From 4fa92f930e3c1d7c8be16d3a5e86e44f4bab2ba3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Raymond Hill <rhill@raymondhill.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:47:38 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Support soft-updating through update links

Where "soft-updating" means updating from CDNs, and "hard-updating"
means updating from `ublockorigin.github.io/uAssets`.
---
 src/js/messaging.js          | 2 +-
 src/js/scriptlets/updater.js | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/js/messaging.js b/src/js/messaging.js
index 1aa59195b..0f7a58b0f 100644
--- a/src/js/messaging.js
+++ b/src/js/messaging.js
@@ -2072,7 +2072,7 @@ const onMessage = function(request, sender, callback) {
             url: 'dashboard.html#3p-filters.html',
             select: true,
         });
-        io.updateStart({ delay: 100 });
+        io.updateStart({ delay: 100, auto: request.softUpdate });
         break;
 
     default:
diff --git a/src/js/scriptlets/updater.js b/src/js/scriptlets/updater.js
index 62b6c02c4..4063dbb79 100644
--- a/src/js/scriptlets/updater.js
+++ b/src/js/scriptlets/updater.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ function updateStockLists(target) {
         vAPI.messaging.send('scriptlets', {
             what: 'updateLists',
             listkeys,
+            softUpdate: updateURL.searchParams.get('soft') && true || false,
         });
         return true;
     } catch (_) {