Stable versions.json manifest

[zeuner]

Issue Type

• Bug Report
• Feature Request
• Other

Current/Missing Behaviour

Currently, every build depends on fetching https://nwjs.io/versions.json, whose contents is volatile. This can make it hard to package in environments that expect determinism and reproducibility, like Nix or Guix.

Expected/Proposed Behaviour

It would be great if there was some alternative source which is compatible to https://nwjs.io/versions.json, but where the contents of a particular URL does not change. Maybe even versioned.

Additional Info

N/A

[ayushmanchhabra]

You can specify a custom manifest file via options.manifestUrl. You can host the json file on a file server such as http://localhost:8080/manifest.json or wherever you have access to.