Windows: Create installer .exe file

bin/package.js

@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ function buildDarwin (cb) {
         // Create .zip file (used by the auto-updater)
         var zipPath = path.join(config.ROOT_PATH, 'dist', BUILD_NAME + '.zip')
         cp.execSync(`pushd ${buildPath[0]} && zip -r -y ${zipPath} ${config.APP_NAME + '.app'} && popd`)
+        console.log('Created OS X .zip file.')
 
         // Create a .dmg (OS X disk image) file, for easy user installation.
         var dmgOpts = {
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ function buildDarwin (cb) {
           if (info.type === 'step-begin') console.log(info.title + '...')
         })
         dmg.on('finish', function (info) {
+          console.log('Created OS X disk image (.dmg) file.')
           cb(null, buildPath)
         })
       })
@@ -247,7 +249,32 @@ function buildDarwin (cb) {
 }
 
 function buildWin32 (cb) {
-  electronPackager(Object.assign({}, all, win32), cb)
+  var installer = require('electron-winstaller')
+
+  electronPackager(Object.assign({}, all, win32), function (err, buildPath) {
+    if (err) return cb(err)
+
+    installer.createWindowsInstaller({
+      name: config.APP_NAME,
+      productName: config.APP_NAME,
+      title: config.APP_NAME,
+      exe: config.APP_NAME + '.exe',
+
+      appDirectory: buildPath[0],
+      outputDirectory: path.join(config.ROOT_PATH, 'dist'),
+      version: pkg.version,
+      description: config.APP_NAME,
+      authors: config.APP_TEAM
+      // iconUrl: config.APP_ICON + '.ico',
+      // setupIcon: config.APP_ICON + '.ico',
+      // certificateFile: '',
+      // usePackageJson: false
+      // loadingGif: '',
+    }).then(function () {
+      console.log('Created Windows installer.')
+      cb(null, buildPath)
+    }).catch(cb)
+  })
 }
 
 function buildLinux (cb) {

config.js

@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ var applicationConfigPath = require('application-config-path')
 var path = require('path')
 
 var APP_NAME = 'WebTorrent'
+var APP_TEAM = 'The WebTorrent Project'
 var APP_VERSION = require('./package.json').version
 
 module.exports = {
-  APP_COPYRIGHT: 'Copyright © 2014-2016 The WebTorrent Project',
+  APP_COPYRIGHT: 'Copyright © 2014-2016 ' + APP_TEAM,
   APP_FILE_ICON: path.join(__dirname, 'static', 'WebTorrentFile'),
   APP_ICON: path.join(__dirname, 'static', 'WebTorrent'),
   APP_NAME: APP_NAME,
+  APP_TEAM: APP_TEAM,
   APP_VERSION: APP_VERSION,
 
   AUTO_UPDATE_URL: 'https://webtorrent.io/app/update?version=' + APP_VERSION,

main/handlers.js

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+module.exports = {
+  init
+}
+
 var log = require('./log')
 
-module.exports = function () {
+function init () {
   if (process.platform === 'win32') {
     var path = require('path')
     var iconPath = path.join(process.resourcesPath, 'app.asar.unpacked', 'static', 'WebTorrentFile.ico')

main/index.js

@@ -4,13 +4,44 @@ var app = electron.app
 
 var autoUpdater = require('./auto-updater')
 var config = require('../config')
+var handlers = require('./handlers')
 var ipc = require('./ipc')
 var log = require('./log')
 var menu = require('./menu')
-var registerProtocolHandler = require('./register-handlers')
 var shortcuts = require('./shortcuts')
 var windows = require('./windows')
 
+var argv = sliceArgv(process.argv)
+
+if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+  var squirrelCmd = argv[0]
+  if (squirrelCmd === '--squirrel-install' || squirrelCmd === '--squirrel-updated') {
+    handlers.init()
+
+    // TODO:
+    // - Install desktop and start menu shortcuts
+    // - Add explorer context menus
+
+    // Always quit when done
+    app.quit()
+  }
+  if (squirrelCmd === '--squirrel-uninstall') {
+    // Undo anything we did in the --squirrel-install and --squirrel-updated handlers
+
+    // TODO: implement this
+
+    // Always quit when done
+    app.quit()
+  }
+  if (squirrelCmd === '--squirrel-obsolete') {
+    // This is called on the outgoing version of your app before we update to the new
+    // version - it's the opposite of --squirrel-updated
+
+    // Always quit when done
+    app.quit()
+  }
+}
+
 // Prevent multiple instances of the app from running at the same time. New instances
 // signal this instance and exit.
 var shouldQuit = app.makeSingleInstance(function (newArgv) {
@@ -32,8 +63,6 @@ if (shouldQuit) {
   app.quit()
 }
 
-var argv = sliceArgv(process.argv)
-
 app.on('open-file', onOpen)
 app.on('open-url', onOpen)
 app.on('will-finish-launching', function () {
@@ -48,7 +77,7 @@ app.on('ready', function () {
   menu.init()
   windows.createMainWindow()
   shortcuts.init()
-  registerProtocolHandler()
+  if (process.platform !== 'win32') handlers.init()
 })
 
 app.on('ipcReady', function () {

package.json

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "electron-osx-sign": "^0.3.0",
     "electron-packager": "^5.0.0",
     "electron-prebuilt": "0.37.2",
+    "electron-winstaller": "^2.0.5",
     "gh-release": "^2.0.2",
     "path-exists": "^2.1.0",
     "plist": "^1.2.0",