Crate takecrate

Add installer functionality to standalone binaries.

This crate enables CLI applications to be distributed as standalone binaries that can install and uninstall themselves.

Overview

To get started:

1. Create a unique ID for your application using AppId.
2. Create the listing of input files using PackageManifest.
3. Based on context, run install_interactive() or uninstall_interactive, or continue normally in your binary.
4. If you need a included data file in a installation, use manifest() to get a DiskManifest.

Example

let app_id = AppId::new("com.example.my-app")?;
let manifest = PackageManifest::new(&app_id).with_self_exe()?;

if exe_name.ends_with("_installer") {
    takecrate::install_interactive(&manifest)?;
}

Further reading

More information

Modules

• error
  Common error types.
• inst
  Installer functionality.
• lib_doc
  Documentation further reading.
• manifest
  Describing the contents an installed package.
• os
  OS specific functionalities.
• path
  Describing where files are located.
• uninst
  Uninstaller functionality.

Functions

• install
  Installs the binary to the device with the given configuration.
• install_interactiveui
  Starts the installer with a interactive interface.
• manifest
  Returns the disk manifest when the binary is installed.
• uninstall
  Uninstalls the binary from the device with the given application ID.
• uninstall_interactiveui
  Starts the uninstaller with a interactive interface.