feat: allow custom makensis and logging

.changeset/old-planes-look.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"app-builder-lib": minor
+---
+
+feat: allowing custom makensis url to be specified and adding flag to enable debug logging for NSIS scripts

packages/app-builder-lib/scheme.json

@@ -3447,6 +3447,38 @@
           "description": "Whether to create start menu shortcut.",
           "type": "boolean"
         },
+        "customNsisBinary": {
+          "description": "Allows providing the URL configuration for `makensis`.",
+          "type": [
+            "null",
+            "object"
+          ],
+          "properties": {
+            "url": {
+              "description": "URL to download from",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "checksum": {
+              "description": "SHA256 to validate downloaded `makensis`",
+              "type": [
+                "null",
+                "string"
+              ]
+            },
+            "version": {
+              "description": "Version of `makensis` (used for caching)",
+              "type": [
+                "null",
+                "string"
+              ]
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "debugLogging": {
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "Enables `LogText` to be used in `nsh` scripts",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
         "deleteAppDataOnUninstall": {
           "default": false,
           "description": "*one-click installer only.* Whether to delete app data on uninstall.",
@@ -3748,6 +3780,38 @@
           "description": "Whether to create start menu shortcut.",
           "type": "boolean"
         },
+        "customNsisBinary": {
+          "description": "Allows providing the URL configuration for `makensis`.",
+          "type": [
+            "null",
+            "object"
+          ],
+          "properties": {
+            "url": {
+              "description": "URL to download from",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "checksum": {
+              "description": "SHA256 to validate downloaded `makensis`",
+              "type": [
+                "null",
+                "string"
+              ]
+            },
+            "version": {
+              "description": "Version of `makensis` (used for caching)",
+              "type": [
+                "null",
+                "string"
+              ]
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "debugLogging": {
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "Enables `LogText` to be used in `nsh` scripts",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
         "deleteAppDataOnUninstall": {
           "default": false,
           "description": "*one-click installer only.* Whether to delete app data on uninstall.",
@@ -6578,4 +6642,4 @@
     }
   },
   "type": "object"
-}
+}

packages/app-builder-lib/src/binDownload.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ export function download(url: string, output: string, checksum?: string | null):
   return executeAppBuilder(args) as Promise<any>
 }
 
+export function getBinFromCustomLoc(name: string, version: string, binariesLocUrl: string, checksum: string): Promise<string> {
+  const dirName = `${name}-${version}`
+  return getBin(dirName, binariesLocUrl, checksum)
+}
+
 export function getBinFromUrl(name: string, version: string, checksum: string): Promise<string> {
   const dirName = `${name}-${version}`
   let url: string

packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/nsis/NsisTarget.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { addCustomMessageFileInclude, createAddLangsMacro, LangConfigurator } fr
 import { computeLicensePage } from "./nsisLicense"
 import { NsisOptions, PortableOptions } from "./nsisOptions"
 import { NsisScriptGenerator } from "./nsisScriptGenerator"
-import { AppPackageHelper, nsisTemplatesDir, NSIS_PATH, UninstallerReader } from "./nsisUtil"
+import { AppPackageHelper, nsisTemplatesDir, NSIS_PATH, UninstallerReader, NsisTargetOptions } from "./nsisUtil"
 
 const debug = _debug("electron-builder:nsis")
 
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ export class NsisTarget extends Target {
     if (deps != null && deps["electron-squirrel-startup"] != null) {
       log.warn('"electron-squirrel-startup" dependency is not required for NSIS')
     }
+
+    NsisTargetOptions.resolve(this.options)
   }
 
   build(appOutDir: string, arch: Arch) {
@@ -189,6 +191,9 @@ export class NsisTarget extends Target {
 
       APP_PACKAGE_NAME: appInfo.name,
     }
+    if (options.debugLogging) {
+      defines.ENABLE_LOGGING = null
+    }
     if (uninstallAppKey !== guid) {
       defines.UNINSTALL_REGISTRY_KEY_2 = `Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\${guid}`
     }

packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/nsis/nsisOptions.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,28 @@
 import { TargetSpecificOptions } from "../../core"
 import { CommonWindowsInstallerConfiguration } from "../.."
 
+interface CustomNsisBinary {
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @default https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder-binaries/releases/download
+   */
+
+  readonly url: string | null
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @default o+YZsXHp8LNihhuk7JsCDhdIgx0MKKK+1b3sGD+4zX5djZULe4/4QMcAsfQ+0r+a8FnwBt7BVBHkIkJHjKQ0sg==
+   */
+
+  readonly checksum?: string | null
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @default 3.0.4.2
+   */
+
+  readonly version?: string | null
+}
 export interface CommonNsisOptions {
   /**
    * Whether to create [Unicode installer](http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter1.html#intro-unicode).
@@ -24,6 +46,20 @@ export interface CommonNsisOptions {
    * @default false
    */
   readonly useZip?: boolean
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   */
+  readonly customNsisBinary?: CustomNsisBinary | null
+
+  /**
+   * Whether or not to enable NSIS logging for debugging.
+   * Note: Requires a debug-enabled NSIS build.
+   * electron-builder's included `makensis` only supports building debug-enabled NSIS installers on Windows currently
+   * https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/5119#issuecomment-811353612
+   * @private
+   */
+  readonly debugLogging?: boolean | null
 }
 
 export interface NsisOptions extends CommonNsisOptions, CommonWindowsInstallerConfiguration, TargetSpecificOptions {

packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/nsis/nsisUtil.ts

@@ -1,22 +1,41 @@
 import { Arch, log } from "builder-util"
 import { PackageFileInfo } from "builder-util-runtime"
-import { getBinFromUrl } from "../../binDownload"
+import { getBinFromUrl, getBinFromCustomLoc } from "../../binDownload"
 import { copyFile } from "builder-util/out/fs"
 import * as path from "path"
 import { getTemplatePath } from "../../util/pathManager"
 import { NsisTarget } from "./NsisTarget"
 import * as fs from "fs/promises"
 import * as zlib from "zlib"
+import { NsisOptions } from "./nsisOptions"
 
 export const nsisTemplatesDir = getTemplatePath("nsis")
 
+export const NsisTargetOptions = (() => {
+  let _resolve: (options: NsisOptions) => any
+  const promise = new Promise<NsisOptions>(resolve => (_resolve = resolve))
+  return {
+    then: (callback: (options: NsisOptions) => any): Promise<string> => promise.then(callback),
+    resolve: (options: NsisOptions): any => _resolve(options),
+  }
+})()
+
 export const NSIS_PATH = () => {
   const custom = process.env.ELECTRON_BUILDER_NSIS_DIR
   if (custom != null && custom.length > 0) {
     return Promise.resolve(custom.trim())
   }
-  // noinspection SpellCheckingInspection
-  return getBinFromUrl("nsis", "3.0.4.1", "VKMiizYdmNdJOWpRGz4trl4lD++BvYP2irAXpMilheUP0pc93iKlWAoP843Vlraj8YG19CVn0j+dCo/hURz9+Q==")
+  return NsisTargetOptions.then((options: NsisOptions) => {
+    if (options.customNsisBinary) {
+      const { checksum, url, version } = options.customNsisBinary
+      if (checksum && url) {
+        const binaryVersion = version || checksum.substr(0, 8)
+        return getBinFromCustomLoc("nsis", binaryVersion, url, checksum)
+      }
+    }
+    // noinspection SpellCheckingInspection
+    return getBinFromUrl("nsis", "3.0.4.2", "o+YZsXHp8LNihhuk7JsCDhdIgx0MKKK+1b3sGD+4zX5djZULe4/4QMcAsfQ+0r+a8FnwBt7BVBHkIkJHjKQ0sg==")
+  })
 }
 
 export class AppPackageHelper {

packages/app-builder-lib/templates/nsis/common.nsh

@@ -99,3 +99,17 @@ Name "${PRODUCT_NAME}"
 
   ${StdUtils.ExecShellAsUser} $0 "$launchLink" "open" "$startAppArgs"
 !macroend
+
+!define LogSet "!insertmacro LogSetMacro"
+!macro LogSetMacro SETTING
+  !ifdef ENABLE_LOGGING
+    LogSet ${SETTING}
+  !endif
+!macroend
+
+!define LogText "!insertmacro LogTextMacro"
+!macro LogTextMacro INPUT_TEXT
+  !ifdef ENABLE_LOGGING
+    LogText ${INPUT_TEXT}
+  !endif
+!macroend

packages/app-builder-lib/templates/nsis/installer.nsi

@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Var oldMenuDirectory
 !endif
 
 Function .onInit
+  SetOutPath $INSTDIR
+  ${LogSet} on
+
   !ifmacrodef preInit
     !insertmacro preInit
   !endif

packages/app-builder-lib/templates/nsis/uninstaller.nsh

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 Function un.onInit
+  SetOutPath $INSTDIR
+  ${LogSet} on
+
   !insertmacro check64BitAndSetRegView
 
   ${IfNot} ${Silent}

test/src/windows/assistedInstallerTest.ts

@@ -117,6 +117,34 @@ test.ifAll.ifNotCiMac("assisted, MUI_HEADER as option", () => {
   )
 })
 
+test.ifNotCiMac(
+  "custom makensis.exe",
+  app({
+    targets: nsisTarget,
+    config: {
+      nsis: {
+        customNsisBinary: {
+          url: "https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder-binaries/releases/download/nsis-3.0.4.1/nsis-3.0.4.1.7z",
+          version: "3.0.4.1",
+          checksum: "VKMiizYdmNdJOWpRGz4trl4lD++BvYP2irAXpMilheUP0pc93iKlWAoP843Vlraj8YG19CVn0j+dCo/hURz9+Q==",
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  })
+)
+
+test.ifNotCiMac(
+  "debug logging enabled",
+  app({
+    targets: nsisTarget,
+    config: {
+      nsis: {
+        debugLogging: true,
+      },
+    },
+  })
+)
+
 test.ifNotCiMac(
   "assisted, only perMachine",
   app({