win installer

.github/workflows/on-release.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
     upload-release-asset:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: windows-latest
         steps:
         - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ jobs:
         - name: Build standalone apps
           run: npm run pkg
 
+        - name: Install WiX Toolset
+          run: |
+            choco install wixtoolset
+        - name: Build windows installer
+          run: |
+            candle.exe -o dist/ build-win-installer.wxs
+            light.exe -o dist/heta-compiler-installer.msi dist/build-win-installer.wixobj
+
         - name: Upload Release Asset Win
           uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
           env:

README.md

@@ -46,7 +46,29 @@ Heta compiler can be used as the framework for a QSP modeling project of any siz
 
 Metelkin, E., (2021). Heta compiler: a software tool for the development of large-scale QSP models and compilation into simulation formats. __Journal of Open Source Software, 6(67), 3708__, [DOI: 10.21105/joss.03708](https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.03708)
 
-## Installation
+## Installation in Windows
+
+[Download heta-installer.msi from release page](https://github.com/hetalang/heta-compiler/releases) and install.
+
+## Installation in Linux and Macos
+
+For all users (requires sudo previleges)
+
+```bash
+sudo wget -O /usr/local/bin/heta https://github.com/hetalang/heta-compiler/releases/download/test2/heta-compiler-linux && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/heta
+```
+
+For single user without sudo previleges
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p ~/bin
+wget -O ~/bin/heta https://github.com/hetalang/heta-compiler/releases/download/test2/heta-compiler-linux
+chmod +x ~/bin/heta
+echo "export PATH=$PATH:~/bin" >> ~/.bashrc
+source ~/.bashrc
+```
+
+## Installation in NodeJS environment
 
 [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org/en/) must be installed prior to Heta compiler installation. Currently the recommended version is **NodeJS v16 and newer**, but NodeJS v14 is also supported.
 

build-win-installer.wxs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+candle.exe -o dist/ build-win-installer.wxs
+light.exe -o dist/heta-compiler-installer.msi dist/build-win-installer.wixobj
+-->
+<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
+    <Product Id="c3f66490-971b-4b85-b407-455a7a145a7c" Name="heta-compiler" Version="0.8.0" Manufacturer="Heta project" UpgradeCode="0ab2e391-808f-481d-a423-1a64c0140b23" Language="1033">
+        <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" />
+
+        <MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of MyApplication is already installed." />
+        <Media Id="1" Cabinet="cab1.cab" EmbedCab="yes" />
+
+        <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="heta-compiler" Level="1">
+            <ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" />
+        </Feature>
+    </Product>
+
+    <Fragment>
+        <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
+            <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
+                <Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="heta-compiler" />
+            </Directory>
+        </Directory>
+    </Fragment>
+
+    <Fragment>
+        <ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">
+            <!-- Copy MyApp.exe to the application directory -->
+            <Component Id="HetCompilerComponent" Guid="c3f66490-971b-4b85-b407-455a7a145a7c">
+                <File Id="HetaCompilerExe" Name= "heta.exe" Source="dist/heta-compiler-win.exe" KeyPath="yes" Checksum="yes" />
+
+                <Environment Id="UpdatePath" Name="Path" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" Permanent="no" Part="last" Action="set" System="yes" />
+            </Component>
+        </ComponentGroup>
+    </Fragment>
+</Wix>

package.json

@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@
       "bin/heta-init.js"
     ],
     "targets": [
-      "node14-win-x64",
-      "node14-linux-x64",
-      "node14-macos-x64"
+      "node16-win-x64",
+      "node16-linux-x64",
+      "node16-macos-x64"
     ],
     "assets": [
       "src/templates/*"