windows cli installer

docs/.includes/installer_cli.md

@@ -24,7 +24,21 @@
 
 === "Windows"
 
-    CLI installers on Windows are currently not supported.
+    Windows installers are created using
+    [NSIS](https://nsis.sourceforge.io/Main_Page).
+    You must ensure that NSIS is installed and available on the system path.
+    The installer is an executable in `target/release/projectname-v1.2.3-win.exe`
+    that can be run by double-clicking it.
+
+    The installer will ask the user for the target directory.
+    It will then copy the binary to the target directory and create an uninstaller.
+
+    When using the uninstaller that is created with NSIS, all PyApp data from this project will be removed as well in order to provide the user with a clean uninstallation.
+
+    !!! warning
+        The installer will not add the install directory to the `PATH` variable.
+        You or the user must do this manually.
+        This is also stated on the last page of the installer.
 
 === "macOS"
 

src/box/cli.py

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+"""CLI for box-packager."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
 import rich_click as click
 
+import box
 from box.cleaner import CleanProject
 from box.config import uninitialize
 from box.initialization import InitializeProject
@@ -146,12 +151,19 @@ def installer(verbose):
     ut.check_boxproject()
     my_installer = CreateInstaller(verbose=verbose)
     my_installer.create_installer()
-    if (inst_name := my_installer.installer_name) is not None:
-        fmt.success(
-            f"Installer successfully created.\n"
-            f"You can find the installer file {inst_name} "
-            f"in the `target/release` folder."
-        )
+    inst_name = my_installer.installer_name
+    if inst_name is not None:
+        if Path(box.RELEASE_DIR_NAME).joinpath(inst_name).exists():
+            fmt.success(
+                f"Installer successfully created.\n"
+                f"You can find the installer file {inst_name} "
+                f"in the `target/release` folder."
+            )
+        else:
+            raise click.ClickException(
+                "Installer was not created. "
+                "Run with `box installer -v` to get verbose feedback."
+            )
 
 
 @cli.command(name="clean")

src/box/installer.py

@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ def create_installer(self):
             self.linux_cli()
         elif self._os == "Linux" and self._mode == "GUI":
             self.linux_gui()
-        # elif self._os == "Windows" and self._mode == "CLI":
-        #     self.unsupported_os_or_mode()
+        elif self._os == "Windows" and self._mode == "CLI":
+            self.windows_cli()
         elif self._os == "Windows" and self._mode == "GUI":
             self.windows_gui()
         else:
@@ -89,22 +89,20 @@ def linux_cli(self) -> None:
 
     def linux_gui(self) -> None:
         """Create a Linux GUI installer."""
-        name_pkg = self._config.name_pkg
+        name = self._config.name
         version = self._config.version
         icon = get_icon()
         icon_name = icon.name
 
-        bash_part = linux_gui.create_bash_installer(name_pkg, version, icon_name)
+        bash_part = linux_gui.create_bash_installer(name, version, icon_name)
 
         with open(self._release_file, "rb") as f:
             binary_part = f.read()
 
         with open(icon, "rb") as f:
             icon_part = f.read()
 
-        installer_file = Path(RELEASE_DIR_NAME).joinpath(
-            f"{name_pkg}-v{version}-linux.sh"
-        )
+        installer_file = Path(RELEASE_DIR_NAME).joinpath(f"{name}-v{version}-linux.sh")
         with open(installer_file, "wb") as f:
             f.write(bash_part.encode("utf-8"))
             f.write(binary_part)
@@ -121,28 +119,59 @@ def linux_gui(self) -> None:
     def unsupported_os_or_mode(self):
         """Print a message for unsupported OS or mode."""
         fmt.warning(
-            f"Creating an installer for a {self._mode} is \
-            currently not supported on {self._os}."
+            f"Creating an installer for a {self._mode} is "
+            f"currently not supported on {self._os}."
         )
 
+    def windows_cli(self):
+        """Create a Windows CLI installer."""
+        self._check_makensis()
+
+        from box.installer_utils.windows_hlp import nsis_cli_script
+
+        name = self._config.name
+        version = self._config.version
+
+        installer_name = f"{name}-v{version}-win.exe"
+
+        with ut.set_dir(RELEASE_DIR_NAME):
+            nsis_script_name = Path("make_installer.nsi")
+            with open(nsis_script_name, "w") as f:
+                f.write(
+                    nsis_cli_script(
+                        name,
+                        installer_name,
+                        self._config.author,
+                        self._config.version,
+                        self._release_file,
+                    )
+                )
+
+            # make the installer
+            subprocess.run(["makensis", nsis_script_name], **self.subp_kwargs)
+
+            nsis_script_name.unlink()
+
+        self._installer_name = installer_name
+
     def windows_gui(self):
         """Create a Windows GUI installer."""
         self._check_makensis()
 
         from box.installer_utils.windows_hlp import nsis_gui_script
 
-        name_pkg = self._config.name_pkg
+        name = self._config.name
         version = self._config.version
         icon = get_icon("ico")
 
-        installer_name = f"{name_pkg}-v{version}-win.exe"
+        installer_name = f"{name}-v{version}-win.exe"
 
         with ut.set_dir(RELEASE_DIR_NAME):
             nsis_script_name = Path("make_installer.nsi")
             with open(nsis_script_name, "w") as f:
                 f.write(
                     nsis_gui_script(
-                        name_pkg,
+                        name,
                         installer_name,
                         self._config.author,
                         self._config.version,

src/box/installer_utils/windows_hlp.py

@@ -3,6 +3,126 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 
+def nsis_cli_script(
+    project_name: str, installer_name: str, author: str, version: str, binary_path: Path
+):
+    """Create NSIS script for CLI installer.
+
+    :param project_name: Name of the project
+    :param installer_name: Name of the installer to be produced by NSIS
+    :param author: Author of the project
+    :param version: Version of the project
+    :param binary_path: Path to the binary to be installed
+    """
+    return rf"""; NSIS script to create installer for {project_name}
+
+;--------------------------------
+;Include Modern UI
+
+  !include "MUI2.nsh"
+
+;--------------------------------
+;General
+
+  ;Name and file
+  Name "{project_name}"
+  OutFile "{installer_name}"
+  Unicode True
+
+  ;Default installation folder
+  InstallDir "$LOCALAPPDATA\{project_name}"
+
+  ;Get installation folder from registry if available
+  InstallDirRegKey HKCU "Software\{project_name}" ""
+
+  ;Request application privileges
+  RequestExecutionLevel user
+
+
+;--------------------------------
+;Interface Settings
+
+  !define MUI_ABORTWARNING
+
+;--------------------------------
+;Pages
+
+  !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_COMPONENTS
+  !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_DIRECTORY
+
+  !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES
+
+  !define MUI_FINISHPAGE_TITLE "Successfully installed {project_name}"
+  !define MUI_FINISHPAGE_TITLE_3LINES
+  !define MUI_FINISHPAGE_TEXT "Your command line interface CLI has been successfully installed. However, the installer did not modify your PATH variable.$\r$\nPlease add the installation folder$\r$\n$INSTDIR$\r$\nto your PATH variable manually."
+  !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_FINISH
+
+  !insertmacro MUI_UNPAGE_CONFIRM
+  !insertmacro MUI_UNPAGE_INSTFILES
+
+;--------------------------------
+;Languages
+
+  !insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"
+
+;--------------------------------
+;Installer Sections
+
+Section "{project_name}" SecInst
+
+  SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
+
+  ; Files for {project_name}
+  File "{binary_path.name}"
+
+  ;Store installation folder
+  WriteRegStr HKCU "Software\{project_name}" "" $INSTDIR
+
+  ;Create uninstaller
+  WriteUninstaller "$INSTDIR\Uninstall-{project_name}.exe"
+
+  ; Add uninstaller key information for add/remove software entry
+  WriteRegStr HKCU "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{project_name}" "DisplayName" "{project_name}"
+  WriteRegStr HKCU "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{project_name}" "UninstallString" "$INSTDIR\Uninstall-{project_name}.exe"
+  WriteRegStr HKCU "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{project_name}" "Publisher" "{author}"
+  WriteRegStr HKCU "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{project_name}" "DisplayVersion" "{version}"
+
+SectionEnd
+
+;--------------------------------
+;Descriptions
+
+  ;Language strings
+  LangString DESC_SecInst ${{LANG_ENGLISH}} "Selection."
+
+  ;Assign language strings to sections
+  !insertmacro MUI_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_BEGIN
+  !insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${{SecInst}} $(DESC_SecInst)
+  !insertmacro MUI_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_END
+
+;--------------------------------
+;Uninstaller Section
+
+Section "Uninstall"
+
+
+  ; Delete {project_name} folder
+  Delete "$INSTDIR\{binary_path.name}"
+  Delete "$INSTDIR\Uninstall-{project_name}.exe"
+
+  RMDir "$INSTDIR"
+
+  ; Delete PyApp virtual environment
+  RMDir /r "$LOCALAPPDATA\pyapp\data\{project_name}"
+
+  ; Delete registry key
+  DeleteRegKey HKCU "Software\{project_name}"
+  DeleteRegKey HKCU "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{project_name}"
+
+SectionEnd
+"""
+
+
 def nsis_gui_script(
     project_name: str,
     installer_name: str,

src/box/utils.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
+import subprocess
 
 from rich_click import ClickException
 
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@
 # available app entry types that are used in box
 PYAPP_APP_ENTRY_TYPES = ["spec", "module", "script", "notebook"]
 
-
 # supported Python versions. Default will be set to last entry (latest).
 PYAPP_PYTHON_VERSIONS = (
     "pypy2.7",
@@ -45,7 +45,17 @@ def cmd_python() -> str:
 
     :return: Command to run Python
     """
-    return "py" if is_windows() else "python"
+    if is_windows():
+        try:
+            subprocess.run(
+                ["py", "--version"],
+                stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            )
+            return "py"
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
+    return "python"
 
 
 def is_windows() -> bool: