Reload WebViews without relaunching Wire Desktop [WPB-22420]

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WPB-22420 [Web] General maintenance ticket for PR merges

Context

Wire WebApp uses query parameters such as enabled-features for startup feature toggles.

When the WebApp requested a refresh, Wire Desktop previously received it as a restart request and relaunched the Electron application. The wrapper then reconstructed the WebApp URL from the configured environment, which removed the current WebView query parameters.

Changes

This adds support for WebAppEvents.LIFECYCLE.REFRESH.

The event is translated into the existing EVENT_TYPE.WRAPPER.RELOAD flow:

WebApp refresh request
→ WebView preload
→ Electron main process
→ wrapper renderer
→ reload existing WebViews

The existing renderer implementation reloads each WebView in place. This preserves the current WebView URL and its query parameters.

The existing LIFECYCLE.RESTART to WRAPPER.RELAUNCH flow remains unchanged for operations that require a genuine application restart.

Result

Clicking "Update now" refreshes the WebApp without relaunching Wire Desktop.

Startup feature toggles and other WebView URL state remain available after the refresh, including when multiple accounts are open.

See also wireapp/wire-webapp#21838

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Quality Gate passed

Issues
1 New issue
0 Accepted issues

Measures
0 Security Hotspots
0.0% Coverage on New Code
0.0% Duplication on New Code

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