From 02ffa15b4a9e3ee55f5a1d213541ee264467ea9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Arturo Rodriguez <carlosarturors@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2025 22:19:31 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add Silent Mode option to AutoUpdater

Introduces a 'Silent' property to AutoUpdater for hiding the download dialog. When enabled, the DownloadUpdateDialog is minimized, hidden from the taskbar, and not visible, allowing updates to proceed without user interaction.
---
 AutoUpdater.NET/AutoUpdater.cs          | 5 +++++
 AutoUpdater.NET/DownloadUpdateDialog.cs | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/AutoUpdater.NET/AutoUpdater.cs b/AutoUpdater.NET/AutoUpdater.cs
index 480419c..1bd6cea 100644
--- a/AutoUpdater.NET/AutoUpdater.cs
+++ b/AutoUpdater.NET/AutoUpdater.cs
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ public static class AutoUpdater
     /// </summary>
     public static bool ShowSkipButton = true;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Set this to true if you want to hide the download dialog (silent mode).
+    /// </summary>
+    public static bool Silent = false;
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     Set this to true if you want to run update check synchronously.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/AutoUpdater.NET/DownloadUpdateDialog.cs b/AutoUpdater.NET/DownloadUpdateDialog.cs
index 55c2513..175f4d5 100644
--- a/AutoUpdater.NET/DownloadUpdateDialog.cs
+++ b/AutoUpdater.NET/DownloadUpdateDialog.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ public DownloadUpdateDialog(UpdateInfoEventArgs args)
         {
             ControlBox = false;
         }
+
+        // Silent mode: hide the dialog
+        if (AutoUpdater.Silent)
+        {
+            WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized;
+            ShowInTaskbar = false;
+            Visible = false;
+        }
     }
 
     private void DownloadUpdateDialogLoad(object sender, EventArgs e)