path(&candidate));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(app_data) = std::env::var("APPDATA") {
+            let candidate = std::path::PathBuf::from(app_data)
+                .join("npm")
+                .join("node.exe");
+            if candidate.exists() {
+                return Some(clean_path(&candidate));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
 fn resolve_script_and_root(app: &tauri::App) -> (String, String) {
     if let Ok(resource_dir) = app.path().resource_dir() {
         debug_log(&format!("Resource dir found: {:?}", resource_dir));
@@ -117,13 +182,28 @@ fn main() {
             debug_log("Webview created");
 
             let (main_js, root_dir) = resolve_script_and_root(app);
+            let node_bin = match find_node_binary(app) {
+                Some(bin) => bin,
+                None => {
+                    debug_log("Node.js runtime not found anywhere");
+                    let _ = window.emit(
+                        "error",
+                        serde_json::json!({
+                            "message": "Node.js runtime not found on this system. Please install Node.js (https://nodejs.org) and restart Vyla Home."
+                        }),
+                    );
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+            };
 
+            debug_log(&format!("Using Node binary: {}", node_bin));
             debug_log(&format!("Spawning node with script: {}", main_js));
 
-            let mut cmd = Command::new("node");
+            let mut cmd = Command::new(&node_bin);
             cmd.arg(&main_js)
                 .current_dir(&root_dir)
                 .env("APPDATA_PATH", &app_data_str)
+                .env("NODE_EXE", &node_bin)
                 .stdout(Stdio::piped())
                 .stderr(Stdio::piped());
 
@@ -172,6 +252,12 @@ fn main() {
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
                     debug_log(&format!("FAILED to spawn Node: {}", e));
+                    let _ = window.emit(
+                        "error",
+                        serde_json::json!({
+                            "message": format!("Failed to launch backend runtime: {}", e)
+                        }),
+                    );
                 }
             }
 

src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tauri-apps/tauri/dev/tooling/cli/schema.json",
     "productName": "Vyla Home",
-    "version": "1.0.1",
+    "version": "1.0.3",
     "identifier": "com.vyla.home",
     "build": {
         "frontendDist": "../ui"

ui/index.html

@@ -633,6 +633,21 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 
+    <div id="view-update" class="view-state">
+        <div class="container">
+            <svg class="icon icon-loader" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
+                style="color:#0a84ff; animation:none; transform:none;">
+                <path d="M21 15v4a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-4M7 10l5 5 5-5M12 15V3" />
+            </svg>
+            <h1>Update Available</h1>
+            <p id="update-msg">A new version is available.</p>
+            <div class="buttons">
+                <button class="secondary" onclick="skipUpdate()">Skip</button>
+                <button class="primary" onclick="installUpdate()">Install Update</button>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
     <div id="view-error" class="view-state">
         <div class="container">
             <svg class="icon icon-error" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
@@ -653,6 +668,7 @@
     <script>
         const viewLoader = document.getElementById('view-loader');
         const viewError = document.getElementById('view-error');
+        const viewUpdate = document.getElementById('view-update');
 
         const statusMsg = document.getElementById('status-msg');
         const errorMsg = document.getElementById('error-msg');
@@ -666,6 +682,13 @@
         }
 
         if (window.__TAURI__ && window.__TAURI__.event) {
+            window.__TAURI__.event.listen('update-available', (e) => {
+                if (e.payload) {
+                    document.getElementById('update-msg').textContent = `Version ${e.payload.latest} is available (Current: ${e.payload.current}).`;
+                    showView(viewUpdate);
+                }
+            });
+
             window.__TAURI__.event.listen('status', (e) => {
                 if (e.payload && e.payload.message) {
                     statusMsg.textContent = e.payload.message;
@@ -694,6 +717,18 @@
             });
         }
 
+        function installUpdate() {
+            fetch('http://127.0.0.1:4891/update/yes', { method: 'POST' }).catch(() => { });
+            statusMsg.textContent = 'Starting update...';
+            showView(viewLoader);
+        }
+
+        function skipUpdate() {
+            fetch('http://127.0.0.1:4891/update/no', { method: 'POST' }).catch(() => { });
+            statusMsg.textContent = 'Continuing to app...';
+            showView(viewLoader);
+        }
+
         function pollBackend() {
             fetch('http://localhost:4890')
                 .then(res => {