#2040 Dynamically Build iss File

.gitignore

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ appcast_win_*.xml
 appcast_mac_*.xml
 EDMarketConnector.VisualElementsManifest.xml
 *.zip
+EDMC_Installer_Config.iss
 
 .idea
 .vscode

EDMC_Installer_Config_template.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #define MyAppName "EDMarketConnector"
-#define MyAppVersion "5.9.1-alpha2"
+#define MyAppVersion "$appver"
 #define MyAppPublisher "EDCD"
 #define MyAppURL "https://edcd.github.io/"
 #define SuppURL "https://github.com/EDCD/EDMarketConnector/"
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ WizardStyle=modern
 InfoBeforeFile=dist.win32\Changelog.md
 OutputDir=.
 LicenseFile=LICENSE
-LanguageDetectionMethod=uilanguage
+AlwaysShowDirOnReadyPage=yes
+UninstallDisplayIcon={app}\{#MyAppExeName}
 
 
 [Languages]

installer.py

@@ -7,7 +7,19 @@ See LICENSE file.
 """
 import os
 import subprocess
+from string import Template
 from build import build
+from config import _static_appversion as appversion
+
+
+def iss_build(template_path: str, output_file: str) -> None:
+    """Build the .iss file needed for building the installer EXE."""
+    sub_vals = {"appver": appversion}
+    with open(template_path, encoding="UTF8") as template_file:
+        src = Template(template_file.read())
+        newfile = src.substitute(sub_vals)
+    with open(output_file, "w", encoding="UTF8") as new_file:
+        new_file.write(newfile)
 
 
 def run_inno_setup_installer(iss_path: str) -> None:
@@ -39,6 +51,9 @@ def run_inno_setup_installer(iss_path: str) -> None:
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     build()
-    # Replace 'your_iss_file.iss' with the path to your actual .iss file
+    # Add the ISS Template File
+    iss_template_path: str = "./EDMC_Installer_Config_template.txt"
     iss_file_path: str = "./EDMC_Installer_Config.iss"
+    # Build the ISS file
+    iss_build(iss_template_path, iss_file_path)
     run_inno_setup_installer(iss_file_path)