Hi Christian, If it was up to me, I would gladly open-source it, I think I too would benefit from other people's ideas, since I'm not really an expert in the Win Installer field. This bootstrapper thing is just a side project I'm working on. Anyway, if you or anyone else on this list have any questions about implementing custom .net bootstrappers, I'm ready to help if I can.
Best regards, Igor On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Christian Hausknecht < chauskne...@beracom.de> wrote: > Hi Igor, > > I allready guessed that... unfortunately not much developers create such > things for Open Source or Free Software projects :-( > > But thanks for telling us about your BA design and the decisions you took! > That also helps :-) > > Best regards, > > Christian > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Igor Brejc [mailto:igor.br...@gmail.com] > Gesendet: Dienstag, 23. Oktober 2012 10:13 > An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Getting started writing a custom Bootstrapper > interface > > Hi Christian, > > Unfortunately I cannot release the source code, it's the property of the > company I work for. > > Best regards, > Igor > > On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 8:30 AM, Christian Hausknecht < > chauskne...@beracom.de> wrote: > > > Hello Igor, > > > > is there any chance that you could provide us the source code? > > > > Bets regards, > > > > Christian > > > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: Igor Brejc [mailto:igor.br...@gmail.com] > > Gesendet: Samstag, 20. Oktober 2012 20:04 > > An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Getting started writing a custom Bootstrapper > > interface > > > > Hi, > > > > Some more pointers from me. I've implemented a custom managed > > bootstrapper using WinForms. The GUI actually looks pretty much the > > same as the standard MSI setup wizard, but implemented with custom C# > > code using MVP > > (model-view-presenter) pattern. This enables me to unit-test the > > wizard without actually running the installation. > > > > I've also "hidden" the WiX bootstrapper engine behind an adapter > > interface (I called it IInstallEngine). This way I can run the wizard as > a "normal" > > Windows Forms application and click through it (again, without the > > need to run the actual Windows installation), since in that mode the > > wizard uses a mocked implementation of IInstallEngine. I just simply > > added the static Main method which has the similar logic to the Run(). > > > > (Note to Rob: perhaps it would be a good idea to change the design of > > the managed bootstrapper so that it works with interfaces instead of > > concrete implementations, this would be really helpful for unit > > testing and simulation). > > > > The wizard has one added feature: a debug window which can be turned > > on through the command line and displays all the install log messages > > directly in the setup wizard. > > > > The documentation for the managed BS is pretty scarce, so I had to > > look into WiX's source code and do a lot of trials and errors to get > > to this point (and I still have some issues to work through). > > > > Best regards, > > Igor Brejc > > > > On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Hans ter Horst <hoshis...@gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > Thanks Daniel, this is precisely what I needed! > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Daniel Bruce > > > <daniel.br...@prediktor.no > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > To resolve Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Bootstrapper, you > > > > need to add a reference to BootstrapperCore, which in my > > > > installation was located under C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset > > v3.7\SDK\BootstrapperCore.dll. > > > You > > > > should be able to find yours in a similar location. > > > > > > > > You are correct that there is little information about how to get > > > > started with Burn, and the little information there is to find is > > > > scattered > > > around > > > > the net and pretty terse, so I'll give you enough to get started, > > > > then > > > you > > > > should be able to look at the source code for the WiX BA to > > > > continue (I highly recommend having the source around to look at > > > > either way, because there is really no other way to get > > > > information about most > > things). > > > > > > > > For my WPF-based bootstrapper interface, I started a regular WPF > > > > application project and changed its output type to "class library". > > > > Then > > > I > > > > have a class that inherits from BootstrapperApplication looking > > > > something like this: > > > > > > > > public class MyBA : BootstrapperApplication { > > > > static public Threading.Dispatcher Dispatcher { get; private > set; } > > > > static public View.InstallerWindow Window { get; private set; } > > > > static public App TheApp { get; private set; } > > > > > > > > protected override void Run() > > > > { > > > > TheApp = new App(); > > > > TheApp.InitializeComponent(); > > > > // Send a reference to the Application to access things, > > > > if necessary > > > > TheApp.BA = this; > > > > MyBA.Dispatcher = Threading.Dispatcher.CurrentDispatcher; > > > > TheApp.Run(); > > > > this.Engine.Quit(TheApp.ExitCode); > > > > } > > > > } > > > > > > > > And in my WPF Application class I have code like this to bring up > > > > a > > > pretty > > > > standard MVVM application window: > > > > > > > > public partial class App : Application { > > > > public View.InstallerWindow Window { get; private set; } > > > > public > > > > Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Bootstrapper.BootstrapperAppli > > > > ca > > > > tion > > > BA > > > > { get; set; } > > > > public int ExitCode > > > > { > > > > get > > > > { > > > > return state.InstallerResult; > > > > } > > > > } > > > > > > > > private InstallationState state; > > > > > > > > protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e) > > > > { > > > > base.OnStartup(e); > > > > > > > > InstallationState state = new InstallationState(BA, ...); > > > > this.state = state; > > > > InstallerViewModel vm = new InstallerViewModel(state, ..., > > > > Threading.Dispatcher.CurrentDispatcher); > > > > var Window = new View.InstallerWindow(vm); > > > > state.ParentHwnd = new WindowInteropHelper(Window).Handle; > > > > Window.Show(); > > > > state.Initialize(); > > > > } > > > > } > > > > > > > > You also need to create a config file so the Burn managed > > > > bootstrapper host can find your application, which should be named > > > > something like YourAssemblyName.BootstrapperCore.config and look > > > > something like this, replacing "YourAssemblyName" with your own > > assembly's name: > > > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <configuration> > > > > <configSections> > > > > <sectionGroup name="wix.bootstrapper" > > > > > > > type="Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Bootstrapper.BootstrapperS > > > ec > > > tionGroup, > > > > BootstrapperCore"> > > > > <section name="host" > > > > type="Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Bootstrapper.HostSection > > > > , > > > > BootstrapperCore" /> > > > > </sectionGroup> > > > > </configSections> > > > > <startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true"> > > > > <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" /> > > > > </startup> > > > > <wix.bootstrapper> > > > > <host assemblyName="YourAssemblyName"> > > > > <supportedFramework version="v4\Full" /> > > > > <supportedFramework version="v4\Client" /> > > > > </host> > > > > </wix.bootstrapper> > > > > </configuration> > > > > > > > > Then, finally, in your bundle.wxs file add a reference to your > > > > assembly and put in this snippet to refer to your bootstrapper > > > > application > > > properly, > > > > again replacing as necessary: > > > > > > > > <BootstrapperApplicationRef Id='ManagedBootstrapperApplicationHost'> > > > > <Payload Name='BootstrapperCore.config' > > > > > > > > > > SourceFile='$(var.YourAssemblyName.TargetDir)\YourAssemblyName.BootstrapperCore.config' > > > > /> > > > > <Payload SourceFile='$(var.YourAssemblyName.TargetPath)' /> > > > > </BootstrapperApplicationRef> > > > > > > > > Now if you want to be able to run this with F5 from Visual Studio, > > > > you should build your bundle once first, then set your WPF > > > > assembly as the startup project, go into its project properties > > > > under Debug, set it to Start external program and point it to the > > > > exe file from > > your bundle. > > > This > > > > is necessary because you can't set wixprojects as startup projects. > > > > If > > > you > > > > want to debug the bootstrapper application and set breakpoints and > > > whatnot, > > > > you need to attach to the process manually (ctrl+alt+p in my > > > > VS2010) > > > after > > > > pressing F5, because of how Burn works. To facilitate this, I > > > > created a function like this that I call at the very beginning of > > > > my BootstrapperApplication.Run method: > > > > > > > > [Conditional("DEBUG")] > > > > private void ShowDebugMessageBox() { > > > > MessageBox.Show("If you want to debug the Bootstrapper > > > > Application, you should attach the debugger to the .NET process > > > > now and click the button."); } > > > > > > > > Sorry if any of this got horribly mangled in transport, but > > > > hopefully you can pick out what to do and this gives you something > > > > to > > work from. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Daniel E. Bruce > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Hans ter Horst [mailto:hoshis...@gmail.com] > > > > > Sent: 19. oktober 2012 09:32 > > > > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting started writing a custom > > > > > Bootstrapper interface > > > > > > > > > > Hello, could you please help me get started building my own > > > > > bootstrappe DLL? It is a Wix bootstrapper newbie question, but I > > > > > guess there are plenty of us around :-) > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > Hans > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Hans ter Horst > > > > > <hoshis...@gmail.com> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, I would like to add an interface to the Wix > > > > > > bootstrapper and started Googling around but found few examples > to get started. > > > > > > > > > > > > I have the following basic questions: > > > > > > > > > > > > - What project template would be best to use in VS 2010 or > > > > > > VS > > > 2012? > > > > I > > > > > > am thinking of a WPF based interface, should I select one > > > > > > of the > > > WPF > > > > > > library project templates? Or should I pick the plain > > > > > > vanilla DLL > > > > > template > > > > > > and build on that? > > > > > > - I started playing around a little already with a simple > > > > > > project > > > > and > > > > > > the line of code* **using > > > > > > Microsoft.Tools.WindowsInstallerXml.Bootstrapper;* ran into > > > > > > a > > > > > missing > > > > > > reference, I couldn't find any reference that would resolve > > > > > > this, > > > > what > > > > > > assembly do I add? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > Hans. > > > > > > -- > > > > > > http://monochrome.me.uk/blog/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > http://monochrome.me.uk/blog/ > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > > > -------- > > > > > Everyone hates slow websites. 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