Define and manage a way to provide Windows installer

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Hello team,

We will need to ship Windows FIM installable package to all users that need it.

Regards.

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We are working on this issue. Next Fim.msi file installable in Windows coming. Stay tuned!

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We are using WIX Toolset to generate WXS file and procedure to manage file installation as desired.
We will provide an user interface that will allow to specify the installation folder.
Initial prototype:

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We have included a service inside the MSI file to manage FIM binary files to be easily started/stopped/restarted as Linux does with Systemctl 🎉
We have included a split in the code that will only run on Windows for that matter (Service status management).
We are designing a way to manage folders and configuration files in the node.
For anyone that wants to try out the new MSI check out our slack channel where we attached.

fim.msi.zip

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Research information:

• https://github.com/mullvad/windows-service-rs/blob/master/examples/ping_service.rs
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20956595/wix-installer-verify-that-you-have-sufficient-privileges-to-start-system-servic
• https://docs.rs/windows-service/latest/windows_service/service/struct.ServiceStatus.html
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14348156/how-do-i-get-wix-installer-to-request-administrative-privileges
• https://documentation.help/WiX-v3.0/WixUI_advanced.htm
• https://wixtoolset.org/docs/v3/wixui/wixui_customizations/
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26700021/wix-msi-installer-icon-and-logos
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51525883/wix-installer-children-of-localappdatafolder-installed-to-wrong-location-after/51528785#51528785
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52589789/make-wix-installer-place-files-in-appdata
• https://wixtoolset.org/docs/v3/howtos/general/specifying_source_files/
• https://wixtoolset.org/docs/v3/xsd/wix/startservices/
• https://wixtoolset.org/docs/v3/xsd/wix/package/
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28414986/how-to-create-msi-installer-with-wix
• https://www.firegiant.com/wix/tutorial/user-interface/new-link-in-the-chain/
• https://www.firegiant.com/wix/tutorial/user-interface/ui-wizardry/
• https://support.firegiant.com/hc/en-us/articles/230912527-Set-the-icon-displayed-in-Add-Remove-Programs
• https://www.firegiant.com/wix/tutorial/getting-started/the-files-inside/
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/310418/good-resources-for-learning-how-to-create-msi-installers-from-wix
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/develop/apps/how-to-create-the-windows-installer-file-msi
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFrCLe4SFdY
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/specifying-directory-structure
• http://www.installsite.org/pages/en/msi/authoring.htm
• https://4sysops.com/archives/msi-packager-list-tools-to-create-windows-installer-packages/
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24484478/run-execommand-in-customaction-as-administrator-mode-in-wix-installer
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3468964/error-2896-using-a-wix-c-net-4-custom-action
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26378382/wix-how-to-execute-a-command-line-command-after-installation
• https://wixtoolset.org/docs/v3/customactions/qtexec/
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20116116/cmd-call-in-wix
• https://wixtoolset.org/docs/v3/xsd/wix/customaction/
• https://wixtoolset.org/docs/v3/
• https://wixtoolset.org/docs/v3/howtos/ui_and_localization/run_program_after_install/
• https://wixtoolset.org/docs/v3/wixui/wixui_customizations/
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15422509/wix-and-running-application-after-setup-with-wixui-exitdialogoptionalcheckbox-di
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43866969/how-do-i-create-a-static-library-in-rust-to-link-with-c-code-in-windows
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50229088/compiling-rust-static-library-and-using-it-in-c-undefined-reference
• Static compilation of rust binaries using musl bazelbuild/rules_rust#390
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4639894/executing-an-exe-file-using-a-powershell-script#4640155

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V3 MSI customization

MSI installer steps:

Windows 11 Installed apps window:

Services screen: