Add comment to the Updates class describing what it does

src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.cpp

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void PluginController::initialize(Settings &settings, const Paths &paths)
 void PluginController::loadPlugins()
 {
     this->plugins_.clear();
-    auto dir = QDir(this->paths->pluginsDirectory);
+    auto dir = QDir(this->paths.pluginsDirectory);
     qCDebug(chatterinoLua) << "Loading plugins in" << dir.path();
     for (const auto &info :
          dir.entryInfoList(QDir::Dirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot))

src/singletons/NativeMessaging.cpp

@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ namespace chatterino {
 
 using namespace literals;
 
-void registerNmManifest(Paths &paths, const QString &manifestFilename,
+void registerNmManifest(const Paths &paths, const QString &manifestFilename,
                         const QString &registryKeyName,
                         const QJsonDocument &document);
 
-void registerNmHost(Paths &paths)
+void registerNmHost(const Paths &paths)
 {
     if (paths.isPortable())
     {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void registerNmHost(Paths &paths)
     }
 }
 
-void registerNmManifest(Paths &paths, const QString &manifestFilename,
+void registerNmManifest(const Paths &paths, const QString &manifestFilename,
                         const QString &registryKeyName,
                         const QJsonDocument &document)
 {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void registerNmManifest(Paths &paths, const QString &manifestFilename,
 #endif
 }
 
-std::string &getNmQueueName(Paths &paths)
+std::string &getNmQueueName(const Paths &paths)
 {
     static std::string name =
         "chatterino_gui" + paths.applicationFilePathHash.toStdString();

src/singletons/NativeMessaging.hpp

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ class Channel;
 
 using ChannelPtr = std::shared_ptr<Channel>;
 
-void registerNmHost(Paths &paths);
-std::string &getNmQueueName(Paths &paths);
+void registerNmHost(const Paths &paths);
+std::string &getNmQueueName(const Paths &paths);
 
 Atomic<std::optional<QString>> &nmIpcError();
 

src/singletons/Updates.hpp

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ namespace chatterino {
 
 class Paths;
 
+/**
+ * To check for updates, use the `checkForUpdates` method.
+ * The class by itself does not start any automatic updates.
+ */
 class Updates
 {
     const Paths &paths;

src/widgets/settingspages/PluginsPage.cpp

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PluginsPage::PluginsPage()
         auto *description =
             new QLabel("You can load plugins by putting them into " +
                        formatRichNamedLink(
-                           "file:///" + getIApp()->getPaths()->pluginsDirectory,
+                           "file:///" + getIApp()->getPaths().pluginsDirectory,
                            "the Plugins directory") +
                        ". Each one is a new directory.");
         description->setOpenExternalLinks(true);