C#•10mo ago

✅ Need Help Finishing Up Installer C# Avalonia V11.0.2

https://pastebin.com/gNG6t3Fd This is my current code with all the fluff text to be an example of what I want my installer to do while the loading screen is going, however, I need help with getting the rest of the stuff to happen and making this loading screen become real and put the work in behind it 1. Connecting to the repo 2. Getting the file size of the zip folder 3. Downloading the zip folder into memory 4. Getting the location of the project on the users system without needing user input 5. Extracting the files from the zip folder and over writing the existing files to update the program 6. Correctly and accurately updating the progress bar as each thing happens.

54 Replies

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

my code is commented and I have each step noted as to what I believe should happen at that current step value. I just don't know how to bring it all together and make it all work like it's supposed to. Thanks in advance

JakenVeina•10mo ago

1. Connecting to the repo

what repo? why would your program be connecting to a code repo?

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

did you look at the link containing my code?

JakenVeina•10mo ago

nope

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

everything is commented within my code that follows the bullet points

JakenVeina•10mo ago

yes, you mentioned

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

mhm the link containing my code has been throughouly commented. If anyone can help, that would be great, but I'm not going to re-explain what I've already explained throughout my code to follow the bullet points. Thanks again in advance

arion•10mo ago

Are you trying to access the assets part of the api endpoint? Since there's multiple assets on the repo release. So the json path would be $.assets[0].browser_download_url for the Todo_Linux_x64.zip idk if this is best practise but you could download it as a JsonObject, access the ["assets"] and deserialize that as a ReleaseData[] like this

var data = await _client.GetFromJsonAsync<JsonObject>(_url);

var releases = data["assets"].Deserialize<ReleaseData[]>();

var data = await _client.GetFromJsonAsync<JsonObject>(_url);

var releases = data["assets"].Deserialize<ReleaseData[]>();

Then you should be left with a bunch of ReleaseData objects, each containing a link to their respective versions; eg.

.../Todo_Linux_x64.zip
.../Todo_Mac_x64.zip
.../Todo_Windows_x32.zip
.../Todo_Windows_x64.zip

.../Todo_Linux_x64.zip
.../Todo_Mac_x64.zip
.../Todo_Windows_x32.zip
.../Todo_Windows_x64.zip

Additionally, I believe the method Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() uses the working directory instead of the application's location. You could also check if the application is running when the installer is also running, maybe ask or quit the todo app

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

Are you trying to access the assets part of the api endpoint?

correct. I need to have a function that can determine what operating system the user has so that the installer can pull the correct update.

Since there's multiple assets on teh repo release. So the json path would be $.assets[0].browser_download_url for the Todo_Linux_x64.zip

I'm not exactly sure on how to use this since my url is private readonly string _url = "https://api.github.com/repos/mekasu0124/Todo/releases/latest";

idk if this is best practise but you could download it as a JsonObject, access the ["assets"] and deseralize that as a ReleaseData[] like this <code snippet>

where you use <JsonObject> can I make that a class like I did my ReleaseData? If so, how?

Then you should be left with a bunch of ReleaseData objects, each containing a link to their respective versions; eg. <snippet>

This will help a lot with determining the users operating system. How can I go about determining what OS the user has?

Angius•10mo ago

Yes, you can use a class instead of JsonObject. It's even preferable Look at how the API response looks, and create a class that describes it With the properties you want to get Alternatively, you can use something like quicktype.io to just generate classes from JSON, and either remove what you don't need, or leave it as-is

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

ok bet ty

arion•10mo ago

Seems everything's been addressed except the last part. You can use RuntimeInformation to determine the OS

arion•10mo ago

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/883435300880261120/1148052864174923856/322dafac-0e98-4dcf-9bf1-6c026bcf8b56_04-09-2023.png

arion•10mo ago

You could possibly do something like this for the deserialization of what you need:

public class ReleasesResponseDTO
{
  [JsonPropertyName("assets")]
  public ReleaseData[] Assets { get; set; }
}
public class ReleaseData
{
    [JsonPropertyName("browser_download_url")]
    public string DownloadUrl { get; set; }

    [JsonPropertyName("name")]
    public string DownloadName { get; set; }
}

public class ReleasesResponseDTO
{
  [JsonPropertyName("assets")]
  public ReleaseData[] Assets { get; set; }
}
public class ReleaseData
{
    [JsonPropertyName("browser_download_url")]
    public string DownloadUrl { get; set; }

    [JsonPropertyName("name")]
    public string DownloadName { get; set; }
}

then compare file names to OSPlatform i guess

Angius•10mo ago

Oddly enough, there doesn't seem to be a way to just get the OSPlatform

arion•10mo ago

I guess for the people implementing their own operating system and feeling left out and wanting to run C# on it

Angius•10mo ago

You can get the OS description string and the platform architecture, so I guess that's something

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

ok so here's what I have so far MainWindowViewModel.cs https://pastebin.com/NjYLDAsQ And then I have /Models/ReleaseData.cs

using System.Text.Json.Serialization;

namespace Installer.Models;

public class ReleaseData
{
    [JsonPropertyName("browser_download_url")]
    public string DownloadUrl { get; set; }

    [JsonPropertyName("size")]
    public string DownloadSize { get; set; }
}

public class ReleaseResponseDTO
{
    [JsonPropertyName("assets")]
    public ReleaseData[] Assets { get; set; }
}

using System.Text.Json.Serialization;

namespace Installer.Models;

public class ReleaseData
{
    [JsonPropertyName("browser_download_url")]
    public string DownloadUrl { get; set; }

    [JsonPropertyName("size")]
    public string DownloadSize { get; set; }
}

public class ReleaseResponseDTO
{
    [JsonPropertyName("assets")]
    public ReleaseData[] Assets { get; set; }
}

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

it doesn't like this part

arion•10mo ago

You just use it like

data.Assets

data.Assets

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

ok doing that lead to this

arion•10mo ago

you dont need to deserialize it again, its already deserialized in _client.GetFromJsonAsync for you

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

oh ok. my fault. thank you

arion•10mo ago

so to iterate over the releases you can now do

foreach (var release in data.Assets)
{
}

foreach (var release in data.Assets)
{
}

or alternatively

var releases = data.Assets;
foreach (var release in releases)
{
}

var releases = data.Assets;
foreach (var release in releases)
{
}

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

public async Task GetDownloadUrl()
{
    _client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.TryParseAdd("request");

    try
    {
        var data = await _client.GetFromJsonAsync<ReleaseResponseDTO>(_url);
        var releases = data.Assets;

        if (UserOs == "windows")
        {
            var someItem = releases["name"]["Todo_Windows_x64.zip"];
        }
        else if (UserOs == "linux")
        {
            // code here to get download link
        }
        else if (UserOs == "mac")
        {
            // code here to get download link
        }
        else
        {
            CurrentInformation = "Failed To Obtain Download URL For Given OS.";
            return;
        }
    }
    catch (HttpRequestException ex)
    {
        CurrentInformation = ex.Message;
        return;
    }
}

public async Task GetDownloadUrl()
{
    _client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.TryParseAdd("request");

    try
    {
        var data = await _client.GetFromJsonAsync<ReleaseResponseDTO>(_url);
        var releases = data.Assets;

        if (UserOs == "windows")
        {
            var someItem = releases["name"]["Todo_Windows_x64.zip"];
        }
        else if (UserOs == "linux")
        {
            // code here to get download link
        }
        else if (UserOs == "mac")
        {
            // code here to get download link
        }
        else
        {
            CurrentInformation = "Failed To Obtain Download URL For Given OS.";
            return;
        }
    }
    catch (HttpRequestException ex)
    {
        CurrentInformation = ex.Message;
        return;
    }
}

is it better to iterate over the releases? or to use an if/else statement and just index the releases by name and pull the correct name of the correct zip folder? ok so I'm making an adjustment and I want your opinion

public record VersionData(string DownloadUrl, double DownloadSize);
public async Task GetDownloadUrl()
{
  _client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.TryParseAdd("request");
  try
  {
    var data = await _client.GetFromJsonAsync<ReleaseResponseDTO>(_url);
    var releases = data.Assets;
    foreach (var release in releases)
    {
      if (UserOs == "windows" && releases[release]["name"] == "Todo_Windows_x64.zip")
      {
        string downUrl = data.Assets[release][data.DownloadUrl];
        double downSize = data.Assets[release][data.DownloadSize];
        return new VersionData(downUrl,downSize);
      }
    }
}
// /Models/ReleaseData.cs
public class ReleaseData
{
  [JsonPropertyName("browser_download_url")]
  public string DownloadUrl {get; set;}
  [JsonPropertyName("size")]
  public double DownloadSize {get; set;}
}

public record VersionData(string DownloadUrl, double DownloadSize);
public async Task GetDownloadUrl()
{
  _client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.TryParseAdd("request");
  try
  {
    var data = await _client.GetFromJsonAsync<ReleaseResponseDTO>(_url);
    var releases = data.Assets;
    foreach (var release in releases)
    {
      if (UserOs == "windows" && releases[release]["name"] == "Todo_Windows_x64.zip")
      {
        string downUrl = data.Assets[release][data.DownloadUrl];
        double downSize = data.Assets[release][data.DownloadSize];
        return new VersionData(downUrl,downSize);
      }
    }
}
// /Models/ReleaseData.cs
public class ReleaseData
{
  [JsonPropertyName("browser_download_url")]
  public string DownloadUrl {get; set;}
  [JsonPropertyName("size")]
  public double DownloadSize {get; set;}
}

arion•10mo ago

You could do

public enum SupportedOperatingSystem
{
    Windows,
    Linux,
    Mac
}
SupportedOperatingSystem GetSupportedOS()
{
    if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
        return SupportedOperatingSystem.Windows;
    if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Linux))
        return SupportedOperatingSystem.Linux;
    if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.OSX))
        return SupportedOperatingSystem.Mac;
    throw new PlatformNotSupportedException();
}

public enum SupportedOperatingSystem
{
    Windows,
    Linux,
    Mac
}
SupportedOperatingSystem GetSupportedOS()
{
    if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
        return SupportedOperatingSystem.Windows;
    if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Linux))
        return SupportedOperatingSystem.Linux;
    if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.OSX))
        return SupportedOperatingSystem.Mac;
    throw new PlatformNotSupportedException();
}

then in the GetDownloadUrl method you can do something like this

async Task<string> GetDownloadUrl()
{
    _client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.TryParseAdd("request");

    try
    {
        var data = await _client.GetFromJsonAsync<ReleaseResponseDTO>(_url);
        var releases = data.Assets;

        
        var os = GetSupportedOS();
        var osReleaseData = releases.FirstOrDefault(x =>
        {
            var name = x.DownloadName;
            return os switch
            {
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Windows => name.Contains("Windows"),
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Linux => name.Contains("Linux"),
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Mac => name.Contains("Mac"),
                _ => false
            };
        });

        if (osReleaseData == null)
        {
            CurrentInformation = "Failed to obtain download URL for given OS.";
            return string.Empty;
        }

    }
    catch (HttpRequestException ex)
    {
        CurrentInformation = ex.Message;
        return string.Empty;
    }
}

async Task<string> GetDownloadUrl()
{
    _client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.TryParseAdd("request");

    try
    {
        var data = await _client.GetFromJsonAsync<ReleaseResponseDTO>(_url);
        var releases = data.Assets;

        
        var os = GetSupportedOS();
        var osReleaseData = releases.FirstOrDefault(x =>
        {
            var name = x.DownloadName;
            return os switch
            {
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Windows => name.Contains("Windows"),
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Linux => name.Contains("Linux"),
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Mac => name.Contains("Mac"),
                _ => false
            };
        });

        if (osReleaseData == null)
        {
            CurrentInformation = "Failed to obtain download URL for given OS.";
            return string.Empty;
        }

    }
    catch (HttpRequestException ex)
    {
        CurrentInformation = ex.Message;
        return string.Empty;
    }
}

Though I am generally against returning nulls and string.empty kinda qualifies as that here you could try that, just remember to change your ReleaseData class to include the downloadname

public class ReleaseData
{
    [JsonPropertyName("browser_download_url")]
    public string DownloadUrl { get; set; }

    [JsonPropertyName("size")]
    public string DownloadSize { get; set; }
    
    [JsonPropertyName("name")]
    public string DownloadName { get; set; }
}

public class ReleaseData
{
    [JsonPropertyName("browser_download_url")]
    public string DownloadUrl { get; set; }

    [JsonPropertyName("size")]
    public string DownloadSize { get; set; }
    
    [JsonPropertyName("name")]
    public string DownloadName { get; set; }
}

and to make the method return a Task<VersionData> record just uh

string downUrl = data.Assets[release][data.DownloadUrl]; double downSize = data.Assets[release][data.DownloadSize];

remember its not a JsonObject, its a C# class now

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

ok so I took all of that into consideration and made edits to match (because you're smarter than me on this stuff lol) and it's saying GetDownloadUrl() all code paths don't return a value?

Angius•10mo ago

What is returned if there's no exception, and osReleaseData is not null?

arion•10mo ago

osReleaseData.DownloadUrl

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

and if I changed async Task<string> GetDownloadUrl() to async Task<VersionData> GetDownloadUrl() would I go do

async Task<VersionData> GetDownloadUrl()
{
    _client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.TryParseAdd("request");

    try
    {
        var data = await _client.GetFromJsonAsync<ReleaseResponseDTO>(_url);
        var releases = data.Assets;
        var os = GetSupportedOs();
        var osReleaseData = releases.FirstOrDefault(x =>
        {
            var name = x.DownloadName;
            return os switch
            {
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Windows => name.Contains("Windows"),
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Linux => name.Contains("Linux"),
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Mac => name.Contains("Mac"),
                _ => false
            };
        });

        if (osReleaseData == null)
        {
            CurrentInformation = "Failed to obtain download URL for given OS.";
            return string.Empty;
        }
        else
        {
            string downUrl = data.Assets[release][data.DownloadUrl];
            double downSize = data.Assets[release][data.DownloadSize];
            return new VersionData(downUrl, downSize);
    }
    catch (HttpRequestException ex)
    {
        CurrentInformation = ex.Message;
        return string.Empty;
    }
}

async Task<VersionData> GetDownloadUrl()
{
    _client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.TryParseAdd("request");

    try
    {
        var data = await _client.GetFromJsonAsync<ReleaseResponseDTO>(_url);
        var releases = data.Assets;
        var os = GetSupportedOs();
        var osReleaseData = releases.FirstOrDefault(x =>
        {
            var name = x.DownloadName;
            return os switch
            {
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Windows => name.Contains("Windows"),
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Linux => name.Contains("Linux"),
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Mac => name.Contains("Mac"),
                _ => false
            };
        });

        if (osReleaseData == null)
        {
            CurrentInformation = "Failed to obtain download URL for given OS.";
            return string.Empty;
        }
        else
        {
            string downUrl = data.Assets[release][data.DownloadUrl];
            double downSize = data.Assets[release][data.DownloadSize];
            return new VersionData(downUrl, downSize);
    }
    catch (HttpRequestException ex)
    {
        CurrentInformation = ex.Message;
        return string.Empty;
    }
}

I would suppose nothing is being returned if all conditions are true. I noticed that, and that's why I asked is that where I would have the else statement return the new VersionData and change the decorator from Task<string> to Task<VersionData>?

Angius•10mo ago

If that's what you want to return, then sure

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

I feel like I have that wrong should it be

- string downUrl = data.Assets[release][data.DownloadUrl];
+ string downUrl = osReleaseData.DownloadUrl;

- double downSize = data.Assets[release][data.DownloadSize];
+ double downSize = osREleaseData.DownloadSize;

- string downUrl = data.Assets[release][data.DownloadUrl];
+ string downUrl = osReleaseData.DownloadUrl;

- double downSize = data.Assets[release][data.DownloadSize];
+ double downSize = osREleaseData.DownloadSize;

? well I'm returning it as a record so that in the function that actually handles the zip folder can work with the data more easily. Once I've gotten getting the correct download url based off the user's os working correctly, I'll be starting the function that will handle downloading the zip folder to the current working directory, extracting the zip folder and over writing the existing files, then deleting the zip folder from the current working directory, and then showing the button and message telling the user that the update has finished and click ok to relaunch the todo app

arion•10mo ago

async Task<VersionData?> GetDownloadUrl()
{
    _client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.TryParseAdd("request");

    try
    {
        var data = await _client.GetFromJsonAsync<ReleaseResponseDTO>(_url);
        var releases = data.Assets;

        
        var os = GetSupportedOS();
        var osReleaseData = releases.FirstOrDefault(x =>
        {
            var name = x.DownloadName;
            return os switch
            {
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Windows => name.Contains("Windows"),
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Linux => name.Contains("Linux"),
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Mac => name.Contains("Mac"),
                _ => false
            };
        });

        if (osReleaseData != null) 
            return new VersionData(osReleaseData.DownloadUrl, osReleaseData.DownloadSize);
        
        CurrentInformation = "Failed to obtain download URL for given OS.";
        return null;

    }
    catch (HttpRequestException ex)
    {
        CurrentInformation = ex.Message;
        return null;
    }
}

async Task<VersionData?> GetDownloadUrl()
{
    _client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.TryParseAdd("request");

    try
    {
        var data = await _client.GetFromJsonAsync<ReleaseResponseDTO>(_url);
        var releases = data.Assets;

        
        var os = GetSupportedOS();
        var osReleaseData = releases.FirstOrDefault(x =>
        {
            var name = x.DownloadName;
            return os switch
            {
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Windows => name.Contains("Windows"),
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Linux => name.Contains("Linux"),
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Mac => name.Contains("Mac"),
                _ => false
            };
        });

        if (osReleaseData != null) 
            return new VersionData(osReleaseData.DownloadUrl, osReleaseData.DownloadSize);
        
        CurrentInformation = "Failed to obtain download URL for given OS.";
        return null;

    }
    catch (HttpRequestException ex)
    {
        CurrentInformation = ex.Message;
        return null;
    }
}

public class ReleaseData
{
    [JsonPropertyName("size")]
-    public string DownloadSize { get; set; }
+    public ulong DownloadSize { get; set; }
...
}

-public record VersionData(string DownloadUrl, string DownloadSize);
+public record VersionData(string DownloadUrl, ulong DownloadSize);

public class ReleaseData
{
    [JsonPropertyName("size")]
-    public string DownloadSize { get; set; }
+    public ulong DownloadSize { get; set; }
...
}

-public record VersionData(string DownloadUrl, string DownloadSize);
+public record VersionData(string DownloadUrl, ulong DownloadSize);

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

ok bet. Thank you for that ❤️ I was a little bit off 😛 are there any examples I can view for the remaining things that need to be done? 1. Download, Extract, Over write the existing files in the current working directory (update the application) 2. Have the application remove any files that aren't needed to run the application (Ex: delete the zip folder, ) 3. Have the progress bar correctly and accurately update as this entire process goes along - have progress bar incrementation start off by obtaining the amount of time it will take to download the zip folder, working through the process of updating the application, and removing the no longer needed files

async Task<VersionData?> GetDownloadUrl()
{
    _client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.TryParseAdd("request");

    try
    {
        var data = await _client.GetFromJsonAsync<ReleaseResponseDTO>(_url);
        var releases = data.Assets;
        var os = GetSupportedOs();
        var osReleaseData = releases.FirstOrDefault(x =>
        {
            var name = x.DownloadName;
            return os switch
            {
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Windows => name.Contains("Windows"),
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Linux => name.Contains("Linux"),
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Mac => name.Contains("Mac"),
                _ => false
            };
        });

        if (osReleaseData != null)
            return new VersionData(
                osReleaseData.DownloadName,
                osReleaseData.DownloadUrl,
                osReleaseData.DownloadSize);

        CurrentInformation = "Failed to obtain download URL for given OS.";
        return null;
    }
    catch (HttpRequestException ex)
    {
        CurrentInformation = ex.Message;
        return new VersionData("Error", ex.Message, 0);
    }
}

async Task DownloadAndExtract(VersionData versionData)
{
    using (WebClient client = new WebClient())
    {
        Uri url = new Uri(versionData.DownloadUrl);
        client.DownloadFileAsync(url, versionData.DownloadName);
    }
}

async Task<VersionData?> GetDownloadUrl()
{
    _client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.TryParseAdd("request");

    try
    {
        var data = await _client.GetFromJsonAsync<ReleaseResponseDTO>(_url);
        var releases = data.Assets;
        var os = GetSupportedOs();
        var osReleaseData = releases.FirstOrDefault(x =>
        {
            var name = x.DownloadName;
            return os switch
            {
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Windows => name.Contains("Windows"),
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Linux => name.Contains("Linux"),
                SupportedOperatingSystem.Mac => name.Contains("Mac"),
                _ => false
            };
        });

        if (osReleaseData != null)
            return new VersionData(
                osReleaseData.DownloadName,
                osReleaseData.DownloadUrl,
                osReleaseData.DownloadSize);

        CurrentInformation = "Failed to obtain download URL for given OS.";
        return null;
    }
    catch (HttpRequestException ex)
    {
        CurrentInformation = ex.Message;
        return new VersionData("Error", ex.Message, 0);
    }
}

async Task DownloadAndExtract(VersionData versionData)
{
    using (WebClient client = new WebClient())
    {
        Uri url = new Uri(versionData.DownloadUrl);
        client.DownloadFileAsync(url, versionData.DownloadName);
    }
}

1. How do I download the zip folder to the current working directory so that it stays contained within the projects folder? 2. How do I get the GetDownloadUrl() function to call the DownloadAndExtract() function once the information has been obtained since it returns things?

// for second question
public BeginUpdate()
{
  if (GetDownloadUrl() != null)
  {
    DownloadAndExtract();
  }
}

// for second question
public BeginUpdate()
{
  if (GetDownloadUrl() != null)
  {
    DownloadAndExtract();
  }
}

would it be like that? The BeginUpdate function is like the brain since it's was is triggered by the button click

Angius•10mo ago

1. Not with WebClient that's for sure. HttpClient has a way to get the byte array or a stream of the file, and then you can save it wherever. 2. Not quite. GetDowloadUrl() needs to be awaited, after all It'd be more like

var data = await GetDowloadUrl();
if (data is {} d)
{
    await DownloadAndExtract(d);
}

var data = await GetDowloadUrl();
if (data is {} d)
{
    await DownloadAndExtract(d);
}

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

tyvm so how would I do it with HttpClient? because the function DownloadAndExtract() needs to download the zip folder to the current working directory, extract the contents of that folder, and over write the existing files (or delete and replace) so that the todo application can actually update

Angius•10mo ago

var bytes = await _client.GetByteArrayAsync(url);
await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(path, bytes);

var bytes = await _client.GetByteArrayAsync(url);
await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(path, bytes);

url being the, well, URL path beinf where you want to save it

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

ok so with those two lines, it's now downloaded the zip folder. What's the documentation on extracting the contents?

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/836736/unzip-files-programmatically-in-net#:~:text=134-,For%20.Net%204.5%2B,-It%20is%20not I found this, but I'm not entirely sure on how to use it

Stack Overflow

Unzip files programmatically in .net

I am trying to programatically unzip a zipped file. I have tried using the System.IO.Compression.GZipStream class in .NET, but when my app runs (actually a unit test) I get this exception: Sys...

Angius•10mo ago

Here's the full documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/io/how-to-compress-and-extract-files ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipPath, extractPath); is all you need, it seems

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

async Task<bool> DownloadAndExtract(VersionData versionData)
{
    try
    {
        // download zip folder to current Directory
        var bytes = await _client.GetByteArrayAsync(versionData.DownloadUrl);
        await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), bytes);

        // create zip directory path
        string zipPath = (Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "\\" + versionData.DownloadName);

        // create temp folder for zipped files to go to
        string tempPath = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "tempUnzip");

        // create extract path
        string extractToPath = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();

        // unzip the folder to the temporary path
        ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipPath, tempPath);

        // build an array of the unzipped files
        string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(tempPath);

        // iterate over each file
        foreach (string file in files)
        {
            // get file info
            FileInfo f = new FileInfo(file);

            // if file exists
            if (File.Exists(Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name)))
            {
                // delete existing
                File.Delete(Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
                // move new in it's place
                File.Move(f.FullName, Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
            }
            else
            {
                // otherwise, just move the new file
                File.Move(f.FullName, Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
            }
        }

        // clean up temp files
        Directory.Delete(tempPath);
        // clean up zip folder itself
        Directory.Delete(zipPath);
        IsUpdateFinished = true;
        return true;
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        CurrentInformation = ex.Message;
        return false;
    }
}

async Task<bool> DownloadAndExtract(VersionData versionData)
{
    try
    {
        // download zip folder to current Directory
        var bytes = await _client.GetByteArrayAsync(versionData.DownloadUrl);
        await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), bytes);

        // create zip directory path
        string zipPath = (Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "\\" + versionData.DownloadName);

        // create temp folder for zipped files to go to
        string tempPath = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "tempUnzip");

        // create extract path
        string extractToPath = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();

        // unzip the folder to the temporary path
        ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipPath, tempPath);

        // build an array of the unzipped files
        string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(tempPath);

        // iterate over each file
        foreach (string file in files)
        {
            // get file info
            FileInfo f = new FileInfo(file);

            // if file exists
            if (File.Exists(Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name)))
            {
                // delete existing
                File.Delete(Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
                // move new in it's place
                File.Move(f.FullName, Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
            }
            else
            {
                // otherwise, just move the new file
                File.Move(f.FullName, Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
            }
        }

        // clean up temp files
        Directory.Delete(tempPath);
        // clean up zip folder itself
        Directory.Delete(zipPath);
        IsUpdateFinished = true;
        return true;
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        CurrentInformation = ex.Message;
        return false;
    }
}

what do you think?

Angius•10mo ago

At a glance, LGTM Does it work?

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

I don't know. I'm still lacking the progress bar usage throughout my process. This is my full code for the process https://pastebin.com/mP5zfHFq I have no idea where or how to update the progress bar whatsoever

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arion•10mo ago

looking at this, you might want to include a few try catch finallys just incase you get some Unauthorized exceptions being thrown, then you wouldn't be able to delete the temp path contents

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

async Task<bool> DownloadAndExtract(VersionData versionData)
{
    try
    {
        var bytes = await _client.GetByteArrayAsync(versionData.DownloadUrl);
        await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), bytes);

        string zipPath = (Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "\\" + versionData.DownloadName);

        string tempPath = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "tempUnzip");

        string extractToPath = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();

        ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipPath, tempPath);

        string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(tempPath);

        foreach (string file in files)
        {
            FileInfo f = new FileInfo(file);

            if (File.Exists(Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name)))
            {
                File.Delete(Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
                File.Move(f.FullName, Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
            }
            else
            {
                File.Move(f.FullName, Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
            }
        }

        Directory.Delete(tempPath);
        Directory.Delete(zipPath);
        IsUpdateFinished = true;
        return true;
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        CurrentInformation = ex.Message;
        return false;
    }
}

async Task<bool> DownloadAndExtract(VersionData versionData)
{
    try
    {
        var bytes = await _client.GetByteArrayAsync(versionData.DownloadUrl);
        await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), bytes);

        string zipPath = (Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "\\" + versionData.DownloadName);

        string tempPath = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "tempUnzip");

        string extractToPath = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();

        ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipPath, tempPath);

        string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(tempPath);

        foreach (string file in files)
        {
            FileInfo f = new FileInfo(file);

            if (File.Exists(Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name)))
            {
                File.Delete(Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
                File.Move(f.FullName, Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
            }
            else
            {
                File.Move(f.FullName, Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
            }
        }

        Directory.Delete(tempPath);
        Directory.Delete(zipPath);
        IsUpdateFinished = true;
        return true;
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        CurrentInformation = ex.Message;
        return false;
    }
}

are you talking about in this function?

arion•10mo ago

Yes, anything that touches a file can fail Reading, Writing and Deleteing

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

oh ok. This is my first time dealing with files in C# apologies on not being sure of what to do

arion•10mo ago

There's multiple things that can fail here, but what you most notably would want is after string tempPath wrap it in a try finally until the end of the foreach loop then include the Directory.Delete logic within the finally block

arion•10mo ago

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/883435300880261120/1148406693408014417/5d443237-fa5c-43b0-88e0-14c4070027d9_05-09-2023.png

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

async Task<bool> DownloadAndExtract(VersionData versionData)
{
    try
    {
        var bytes = await _client.GetByteArrayAsync(versionData.DownloadUrl);
        await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), bytes);

        string zipPath = (Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "\\" + versionData.DownloadName);

        string tempPath = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "tempUnzip");

        try
        {
            string extractToPath = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();

            ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipPath, tempPath);

            string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(tempPath);

            foreach (string file in files)
            {
                FileInfo f = new FileInfo(file);

                if (File.Exists(Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name)))
                {
                    File.Delete(Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
                    File.Move(f.FullName, Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
                }
                else
                {
                    File.Move(f.FullName, Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
                }
            }
        }
        finally
        {
            Directory.Delete(tempPath);
            Directory.Delete(zipPath);
        }

        IsUpdateFinished = true;
        return true;
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        CurrentInformation = ex.Message;
        return false;
    }
}

async Task<bool> DownloadAndExtract(VersionData versionData)
{
    try
    {
        var bytes = await _client.GetByteArrayAsync(versionData.DownloadUrl);
        await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), bytes);

        string zipPath = (Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "\\" + versionData.DownloadName);

        string tempPath = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "tempUnzip");

        try
        {
            string extractToPath = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();

            ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipPath, tempPath);

            string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(tempPath);

            foreach (string file in files)
            {
                FileInfo f = new FileInfo(file);

                if (File.Exists(Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name)))
                {
                    File.Delete(Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
                    File.Move(f.FullName, Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
                }
                else
                {
                    File.Move(f.FullName, Path.Combine(extractToPath, f.Name));
                }
            }
        }
        finally
        {
            Directory.Delete(tempPath);
            Directory.Delete(zipPath);
        }

        IsUpdateFinished = true;
        return true;
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        CurrentInformation = ex.Message;
        return false;
    }
}

how's this?

arion•10mo ago

Should work from the looks of things, im not on pc rn Basically if something errors in that method, files may be left behind that are meant to be temporary. To prevent that we use a finally block as cleanup

Mekasu0124•10mo ago

oh ok. That makes sense thank you 🙂 now the only thing I think I have left to do is figure out where to use my IncrementProgress function so that my progress bar runs parallel with the work the program is doing from start to finish https://pastebin.com/40uKfhQM this is the updated code for anyone who might be able to help with that. I also have to figure out how to launch the files that correspond to linux and mac operating systems as well since they don't use the .exe file

arion•10mo ago

Since essentially everything you're using is a stream (from thr get request, to the file saving etc) which means you should be able to implement a progress bar as the file downloads + as you extract it + as you move the contents etc Try searching for something like httpclient progress bar or async stream progress bar

Mekasu0124•9mo ago

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20661652/progress-bar-with-httpclient https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67368542/reading-large-txt-file-async-and-reporting-progress-in-progressbar-wpf-c-sharp I looked at both of these, and I'm still lost. I do apologize don't worry about it. I'll figure it out on my own somehow

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