rework windows launcher build process (#2758)

* update license

* download pre-compiled windows launcher instead of building it with each commit

* remove windows launcher project which has moved to its own repo

.github/workflows/artifacts.yml

@@ -244,28 +244,10 @@ jobs:
             main/
           retention-days: 1
 
-  build_rust_windows:
-    name: Build rust for Windows
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Get the sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Build Windows Launcher
-        shell: bash
-        run: cargo build --manifest-path=ErsatzTV-Windows/Cargo.toml --release --all-features
-
-      - name: Upload Rust Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: rust-windows-build
-          path: ErsatzTV-Windows/target/release/ersatztv_windows.exe
-          retention-days: 1
-
   package_and_upload_windows:
     name: Package & Upload Windows
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build_dotnet_windows, build_rust_windows]
+    needs: build_dotnet_windows
     steps:
       - name: Download dotnet artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -273,10 +255,10 @@ jobs:
           name: dotnet-windows-build
           path: dotnet-build
 
-      - name: Download rust artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - name: Download rust launcher
+        uses: suisei-cn/actions-download-file@v1.3.0
         with:
-          name: rust-windows-build
+          url: "https://github.com/ErsatzTV/ErsatzTV-Windows/releases/download/v1.0.0/ErsatzTV-Windows.exe"
           path: rust-build
 
       - name: Download ffmpeg
@@ -299,7 +281,7 @@ jobs:
           # dotnet shouldn't copy the resources here, but it does
           rm -rf "$release_name/Resources"
 
-          mv rust-build/ersatztv_windows.exe "$release_name/ErsatzTV-Windows.exe"
+          mv rust-build/ErsatzTV-Windows.exe "$release_name/ErsatzTV-Windows.exe"
           7z e "ffmpeg/${{ steps.downloadffmpeg.outputs.filename }}" -o"$release_name" '*.exe' -r
           rm -f "$release_name/ffplay.exe"
 

ErsatzTV-Windows/.gitignore

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-target/
-

ErsatzTV-Windows/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "ersatztv_windows"
-version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2021"
-
-[dependencies]
-tray-item = { git = "https://github.com/olback/tray-item-rs" }
-special-folder = { git = "https://github.com/masinc/special-folder-rs" }
-process_path = "0.1.4"
-
-[dependencies.windows]
-version = "0.43.0"
-features = [
-    "Win32_System_Console",
-    "Win32_Foundation"
-]
-
-[build-dependencies]
-windres = "*"
-static_vcruntime = "2.0"

ErsatzTV-Windows/build.rs

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use windres::Build;
-
-fn main() {
-    static_vcruntime::metabuild();
-    Build::new().compile("ersatztv_windows.rc").unwrap();
-}

ErsatzTV-Windows/ersatztv_windows.rc

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-id ICON "ersatztv.ico"
-ersatztv-icon ICON "ersatztv.ico"

ErsatzTV-Windows/src/main.rs

@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-#![windows_subsystem = "windows"]
-
-use special_folder::SpecialFolder;
-use std::env;
-use std::fs;
-use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
-use std::process::Child;
-use std::process::Command;
-use std::process::Stdio;
-use windows::Win32::System::Console;
-use {std::sync::mpsc, tray_item::TrayItem};
-
-const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x08000000;
-
-enum Message {
-    Exit,
-}
-
-fn main() {
-    let mut tray = TrayItem::new("ErsatzTV", "ersatztv-icon").unwrap();
-
-    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
-
-    tray.add_menu_item("Launch Web UI", || {
-        let ui_port = env::var("ETV_UI_PORT")
-            .ok()
-            .and_then(|val| val.parse::<u16>().ok())
-            .unwrap_or(8409);
-
-        let _ = Command::new("cmd")
-            .creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW)
-            .arg("/C")
-            .arg("start")
-            .arg(format!("http://localhost:{}", ui_port))
-            .stdin(Stdio::null())
-            .stdout(Stdio::null())
-            .stderr(Stdio::null())
-            .spawn();
-    })
-        .unwrap();
-
-    tray.add_menu_item("Show Logs", || {
-        let path = SpecialFolder::LocalApplicationData
-            .get()
-            .unwrap()
-            .join("ersatztv")
-            .join("logs");
-        match path.to_str() {
-            None => {}
-            Some(folder) => {
-                fs::create_dir_all(folder).unwrap();
-                let _ = Command::new("explorer.exe")
-                    .arg(folder)
-                    .stdin(Stdio::null())
-                    .stdout(Stdio::null())
-                    .stderr(Stdio::null())
-                    .spawn();
-            }
-        }
-    })
-        .unwrap();
-
-    tray.inner_mut().add_separator().unwrap();
-
-    tray.add_menu_item("Exit", move || {
-        tx.send(Message::Exit).unwrap();
-    })
-        .unwrap();
-
-    let path = process_path::get_executable_path();
-    let mut child: Option<Child> = None;
-    match path {
-        None => {}
-        Some(path) => {
-            let etv = path.parent().unwrap().join("ErsatzTV.exe");
-            if etv.exists() {
-                match etv.to_str() {
-                    None => {}
-                    Some(etv) => {
-                        child = Some(
-                            Command::new(etv)
-                                .creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW)
-                                .stdin(Stdio::null())
-                                .stdout(Stdio::null())
-                                .stderr(Stdio::null())
-                                .spawn()
-                                .unwrap(),
-                        );
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    loop {
-        match rx.recv() {
-            Ok(Message::Exit) => {
-                match child {
-                    None => {}
-                    Some(mut child) => {
-                        unsafe {
-                            if Console::AttachConsole(child.id()) == true
-                            {
-                                Console::GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent(Console::CTRL_C_EVENT, 0);
-                            }
-                        }
-                        child.wait().unwrap();
-                    }
-                }
-                break;
-            }
-            _ => {}
-        }
-    }
-}

LICENSE

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 zlib License
 
-Copyright (c) 2022 Jason Dove
+Copyright (c) 2026 Jason Dove
 
 This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
 warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ freely, subject to the following restrictions:
    appreciated but is not required.
 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
    misrepresented as being the original software.
-3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
+3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.