update_in_background

pacsea::index

Function update_in_background 

Source 
pub async fn update_in_background(
    persist_path: PathBuf,
    net_err_tx: UnboundedSender<String>,
    notify_tx: UnboundedSender<()>,
)
Expand description

What: Spawn a background task to refresh the official index and notify on changes.

Inputs:

  • persist_path: File path to persist the updated index JSON
  • net_err_tx: Channel to send human-readable errors on failure
  • notify_tx: Channel to notify the UI when the set of names changes

Output:

  • Launches a task that updates the in-memory index and persists to disk when the set of names changes; sends notifications/errors via the provided channels.

Details:

  • Merges new names while preserving previously enriched fields (repo, arch, version, description) for still-existing packages.