launch4j

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -16,23 +16,31 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
-          distribution: 'adopt' # Optional, you can choose other JDK providers (e.g., zulu)
+          distribution: 'adopt'
           java-version: '17'
 
       - name: Build with Maven
         run: mvn package
 
+      - name: Install Chocolatey
+        run: |
+          Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force;
+          [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072;
+          iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
+
+      - name: Install Launch4j using Chocolatey
+        run: |
+          choco install launch4j -y
+
       - name: Create EXE using Launch4j
         run: |
-          curl -L https://github.com/launch4j/launch4j/releases/download/3.14/launch4j-3.14-win32.msi --output launch4j.msi
-          msiexec /i launch4j.msi /quiet
-          launch4j --output target/MDCstudentSIMULATOR.exe --jar target/gs-maven-0.1.0.jar --outfile target/MDCstudentSIMULATOR.exe
+          "C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\launch4j\tools\launch4j.exe" launch4j.xml
         shell: bash
 
       - name: Upload EXE artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
-          name: app_executable
+          name: MDCstudentSIMULATOR_executable
           path: target/MDCstudentSIMULATOR.exe
 
       - name: Create Release

launch4j.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<launch4jConfig>
+  <!-- The jar file that you want to convert to an EXE -->
+  <jar>target/gs-maven-0.1.0.jar</jar>
+
+  <!-- The output EXE file that will be generated -->
+  <outfile>target/MDCstudentSIMULATOR.exe</outfile>
+
+  <!-- Main class that contains the 'public static void main(String[] args)' method -->
+  <manifest>
+    <mainClass>com.example.MainClass</mainClass> <!-- Replace with your actual main class -->
+  </manifest>
+
+  <!-- Settings related to the generated EXE file -->
+  <headerType>gui</headerType> <!-- 'gui' if it's a graphical application, 'console' for command-line -->
+  <errTitle>Application Error</errTitle>
+  <cmdLine></cmdLine>
+  <chdir>.</chdir>
+  <priority>normal</priority>
+  <downloadUrl></downloadUrl>
+  <supportUrl></supportUrl>
+  <stayAlive>false</stayAlive>
+  <restartOnCrash>false</restartOnCrash>
+
+  <!-- Optionally, you can specify an icon for the EXE -->
+  <icon></icon> <!-- Path to a .ico file if you want a custom icon for your EXE -->
+</launch4jConfig>