Implement NSIS installer for Farm Control Server and update build scripts

- Added a new NSIS installer script (farmcontrol-server.nsi) for packaging the Farm Control Server on Windows, replacing the previous MSI approach.
- Updated the build process to utilize the new NSIS script, including changes in the finalize-desktop-artifacts.mjs to reflect the new installer format.
- Removed the obsolete MSI build script (build-windows-msi.ps1) and related files to streamline the packaging process.
- Updated the README to reflect changes in the post-package process for Windows installers.

packaging/windows/farmcontrol-server.nsi

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+!include "MUI2.nsh"
+!include "installer.nsh"
+
+!ifndef OUTFILE
+  !define OUTFILE "farmcontrol-server-installer.exe"
+!endif
+
+!ifndef VERSION
+  !define VERSION "1.0.0"
+!endif
+
+!ifndef SETUP_EXE_NAME
+  !define SETUP_EXE_NAME "Farm Control Server-Setup.exe"
+!endif
+
+!ifndef SETUP_ARCHIVE_NAME
+  !define SETUP_ARCHIVE_NAME "Farm Control Server-Setup.tar.zst"
+!endif
+
+!ifndef SETUP_METADATA_NAME
+  !define SETUP_METADATA_NAME "Farm Control Server-Setup.metadata.json"
+!endif
+
+Name "Farm Control Server"
+OutFile "${OUTFILE}"
+InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES64\Farm Control Server"
+InstallDirRegKey HKLM "Software\Tom Butcher\Farm Control Server" "InstallDir"
+RequestExecutionLevel admin
+
+!define MUI_ABORTWARNING
+!define MUI_ICON "${NSISDIR}\Contrib\Graphics\Icons\modern-install.ico"
+!define MUI_UNICON "${NSISDIR}\Contrib\Graphics\Icons\modern-uninstall.ico"
+
+!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_DIRECTORY
+!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES
+!insertmacro MUI_UNPAGE_CONFIRM
+!insertmacro MUI_UNPAGE_INSTFILES
+!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"
+
+Section "Farm Control Server" SecMain
+  SetOutPath $INSTDIR
+
+  File "${SETUP_EXE_NAME}"
+  File "${SETUP_ARCHIVE_NAME}"
+  File "${SETUP_METADATA_NAME}"
+
+  DetailPrint "Running Farm Control Server setup..."
+  ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\${SETUP_EXE_NAME}" /S' $0
+  StrCmp $0 "0" setup_ok setup_failed
+
+  setup_failed:
+    MessageBox MB_ICONSTOP "Farm Control Server setup failed (exit code $0)."
+    Abort
+
+  setup_ok:
+  !insertmacro customInstall
+
+  WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Tom Butcher\Farm Control Server" "InstallDir" $INSTDIR
+  WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Farm Control Server" \
+    "DisplayName" "Farm Control Server"
+  WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Farm Control Server" \
+    "DisplayVersion" "${VERSION}"
+  WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Farm Control Server" \
+    "Publisher" "Tom Butcher"
+  WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Farm Control Server" \
+    "UninstallString" "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe"
+  WriteRegDWORD HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Farm Control Server" \
+    "NoModify" 1
+  WriteRegDWORD HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Farm Control Server" \
+    "NoRepair" 1
+
+  WriteUninstaller "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe"
+SectionEnd
+
+Section "Uninstall"
+  !insertmacro customUnInstall
+
+  Delete "$INSTDIR\${SETUP_EXE_NAME}"
+  Delete "$INSTDIR\${SETUP_ARCHIVE_NAME}"
+  Delete "$INSTDIR\${SETUP_METADATA_NAME}"
+  Delete "$INSTDIR\launcher.exe"
+  Delete "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe"
+
+  RMDir /r "$INSTDIR"
+
+  DeleteRegKey HKLM "Software\Tom Butcher\Farm Control Server"
+  DeleteRegKey HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Farm Control Server"
+SectionEnd

packaging/windows/farmcontrol-server.wxs

@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
-  <Product
-    Id="*"
-    Name="Farm Control Server"
-    Language="1033"
-    Version="$(var.Version)"
-    Manufacturer="Tom Butcher"
-    UpgradeCode="A4E29F1C-8B3D-5E2A-9C71-1D6F8E4A2B90"
-  >
-    <Package
-      InstallerVersion="200"
-      Compressed="yes"
-      InstallScope="perMachine"
-      Description="Farm Control Server"
-    />
-    <MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of Farm Control Server is already installed." />
-    <Media Id="1" Cabinet="media1.cab" EmbedCab="yes" />
-
-    <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
-      <Directory Id="ProgramFiles64Folder">
-        <Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="Farm Control Server" />
-      </Directory>
-    </Directory>
-
-    <DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLFOLDER">
-      <Component Id="SetupExeComponent" Guid="*">
-        <File Id="SetupExe" Source="$(var.SetupExe)" KeyPath="yes" />
-      </Component>
-      <Component Id="SetupArchiveComponent" Guid="*">
-        <File Id="SetupArchive" Source="$(var.SetupArchive)" KeyPath="yes" />
-      </Component>
-      <Component Id="SetupMetadataComponent" Guid="*">
-        <File Id="SetupMetadata" Source="$(var.SetupMetadata)" KeyPath="yes" />
-      </Component>
-    </DirectoryRef>
-
-    <Feature Id="MainFeature" Title="Farm Control Server" Level="1">
-      <ComponentRef Id="SetupExeComponent" />
-      <ComponentRef Id="SetupArchiveComponent" />
-      <ComponentRef Id="SetupMetadataComponent" />
-    </Feature>
-
-    <CustomAction
-      Id="RunSetup"
-      FileKey="SetupExe"
-      ExeCommand="/S"
-      Execute="deferred"
-      Impersonate="no"
-      Return="check"
-    />
-    <InstallExecuteSequence>
-      <Custom Action="RunSetup" After="InstallFiles">NOT Installed</Custom>
-    </InstallExecuteSequence>
-  </Product>
-</Wix>

packaging/windows/installer.nsh

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+!macro customInstall
+  DetailPrint "Register farmcontrolserver URI Handler"
+  DeleteRegKey HKCR "farmcontrolserver"
+  WriteRegStr HKCR "farmcontrolserver" "" "URL:farmcontrolserver"
+  WriteRegStr HKCR "farmcontrolserver" "URL Protocol" ""
+  WriteRegStr HKCR "farmcontrolserver\DefaultIcon" "" "$INSTDIR\launcher.exe"
+  WriteRegStr HKCR "farmcontrolserver\shell" "" ""
+  WriteRegStr HKCR "farmcontrolserver\shell\Open" "" ""
+  WriteRegStr HKCR "farmcontrolserver\shell\Open\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\launcher.exe" "%1"'
+!macroend
+
+!macro customUnInstall
+  DeleteRegKey HKCR "farmcontrolserver"
+!macroend

readme.md

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ A Bun application that bridges communication between Farm Control cloud services
 Build configuration lives in `electrobun.config.ts` and follows the [Electrobun build configuration](https://framework.blackboard.sh/electrobun/apis/cli/build-configuration/) model:
 
 - **preBuild** — validates sources, writes build metadata, and runs the Vite renderer build
-- **postPackage** — normalizes release artifacts (DMG/PKG on macOS, MSI on Windows)
+- **postPackage** — normalizes release artifacts (DMG/PKG on macOS, NSIS installer on Windows)
 
 Commands:
 

scripts/build-windows-msi.ps1

@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-param(
-  [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
-  [string]$SetupExe,
-
-  [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
-  [string]$SetupArchive,
-
-  [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
-  [string]$SetupMetadata,
-
-  [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
-  [string]$OutputMsi,
-
-  [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
-  [string]$Version
-)
-
-$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
-
-function Find-WixTool($toolName) {
-  $command = Get-Command $toolName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-  if ($command) {
-    return $command.Source
-  }
-
-  $searchRoots = @(
-    "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\WiX Toolset v3.14\bin",
-    "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\WiX Toolset v3.11\bin",
-    "${env:ProgramFiles}\WiX Toolset v3.14\bin",
-    "${env:ProgramFiles}\WiX Toolset v3.11\bin"
-  )
-
-  foreach ($root in $searchRoots) {
-    $candidate = Join-Path $root "$toolName.exe"
-    if (Test-Path $candidate) {
-      return $candidate
-    }
-  }
-
-  throw "Could not find $toolName. Install WiX Toolset v3.11 or v3.14 on the Windows build agent."
-}
-
-function ConvertTo-WixVersion([string]$rawVersion) {
-  $parts = $rawVersion.Split('.')
-  while ($parts.Count -lt 4) {
-    $parts += '0'
-  }
-  return ($parts[0..3] -join '.')
-}
-
-$rootDir = Split-Path -Parent $PSScriptRoot
-$wxsPath = Join-Path $rootDir "packaging/windows/farmcontrol-server.wxs"
-$workDir = Join-Path $env:TEMP "farmcontrol-server-msi"
-$wixObj = Join-Path $workDir "farmcontrol-server.wixobj"
-
-if (Test-Path $workDir) {
-  Remove-Item $workDir -Recurse -Force
-}
-New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $workDir | Out-Null
-
-$candle = Find-WixTool "candle"
-$light = Find-WixTool "light"
-
-$wixVersion = ConvertTo-WixVersion $Version
-$setupExePath = (Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $SetupExe).Path
-$setupArchivePath = (Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $SetupArchive).Path
-$setupMetadataPath = (Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $SetupMetadata).Path
-
-$candleArgs = @(
-  '-nologo'
-  '-out'
-  $wixObj
-  "-dVersion=$wixVersion"
-  "-dSetupExe=$setupExePath"
-  "-dSetupArchive=$setupArchivePath"
-  "-dSetupMetadata=$setupMetadataPath"
-  $wxsPath
-)
-
-& $candle @candleArgs
-
-$lightArgs = @(
-  '-nologo'
-  '-out'
-  $OutputMsi
-  $wixObj
-)
-
-& $light @lightArgs
-
-if (-not (Test-Path $OutputMsi)) {
-  throw "MSI was not created at $OutputMsi"
-}
-
-Write-Host "Created MSI at $OutputMsi"

scripts/build-windows-nsis.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+param(
+  [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+  [string]$SetupExe,
+
+  [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+  [string]$SetupArchive,
+
+  [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+  [string]$SetupMetadata,
+
+  [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+  [string]$OutputExe,
+
+  [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+  [string]$Version
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+function Find-Makensis() {
+  $command = Get-Command makensis -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+  if ($command) {
+    return $command.Source
+  }
+
+  $searchRoots = @(
+    "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\NSIS\makensis.exe",
+    "${env:ProgramFiles}\NSIS\makensis.exe"
+  )
+
+  foreach ($candidate in $searchRoots) {
+    if (Test-Path $candidate) {
+      return $candidate
+    }
+  }
+
+  throw "Could not find makensis. Install NSIS 3.x on the Windows build agent."
+}
+
+$rootDir = Split-Path -Parent $PSScriptRoot
+$nsiPath = Join-Path $rootDir "packaging/windows/farmcontrol-server.nsi"
+$installerInclude = Join-Path $rootDir "packaging/windows/installer.nsh"
+$workDir = Join-Path $env:TEMP "farmcontrol-server-nsis"
+
+if (Test-Path $workDir) {
+  Remove-Item $workDir -Recurse -Force
+}
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $workDir | Out-Null
+
+$setupExePath = (Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $SetupExe).Path
+$setupArchivePath = (Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $SetupArchive).Path
+$setupMetadataPath = (Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $SetupMetadata).Path
+
+$setupExeName = Split-Path $setupExePath -Leaf
+$setupArchiveName = Split-Path $setupArchivePath -Leaf
+$setupMetadataName = Split-Path $setupMetadataPath -Leaf
+
+Copy-Item -LiteralPath $setupExePath -Destination (Join-Path $workDir $setupExeName)
+Copy-Item -LiteralPath $setupArchivePath -Destination (Join-Path $workDir $setupArchiveName)
+Copy-Item -LiteralPath $setupMetadataPath -Destination (Join-Path $workDir $setupMetadataName)
+Copy-Item -LiteralPath $nsiPath -Destination (Join-Path $workDir "farmcontrol-server.nsi")
+Copy-Item -LiteralPath $installerInclude -Destination (Join-Path $workDir "installer.nsh")
+
+$makensis = Find-Makensis
+$outputExePath = $ExecutionContext.SessionState.Path.GetUnresolvedProviderPathFromPSPath($OutputExe)
+$outputDir = Split-Path $outputExePath -Parent
+if (-not (Test-Path $outputDir)) {
+  New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputDir | Out-Null
+}
+
+$makensisArgs = @(
+  "/NOCD"
+  "/DOUTFILE=$outputExePath"
+  "/DVERSION=$Version"
+  "/DSETUP_EXE_NAME=$setupExeName"
+  "/DSETUP_ARCHIVE_NAME=$setupArchiveName"
+  "/DSETUP_METADATA_NAME=$setupMetadataName"
+  (Join-Path $workDir "farmcontrol-server.nsi")
+)
+
+Push-Location $workDir
+try {
+  & $makensis @makensisArgs
+} finally {
+  Pop-Location
+}
+
+if (-not (Test-Path $outputExePath)) {
+  throw "NSIS installer was not created at $outputExePath"
+}
+
+Write-Host "Created NSIS installer at $outputExePath"

scripts/finalize-desktop-artifacts.mjs

@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@ function buildMacPkg(appBundlePath, arch) {
   return pkgPath;
 }
 
-function buildWindowsMsi(installerFiles, arch) {
+function buildWindowsNsis(installerFiles, arch) {
-  const scriptPath = path.join(rootDir, "scripts/build-windows-msi.ps1");
+  const scriptPath = path.join(rootDir, "scripts/build-windows-nsis.ps1");
-  const msiPath = path.join(
+  const exePath = path.join(
     artifactDir,
-    getReleaseArtifactName(version, arch, "msi"),
+    getReleaseArtifactName(version, arch, "exe"),
   );
   const powershell =
     process.env.SystemRoot
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ function buildWindowsMsi(installerFiles, arch) {
       installerFiles.setupArchive,
       "-SetupMetadata",
       installerFiles.setupMetadata,
-      "-OutputMsi",
+      "-OutputExe",
-      msiPath,
+      exePath,
       "-Version",
       version,
     ],
@@ -254,11 +254,13 @@ function buildWindowsMsi(installerFiles, arch) {
   );
 
   if (result.status !== 0) {
-    throw new Error(`build-windows-msi.ps1 failed with exit code ${result.status ?? 1}`);
+    throw new Error(
+      `build-windows-nsis.ps1 failed with exit code ${result.status ?? 1}`,
+    );
   }
 
-  console.log(`Published ${msiPath}`);
+  console.log(`Published ${exePath}`);
-  return msiPath;
+  return exePath;
 }
 
 if (buildEnv === "dev") {
@@ -293,7 +295,7 @@ if (targetOs === "macos") {
     );
   }
 
-  const published = [buildWindowsMsi(installerFiles, arch)];
+  const published = [buildWindowsNsis(installerFiles, arch)];
 
   if (installerFiles.setupZip) {
     published.push(publishArtifact(installerFiles.setupZip, arch, "zip"));