Add option for toggling update checks (#3346)

CONTRIBUTORS

@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ Expertium <https://github.com/Expertium>
 Christian Donat <https://github.com/cdonat2>
 Asuka Minato <https://asukaminato.eu.org>
 Dillon Baldwin <https://github.com/DillBal>
+Voczi <https://github.com/voczi>
 ********************
 
 The text of the 3 clause BSD license follows:

ftl/core/preferences.ftl

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ preferences-theme-follow-system = Follow System
 preferences-theme-light = Light
 preferences-theme-dark = Dark
 preferences-v3-scheduler = V3 scheduler
+preferences-check-for-updates = Check for program updates
 preferences-ignore-accents-in-search = Ignore accents in search (slower)
 preferences-backup-explanation =
     Anki periodically backs up your collection. After backups are more than 2 days old,

qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui

@@ -82,6 +82,19 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="check_for_updates">
+            <property name="sizePolicy">
+             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
+              <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+              <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+             </sizepolicy>
+            </property>
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>preferences_check_for_updates</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>

qt/aqt/main.py

@@ -1431,7 +1431,8 @@ title="{}" {}>{}</button>""".format(
     def setup_auto_update(self, _log: list[DownloadLogEntry]) -> None:
         from aqt.update import check_for_update
 
-        check_for_update()
+        if aqt.mw.pm.check_for_updates():
+            check_for_update()
 
     # Timers
     ##########################################################################

qt/aqt/preferences.py

@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ class Preferences(QDialog):
         self.form.custom_sync_url.setText(self.mw.pm.custom_sync_url())
         self.form.network_timeout.setValue(self.mw.pm.network_timeout())
 
+        self.form.check_for_updates.setChecked(self.mw.pm.check_for_updates())
+        qconnect(self.form.check_for_updates.stateChanged, self.mw.pm.set_update_check)
+
         self.update_login_status()
         qconnect(self.form.syncLogout.clicked, self.sync_logout)
         qconnect(self.form.syncLogin.clicked, self.sync_login)

qt/aqt/profiles.py

@@ -652,6 +652,12 @@ create table if not exists profiles
     def set_host_number(self, val: int | None) -> None:
         self.profile["hostNum"] = val or 0
 
+    def check_for_updates(self) -> bool:
+        return self.meta.get("check_for_updates", True)
+
+    def set_update_check(self, on: bool) -> None:
+        self.meta["check_for_updates"] = on
+
     def media_syncing_enabled(self) -> bool:
         return self.profile.get("syncMedia", True)