updater stuff

mobile/android/love/src/jni/love/src/common/android.cpp

@@ -283,6 +283,40 @@ bool restartApp()
 	return result;
 }
 
+bool installApk(const char *path)
+{
+	if (path == nullptr || path[0] == '\0')
+		return false;
+
+	JNIEnv *env = (JNIEnv*) SDL_AndroidGetJNIEnv();
+	// This may be called from Lua's main thread, but use the activity object
+	// class just like httpDownload so a future worker caller does not depend on
+	// the system JNI class loader finding the app class.
+	void *rawActivity = SDL_AndroidGetActivity();
+	if (rawActivity == nullptr)
+		return false;
+	jobject activityObj = (jobject) rawActivity;
+	jclass activity = env->GetObjectClass(activityObj);
+	env->DeleteLocalRef(activityObj);
+
+	jmethodID method = env->GetStaticMethodID(activity, "installApk",
+		"(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)Z");
+	if (method == nullptr)
+	{
+		env->ExceptionClear();
+		env->DeleteLocalRef(activity);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	jstring jpath = env->NewStringUTF(path);
+	jstring jroot = env->NewStringUTF(bridgeSaveDirectory());
+	jboolean result = env->CallStaticBooleanMethod(activity, method, jpath, jroot);
+	env->DeleteLocalRef(jroot);
+	env->DeleteLocalRef(jpath);
+	env->DeleteLocalRef(activity);
+	return result;
+}
+
 bool updateAppShortcuts(const std::vector<std::string> &versions)
 {
 	JNIEnv *env = (JNIEnv*) SDL_AndroidGetJNIEnv();

mobile/android/love/src/jni/love/src/common/android.h

@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ bool syncHealthSteps();
  **/
 bool restartApp();
 
+/**
+ * Stages a checksum-verified APK from the current save directory and starts
+ * Android's user-confirmed Package Installer flow. Android-only.
+ **/
+bool installApk(const char *path);
+
 /**
  * Dynamic App Shortcuts: updates Android ShortcutManager with ready game versions.
  **/

mobile/android/love/src/jni/love/src/modules/system/System.cpp

@@ -245,6 +245,16 @@ bool System::restartApp() const
 #endif
 }
 
+bool System::installApk(const char *path) const
+{
+#ifdef LOVE_ANDROID
+	return love::android::installApk(path);
+#else
+	LOVE_UNUSED(path);
+	return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 bool System::updateShortcuts(const std::vector<std::string> &versions) const
 {
 #ifdef LOVE_ANDROID

mobile/android/love/src/jni/love/src/modules/system/System.h

@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ public:
 	 **/
 	virtual bool restartApp() const;
 
+	/** Starts Android's user-confirmed install flow for a verified APK. */
+	virtual bool installApk(const char *path) const;
+
 	virtual bool updateShortcuts(const std::vector<std::string> &versions) const;
 	virtual std::string getLaunchGame() const;
 

mobile/android/love/src/jni/love/src/modules/system/wrap_System.cpp

@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ int w_restartApp(lua_State *L)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+int w_installApk(lua_State *L)
+{
+	const char *path = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
+	luax_pushboolean(L, instance()->installApk(path));
+	return 1;
+}
+
 int w_httpDownload(lua_State *L)
 {
 	const char *url = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
@@ -325,6 +332,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg functions[] =
 	{ "createFile", w_createFile },
 	{ "syncHealthSteps", w_syncHealthSteps },
 	{ "restartApp", w_restartApp },
+	{ "installApk", w_installApk },
 	{ "updateShortcuts", w_updateShortcuts },
 	{ "getLaunchGame", w_getLaunchGame },
 	{ "httpDownload", w_httpDownload },