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The following code snippet places the \c ErrorPage (which is the class name of the user interface file loaded from errorpage.ui) in front of the ready for installation page and sets its completeness to \c false. \code function Component() { // Add a user interface file called ErrorPage, which should not be complete installer.addWizardPage( component, "ErrorPage", QInstaller.ReadyForInstallation ); component.userInterface( "ErrorPage" ).complete = false; } \endcode For more information, see the documentation for \l installer::addWizardPage() and \l component::userInterface(). \section1 Installer Hooks You can add the following hook methods into your script: \table \header \li Method \li Description \row \li \c{Component.prototype.retranslateUi} \li Called when the language of the installer changes. \row \li \c{Component.prototype.createOperations} \li See \l component::createOperations(). \row \li \c{Component.prototype.createOperationsForArchive} \li See \l component::createOperationsForArchive(). \row \li \c{Component.prototype.createOperationsForPath} \li See \l component::createOperationsForPath(). \endtable \section1 Global Variables The installer puts the following symbols into the script space: \table \header \li Symbol \li Description \row \li installer \li Reference to the \l QInstaller of the component \row \li component \li Reference to the \l{https://doc.qt.io/qtinstallerframework/qinstaller-component.html}{Component}. of the component \endtable \section1 Message Boxes You can show a QMessageBox from within the script by using the following static members: \list \li QMessageBox::critical() \li QMessageBox::information() \li QMessageBox::question() \li QMessageBox::warning() \endlist For your convenience, the values for QMessageBox::StandardButton are made available by using \c QMessageBox.Ok, \c QMessageBox.Open, and so on. \section1 Adding Operations to Components You might want to add custom operations after extracting the content, when copying files or patching file content, for example. You can create and add update operations to the installation from within a script using component::addOperation(). If you need to run an operation that requires administrative rights, use component::addElevatedOperation() instead. Alternative way of adding custom operations is to use \c component.xml, see \l{Package Directory} Operations need to be added before the actual installation step. Override \l component::createOperations() to register custom operations for a component. Each operation has a unique key used for identification and can take up to five parameters. In the parameter values, you can use variables as set in installer::setValue(). For more information, see \l{Predefined Variables}. For a summary of all available operations, see \l{Operations}. \section1 Registering Custom Operations You can register custom installation operations in the installer by deriving the KDUpdater::UpdateOperation class. The following code displays the methods that you must implement: \code #include class CustomOperation : public KDUpdater::UpdateOperation { public: CustomOperation() { setName( "CustomOperation" ); setGroup( Install ); } void backup() { // do whatever is needed to restore the state in undoOperation() } bool performOperation() { const QStringList args = arguments(); // do whatever is needed to do for the given arguments bool success = ...; return success; } void undoOperation() { // restore the previous state, as saved in backup() } bool testOperation() { // currently unused return true; } CustomOperation* clone() const { return new CustomOperation; } QDomDocument toXml() { // automatically adds the operation's arguments and everything set via setValue QDomDocument doc = KDUpdater::UpdateOperation::toXml(); // if you need any information to undo the operation you did, // add them to the doc here return doc; } bool fromXml( const QDomDocument& doc ) { // automatically loads the operation's arguments and everything set via setValue if( !KDUpdater::UpdateOperation::fromXml( doc ) ) return false; // if you need any information to undo the operation you did, // read them from the doc here return true; } }; \endcode Finally, you need to register your custom operation class, as follows: \code #include KDUpdater::UpdateOperationFactory::instance().registerUpdateOperation< CustomOperation >( "CustomOperation" ); \endcode Now you can use your operation in the installer in the same way as the predefined operations. \section1 Predefined Variables You can use the following predefined variables in scripts to facilitate directory access: \table \header \li Symbol \li Description \row \li ProductName \li Name of the product to be installed, as defined in config.xml. \row \li ProductVersion \li Version number of the product to be installed, as defined in config.xml. \row \li Title \li Title of the installation program, as defined in config.xml. \row \li Publisher \li Publisher of the installation program, as defined in config.xml. \row \li Url \li Product URL, as defined in config.xml. \row \li StartMenuDir \li Start menu group, as defined in config.xml. Only available on Windows. \row \li TargetDir \li Target directory for installation, as selected by the user. \row \li DesktopDir \li Name of the directory that contains the user's desktop. Only available on Windows. \row \li os \li Current platform: \c "x11", \c "win", or \c "mac". This variable is deprecated: Use \l systemInfo instead. \row \li FrameworkVersion \li Version number of the Qt Installer Framework used to build the installation program. \row \li RootDir \li Root directory of the filesystem. \row \li HomeDir \li Home directory of the current user. \row \li ApplicationsDir \li Applications directory. For example, \c {C:\Program Files} on Windows, \c {/opt} on Linux and \c {/Applications} on macOS. See also the table that lists examples of \l {Applications-directory-on-Windows} {applications directories on Windows}. \row \li ApplicationsDirUser \li Applications directory for user-specific programs. This is useful on macOS, on other platforms it is the same as \c ApplicationsDir. For example, \c {$HOME/Applications} on macOS. \row \li ApplicationsDirX86 \li Applications Directory for 32 bit programs. This is useful on Windows, on other platforms it is the same as \c ApplicationsDir. For example, \c {C:\Program Files (x86)} on Windows. See also the table that lists examples of \l {Applications-directory-on-Windows} {applications directories on Windows}. \row \li ApplicationsDirX64 \li Applications Directory for 64 bit programs. This is useful on Windows, on other platforms it is the same as \c ApplicationsDir. For example, \c {C:\Program Files} on Windows. See also the table that lists examples of \l {Applications-directory-on-Windows} {applications directories on Windows}. \row \li InstallerDirPath \li The directory that contains the installer application executable. \row \li InstallerFilePath \li The file path of the installer application executable. \row \li UserStartMenuProgramsPath \li The path to the folder containing the items in the Start menu of the user. For example, \c {C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs} Only available on Windows. \row \li AllUsersStartMenuProgramsPath \li The path to the folder containing the items in the Start menu for all users. For example, \c {C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs} Only available on Windows. \row \li UILanguage \li The language that is used in the installer. \endtable The variables can be resolved by calls to installer::value(). If embedded in '@' they can also be part of strings passed as arguments to installation operations: \code if (installer.value("os") === "win") { component.addOperation("CreateShortcut", "@TargetDir@/MyApp.exe", "@StartMenuDir@/MyApp.lnk"); } \endcode \target Applications-directory-on-Windows For example, applications directory on Windows: \table \header \li OS (Windows) \li Qt Installer Framework \li Variable \li Example Path \row \li {1, 3} 32bit \li {1, 3} 32bit \li ApplicationsDir \li \c {C:\Program Files} \row \li ApplicationsDirX86 \li \c {C:\Program Files} \row \li ApplicationsDirX64 \li \c {C:\Program Files} \row \li {1, 6} 64bit \li {1, 3} 32bit \li ApplicationsDir \li \c {C:\Program Files (x86)} \row \li ApplicationsDirX86 \li \c {C:\Program Files (x86)} \row \li ApplicationsDirX64 \li \c {C:\Program Files} \row \li {1, 3} 64bit \li ApplicationsDir \li \c {C:\Program Files} \row \li ApplicationsDirX86 \li \c {C:\Program Files (x86)} \row \li ApplicationsDirX64 \li \c {C:\Program Files} \endtable \section1 Using postLoad in Component Script By default, component scripts are evaluated before the install tree view is shown. This can have performance cost if there is a huge amount of components with component scripts. The \c postLoad attribute introduces a way to evaluate the component script right before installation starts, only for the components that are selected for installation or update: \code \endcode Whether \c postLoad can be set to \c true must be considered case by case, depending on the contents of the script. For example, if the script contents affect the install tree view, like setting \c to \c true, setting new dependencies, or adding new wizard pages, \c postLoad must not be used or it must be set to \c false. If the script contains only methods that are run during the installation, \c postLoad can be set to \c true. For example, all overridden \c operation functions are run during installation. For more information, see \l {Adding Operations to Components}. If you are not sure when to use \c postLoad, then don't use it. The performance cost is huge only when there are thousands of scripts to be evaluated. Both \c