I have issues compiling locally when I disable the updater.

[JhoanSteve]

What were you trying to do?

define my local management project with .env:

NATIVEPHP_APP_VERSION="1.0.0"
NATIVEPHP_APP_ID="com.netziweb.history"
NATIVEPHP_DEEPLINK_SCHEME="nativephp"
NATIVEPHP_APP_AUTHOR="NetziWeb"
NATIVEPHP_UPDATER_ENABLED=false
NATIVEPHP_UPDATER_PROVIDER=
NATIVEPHP_UPDATER_URL=

---

but to execute it php artisan native:publish generates this in file vendor/nativephp/electron/src/Updater/UpdaterManager.php:71 : NativePHP updater provider [] is not defined.

 
$config = $this->getConfig($name);

if (is_null($config)) {
throw new InvalidArgumentException("NativePHP updater provider [{$name}] is not defined."); //error generate
}

$driverMethod = 'create'.ucfirst($config['driver']).'Driver';

What happened?

You will also eliminate NATIVEPHP_UPDATER_PROVIDER and NATIVEPHP_UPDATER_URL from .env but continue with the same problem.

Also envied in NATIVEPHP_UPDATER_PROVIDER as empty or null but generates the same problem.
NativePHP updater provider [{$name}] is not defined.

How to reproduce the bug

I am using php 8.3.6, Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS, y laravel 12.0, "nativephp/electron": "^1.0@beta" , sqlite 3, npm 10.8.2, node v20.18.3

Package Versions

jhoan@jhoan:~/code/clinicHistory.com$ composer show "nativephp/*" --format=json

{
    "installed": [
        {
            "name": "nativephp/electron",
            "direct-dependency": true,
            "homepage": "https://github.com/nativephp/electron",
            "source": "https://github.com/NativePHP/electron/tree/1.0.0-beta.4",
            "version": "1.0.0-beta.4",
            "description": "Electron wrapper for the NativePHP framework.",
            "abandoned": false
        },
        {
            "name": "nativephp/laravel",
            "direct-dependency": false,
            "homepage": "https://github.com/nativephp/laravel",
            "source": "https://github.com/NativePHP/laravel/tree/1.0.0-beta.2",
            "version": "dev-main 0102a92",
            "description": "Laravel wrapper for the NativePHP framework.",
            "abandoned": false
        },
        {
            "name": "nativephp/php-bin",
            "direct-dependency": false,
            "homepage": "https://nativephp.com",
            "source": "https://github.com/NativePHP/php-bin/tree/0.5.6",
            "version": "0.5.6",
            "description": "PHP binaries used by the NativePHP framework",
            "abandoned": false
        }
    ]
}

PHP Version

8.3.6

Laravel Version

12.0

Node Version

v20.18.3

Which operating systems have you seen this occur on?

Ubuntu

OS version

24.04.2

Notes

No response

[simonhamp]

I think a fix for that makes sense. If you're up for making a PR that would be greatly appreciated 👍🏼

[JhoanSteve]

🚀 Fix: php artisan native:publish fails when no provider is specified

🛑 Problem

Currently, running php artisan native:publish without specifying a provider results in an error:

if (is_null($config)) {
            throw new InvalidArgumentException("NativePHP updater provider [{$name}] is not defined.");
}

🔍 Cause

The command requires a provider explicitly, but in some cases, it should be able to run without one.

✅ Solution

To resolve this, I implemented a NullUpdaterProvider and added support for it in UpdaterManager.php.

1️⃣ Create the file NullUpdaterProvider.php

Path: vendor/nativephp/electron/src/Updater/NullUpdaterProvider.php

<?php

namespace Native\Electron\Updater;

use Native\Electron\Updater\Contracts\Updater;

class NullUpdaterProvider implements Updater
{
    public function builderOptions(): array
    {
        return [];
    }

    public function checkForUpdates(): ?array
    {
        return null;
    }

    public function downloadUpdate(): ?bool
    {
        return false;
    }

    public function installUpdate(): ?bool
    {
        return false;
    }

    public function environmentVariables(): array
    {
        return [];
    }
}

2️⃣ Modify the file UpdaterManager.php

Path: vendor/nativephp/electron/src/Updater/UpdaterManager.php
add the following code

/**
 * Create an instance of the null updater driver.
 *
 * @return \Native\Electron\Updater\Contracts\Updater
 */
protected function createNullDriver()
{
    return new NullUpdaterProvider();
}

This is a correction for the "NativePHP/electron" project, but since I can't report the issue, I'm transcribing it here.

Well, that would be all to compile a project without vendors. ✅✅

If you consider my solution, I hope you can mention me in the project. That would help me with my portfolio. Thank you!

[simonhamp]

Please can you PR this to the nativephp/electron repo?