11 commits

Author	SHA1	Message	Date
smallmodel	fecd1eb505	Preallocate and set the maximum buffer size to receive the request	2025-03-13 23:37:20 +01:00
smallmodel	9536a8ec64	Specify a small timeout for each request	2025-03-13 22:41:01 +01:00
smallmodel	06a12246f5	Notify the request thread of shutdown only if it's waiting ... This avoids a deadlock that would occur if notify_all() is called before the thread is waiting	2025-03-13 22:37:21 +01:00
smallmodel	456b660b2a	Improve the update checker so it can be opt-out (#696) ... * Add a cvar to enable/disable update checking * Refactor update checker This splits the thread part from the main part to clarify the code * Move and update the configuration documentation, for a more general approach	2025-03-13 21:09:42 +01:00
smallmodel	c854df8ffa	Don't start the update thread if it shouldn't be active or if the network doesn't work	2025-03-12 23:58:24 +01:00
smallmodel	22a34d8d68	Fix compile error when libcurl is not installed	2025-03-12 23:18:11 +01:00
smallmodel	79af8a46d1	Increase update thread sleep time ... This prevents wasting time in scheduling the thread	2025-03-11 23:57:40 +01:00
smallmodel	4fe11b5ea9	Always return false for CheckNewVersion() if libcurl is not used	2025-03-11 23:37:34 +01:00
smallmodel	7a20bb4deb	Add a new method that return version numbers	2025-03-11 23:32:18 +01:00
smallmodel	58f7e6f1fe	Use cURL instead of cpp-httplib	2025-03-05 23:40:05 +01:00
smallmodel	01381ed084	Add HTTP support and update checking	2025-02-24 02:20:31 +01:00