[izpack-users] Multiple ProcessPanels

[Bartz, Klaus]

Hi Jeff,
additional there is the feature "custom action" in IzPack.
It also needs to write java classes as for "custom panels".
There is a chapter in the docu for it and there are two
actions implemented, AntActions and Registry support (only
Windows, of course).
May be you can use the AntAction where the timing can be
declared in the associated xml file.

Cheers

Klaus

>-----Original Message-----
>From: izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>[mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de]On Behalf Of miraodb
>Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 7:26 AM
>To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
>Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Multiple ProcessPanels
>
>
>Hi Jeff,
>
>To be brief.....
>
>You're right about the fact that currently you can't have multiple 
>ProcessPanel.
>I can see many solutions to your problem depending on how 
>skilled you are 
>with scripting or java...
>
>Just liked you said, you could use the executable tag, and if 
>having an 
>output is what you desire you can work this out in many ways.
>First of all, are you on unix-like system or windows ?
>
>If unix-like, i'm pretty sure that you know already that 
>there's a bunch of 
>ways to do so without any main problem... you could simply use a shell 
>script to do so, or use gtk to have panels... and so on. (i 
>can help for 
>scripting if needed)
>
>If windows like (most likely i guess :-( ), then the first 
>solution, a bit 
>ugly but easy, is to create a vbscript which will echo in a 
>windows the 
>results of your scripts. Second solution is a batch file, 
>still ugly and 
>less easy.......
>
>Now, in both cases, unix or windows, you could create a java 
>class with a 
>panel that runs you're statements and print them out. Then from the 
>installer call that class using the <executeclass> tag. See 
>docu in under 
>ProcessPanel -> Execute Java Classes.
>
>Now last but not least, the best solution i believe is to 
>create your own 
>custom panel, see docu under Creating Your Own Panel. This way 
>you can do 
>anyting you like as long as you know java a bit as well as 
>IzPack project 
>structure.
>If if you go for it and need help, anyone in here will help 
>you out as much 
>as possible.
>
>Each solution got pros and cons, depending on your patience, 
>skills and 
>schedule :-) The choice is up to you !
>
>One last thing, i'm currently working with some others guyz of 
>the proj to 
>implement a skeleton that would allow everypanel to have 
>multiple instances 
>(of course we'll need to put restrictions there... but 
>whatever....). I 
>think that it will be ready for next release. I can promise 
>any date yet 
>though.
>
>Cheers,
>Fabrice
>
>PS: Told you, it would be brief :-)
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "jschnitter" <jeff.schnitter at workday.com>
>To: <izpack-users at lists.berlios.de>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 4:09 PM
>Subject: [izpack-users] Multiple ProcessPanels
>
>
>>
>> Is it possible to have multiple ProcessPanels in an install? 
> Based on my
>> informal testing, I believe the answer is no.  Can anyone confirm?
>>
>> Here's what I'm trying to achieve. We have a frequent build 
>process of our
>> product.  To run our product, you launch 3 java processes.  
>When we run 
>> the
>> install, I want to first shutdown the Java processes if they 
>are running,
>> install the product and then restart the processes.
>>
>> I'd like to have something that looks like this:
>>
>>  <resources>
>> <res id="start_servers"   src="ProcessPanel.StartServers.xml"/>
>> <res id="stop_servers"   src="ProcessPanel.StopServers.xml"/>
>>    </resources>
>>
>>    <panels>
>>        <panel classname="HelloPanel"/>
>>        <panel classname="TargetPanel"/>
>>        <panel classname="ProcessPanel" id="stop_serversl"/>
>>        <panel classname="PacksPanel"/>
>>        <panel classname="InstallPanel"/>
>>        <panel classname="ProcessPanel" id="start_serversl"/>
>>        <panel classname="FinishPanel"/>
>>    </panels>
>>
>> Here's what I've found:
>>
>> 1) You can have multiple ProcessPanels defined in your <panels> tag.
>> 2) The ProcessPanels only use definitions in a file named
>> ProcessPanel.Spec.xml.
>> 3) The existence of an id attribute for the panel is ignored.
>>
>> I can probably get this to work by defining some files as 
><executable> in 
>> my
>> <pack>
>> sections, but I like the visibility to the user that ProcessPanel 
>> provides,
>> showing
>> what's being run and the output in the window.
>>
>> If the answer is that IzPack does not currently support this 
>behavior, 
>> would
>> it be a
>> resonable feature for a future release?
>>
>> BTW . . . kudos and thanks to the development team.  I've 
>been working 
>> with
>> the product for
>> just a few weeks and really like it.  I love the simiplicity 
>of the XML
>> development structure.
>> Great job!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jeff Schnitter
>>
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