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A release gets a third file, BetterWindowsServices-win-x64.msi. It installs the window and the command line into Program Files\Better Windows Services for every account on the machine, puts the window in the Start menu and the folder on the machine's PATH, and carries exactly what the two archives hold. The archives stay as they are. The installer is built in phase B from the two signed packages and signed the same way, with the product's name as the signature's description. Whether this machine can build it is asked before the card signs anything. It gets its own bill of materials - the components of both packages, each checked against its own build manifest - and its own attestation in phase C. Phase D expects it, checks its signature, and now reads the tree of the tag it verifies, so an older release is held to what it published. A release candidate gets none. The source is a WiX 5.0.2 template with no extension, no custom action and no dialogs of WiX's own, and build-msi.ps1 asks the built database the same. It installs per machine, keeps one UpgradeCode for good, replaces the old product first so a rebuild of a version really replaces its files, refuses an older version with a sentence, and closes nothing that is running. test-installer.ps1 asks a machine what the installer does: install, upgrade while a bws run holds bws.exe, a rebuild of the same version, an older version, and an uninstall with somebody else's file in the folder - comparing every file, the Programs and Features entry, the machine PATH including its registry value, a new process finding bws, the Start menu entry and the registry key. A new workflow runs it on a clean runner when a pull request touches the packaging or the programs. InstallerGuards holds the lines those measurements rest on. README, the site and the changelog say where the installer is and what it leaves behind. The published-file sweep now reads PowerShell scripts and the installer source too. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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| Tests For Changed Behavior |  |
The PR adds substantial tests for the MSI source, installer behavior, and release wiring, and it does not delete or weaken existing tests. However, packaging/sbom.ps1 adds a new installer SBOM mode … |
Add automated tests for packaging/sbom.ps1 using temporary installer and package dependency manifests. Verify successful installer SBOM generation, the retained .msi identity and download URL, deduplicated components, and rejection of u… |
| Safe File Parsing | |
The new packaging/test-installer.ps1 trusts fields from kit.json. Read-Kit parses the caller-supplied -KitFolder\\kit.json with ConvertFrom-Json at line 247 but performs no schema or path val… |
Treat kit.json as untrusted input. Before using it, bound its size, catch ConvertFrom-Json errors, validate every required property and type, and reject values that do not match the generated register and safe basenames. Resolve executa… |
| System Changes Are Reversible | |
The PR adds a per-machine MSI that changes persistent system state. The WiX template writes HKLM registry values and appends the install folder to the machine PATH (`packaging/msi/BetterWindowsService… | Add explicit state-preserving rollback and recovery. Save the original machine PATH, its registry value kind, and any pre-existing product-key values before installation; restore them on uninstall and failed or interrupted installation. Add… |
| Clear User-Facing Text | |
Two new SBOM error messages state the invalid condition but do not tell the release operator how to fix it. In packaging/sbom.ps1:92, sbom: the register names no installer should direct the operat… |
Replace these messages with actionable text, for example: sbom: packaging/components.json has no installer entry. Add installer.file and installer.contents, or describe cli/gui instead. and `sbom: installer.contents is empty. Add at least… |
| No Resource Leaks | |
The new installer test harness leaves native resources open. Invoke-Msi creates a System.Diagnostics.Process at packaging/test-installer.ps1:382 and never disposes it; its timeout path at lines … |
In packaging/test-installer.ps1, wrap every msiexec process in try/finally; on timeout, terminate it, wait for termination, then dispose the Process object. After the held bws process finishes or is killed, wait for it, dispose it… |
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Check name Status Explanation Description Check Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled. Title check The title clearly describes the main change: adding a Windows installer beside the two existing archives. It is specific, user-facing, and within the length limit. Linked Issues check Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request. Out of Scope Changes check Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request. No Secrets Or Debug Leftovers The pull-request diff adds no CLAUDE.md, CLAUDE.local.md, AGENTS.md, .claude/, or .env files. Scans found no credential-shaped values, personal e-mail addresses, private URLs, user-specific local path… No Hardcoded Ui Styling The pull request does not change XAML, Slint, Fyne, Tkinter, or WPF code-behind. The changed HTML files update text and existing class usage only; they add no colors, fonts, spacing, sizes, or corner … No Obvious Performance Problems No clear performance problem was introduced. The PR adds packaging, release workflows, installer tests, and static site/config changes, with no UI-thread work or large UI collections. File and depende… Desktop Robustness No desktop-robustness failure is introduced. The PR changes no files under src; the installer and release scripts are packaging/CI code. New paths use$PSScriptRootor explicit inputs, while the i…Scope, Duplication And Docs The pull request is a coherent Windows installer feature. The title and description cover the installer, packaging scripts, release phases, workflow, tests, and release behavior. README.md and CHANGEL…
Full details: Tests For Changed Behavior
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Explanation
The PR adds substantial tests for the MSI source, installer behavior, and release wiring, and it does not delete or weaken existing tests. However,
packaging/sbom.ps1adds a new installer SBOM mode with-DepsFolder, package-union validation, version-consistency checks, and MSI identity handling. No test references or executessbom.ps1;InstallerGuardsonly checks thatsign-release.ps1contains the installer invocation. This changed release behavior is therefore not covered by tests.Resolution
Add automated tests for
packaging/sbom.ps1using temporary installer and package dependency manifests. Verify successful installer SBOM generation, the retained.msiidentity and download URL, deduplicated components, and rejection of unknown packages, missing manifests, and conflicting resolved versions. Keep an archive-mode regression case.
Full details: Safe File Parsing
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Explanation
The new
packaging/test-installer.ps1trusts fields fromkit.json.Read-Kitparses the caller-supplied-KitFolder\kit.jsonwithConvertFrom-Jsonat line 247 but performs no schema or path validation. The untrustedcliExeis concatenated intocmd.exe /cstrings at lines 319-320, so shell metacharacters can execute commands. The same field controlsJoin-PathandProcessStartInfo.FileNameat lines 350 and 503/405, allowing execution outside the kit folder.productNamealso controls machine paths at lines 263-265. Malformed JSON throws before the maintryblock. This is introduced by the new test harness, which is the only source of the kit consumed byRead-Kit.Resolution
Treat
kit.jsonas untrusted input. Before using it, bound its size, catchConvertFrom-Jsonerrors, validate every required property and type, and reject values that do not match the generated register and safe basenames. Resolve executable paths withPath.GetFullPathand require them to remain under the kit or installed folder. Replacecmd.exe /cwith directProcessStartInfo/Start-Processcalls usingFileNameplus an argument list such as@('--version'); usewhere.exedirectly if PATH lookup is required. ValidateproductNameandpublisherbefore using them in filesystem or registry paths, and return the documented input-error code instead of terminating on malformed JSON.
Full details: System Changes Are Reversible
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Explanation
The PR adds a per-machine MSI that changes persistent system state. The WiX template writes HKLM registry values and appends the install folder to the machine PATH (
packaging/msi/BetterWindowsServices.wxs:93-99, 108-117). It marks the PATH entry non-permanent, but it does not save existing registry or PATH state for crash or restart recovery. The test harness only records the original PATH in memory and restores the installation infinally; after an interrupted run it refuses to start and requires manual-Cleanup(packaging/test-installer.ps1:35-38, 472-477). Normal uninstall is visible through Programs and Features, but the required stop, crash, and next-start restoration is not implemented.Resolution
Add explicit state-preserving rollback and recovery. Save the original machine PATH, its registry value kind, and any pre-existing product-key values before installation; restore them on uninstall and failed or interrupted installation. Add startup recovery for interrupted test or installer operations, and verify recovery after forced termination or restart. Keep the existing visible uninstall path and test that it restores every changed registry and PATH value.
Full details: Clear User-Facing Text
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Explanation
Two new SBOM error messages state the invalid condition but do not tell the release operator how to fix it. In
packaging/sbom.ps1:92,sbom: the register names no installershould direct the operator to add the installer registration or usecli/gui. Atpackaging/sbom.ps1:102,sbom: the installer carries no package, which cannot be rightshould direct the operator to populateinstaller.contentswith registered package IDs.Resolution
Replace these messages with actionable text, for example:
sbom: packaging/components.json has no installer entry. Add installer.file and installer.contents, or describe cli/gui instead.andsbom: installer.contents is empty. Add at least one registered package ID, such as gui or cli.
Full details: No Resource Leaks
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The new installer test harness leaves native resources open.
Invoke-Msicreates aSystem.Diagnostics.Processatpackaging/test-installer.ps1:382and never disposes it; its timeout path at lines 386-388 also returns whilemsiexec.execan still run.Start-HeldRuncreates a redirected-outputSystem.Diagnostics.Processat lines 405-414. Thefinallyblock only callsKill()at lines 580-585 and never waits, closesStandardOutput, or disposes the process.Test-Installedalso createsWScript.Shelland a shortcut COM object at line 357 without releasing either object. These resources are introduced by this pull request and are not released on all paths.Resolution
In
packaging/test-installer.ps1, wrap everymsiexecprocess intry/finally; on timeout, terminate it, wait for termination, then dispose theProcessobject. After the heldbwsprocess finishes or is killed, wait for it, dispose itsStandardOutputreader, and dispose the process in the outerfinally. Store theWScript.Shellobject separately and release both it and the shortcut COM object withMarshal.FinalReleaseComObjectin afinallyblock, releasing the shortcut before the shell.
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Review comments at @.github/workflows/attest-signed.yml:
- Around line 141-147: Update the installer paths in the `Attest the bill of
materials for the installer` step to derive both `subject-path` and `sbom-path`
from the existing `INSTALLER` environment value instead of repeating the MSI
filename literal.
Review comments at @.github/workflows/verify-release.yml:
- Around line 84-92: Update the README command filtering in the release
verification workflow to skip commands containing the registered installer
filename only when `$env:TAG` contains `-`. Keep those commands enabled for full
releases and preserve the existing filtering of blank lines and comments.
Review comments at @site/pages/home/en.html:
- Line 194: Add an `{{archive_installer}}` row with a short English description
to the adjacent download table in `site/pages/home/en.html` at lines 194-194,
and add the same row with a Polish description to `site/pages/home/pl.html` at
lines 180-180.
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- Around line 242-246: Update the process-output handling in the installer guard
test so reading stdout and stderr does not block before the timeout check. Start
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56-58: LGTM!Also applies to: 68-68, 100-126, 156-166
Phase D runs the README's verification commands as written, and two of them name the installer, which a release candidate does not publish. For a candidate those two are now left out, and the step says how many - every other command still runs, and a full release runs all of them. Phase C attests the installer under the name it already holds in INSTALLER, the one copy InstallerGuards compares with the register, rather than under a second literal that a rename would leave behind. The home page lists the installer in its table of files, in English and in Polish, as the download page already does. The guard that runs build-msi.ps1 reads both output channels as they arrive, so its 60 second limit is the one that holds: a pwsh that hung would have held a read to the end for ever. On the limit it ends the whole process tree and fails with what was said. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The first run of the installer job on a clean runner failed one check: after the uninstall the machine PATH held the same text to the character, and its registry kind had gone from ExpandString to String. On the throwaway machine the kind had stayed. Measured on that machine both ways: with %SystemRoot% in the PATH, Windows Installer keeps ExpandString, and with the same PATH expanded so it holds no variable, it writes it back as String. With no variable in the text the two kinds read the same for every reader, so the test now holds the text to the character, holds the kind where the PATH holds a variable, and otherwise says the change in a note instead of passing it in silence. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The installer job's second run on a clean runner found that a bws run left going during an upgrade does not always outlive it. The upgrade succeeds and moves the old bws.exe aside, and bws, a single-file .NET program, reads parts of itself out of that file the first time it needs them: the run next opened its error channel, needed System.Text.Encoding.Extensions, did not find the file and ended with an unhandled exception. On the throwaway machine the same run needed nothing more and finished with 0. So the sentence that a running bws keeps its old copy until it ends was not true. README, the changelog, the download page and the installer source now say to close the window and any running bws before upgrading, because a copy left running can stop with an error. The installer source also says the exit code it was measured with, 0, where it said 3010. The test still requires the upgrade to succeed with bws.exe in use, and says on every run which of the two became of the held run, instead of holding it to an answer that is not the installer's. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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What this adds
A release gets a third file,
BetterWindowsServices-win-x64.msi, beside the two archives, which stay as they are.Program Files\Better Windows Servicesfor every account on the machine, the window in the Start menu, the folder on the machine's PATH (sobwsanswers in a new terminal and a scheduled task), one entry in Settings, Apps with neither Change nor Repair.LICENSE,THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md.%APPDATA%and the folder it unpacks into as administrator underProgramData.How a release builds it
packaging/sign-release.ps1): asksbuild-msi.ps1 -Checkbefore the card signs anything, builds the installer from the two SIGNED package folders after repacking, signs it with the product name as the description, holds it to the same pin and timestamp as the programs, writes its SBOM and its checksum. A release candidate gets none.attest-signed.yml): attests the installer's SBOM when the release carries one, and requires its digest from phase B.verify-release.yml): expects the installer, its SBOM and its bundle, checks its signature, and now checks out the tree of the TAG, so a release checked again later is held to what it published.packaging/sbom.ps1 -PackageId installer -DepsFolder: the components of both packages, each checked in both directions against its own build manifest. The two archive documents come out byte for byte as before, apart from the date.The installer source is a WiX 5.0.2 template with no extension, no custom action and no dialogs of WiX's own.
build-msi.ps1asks the built database for that (emptyCustomActionandBinarytables) before moving it anywhere.How it is checked
packaging/test-installer.ps1asks a machine what the installer does: install, upgrade while abwsrun holdsbws.exe, a rebuild of the same version, an older version, an uninstall with somebody else's file in the folder. After each step it compares every file, the Programs and Features entry, the machine PATH including its registry value and kind, a new process findingbws, the Start menu entry and the registry key. Run on Windows Server 2025: 64 checks ok, and its-SelfTestcanary shows the folder comparison can fail.installer.ymlruns it on a cleanwindows-latestrunner when a pull request touchespackaging/,src/or the version files. Not a required check.InstallerGuards(15 tests) holds the lines those measurements rest on, against the sourcebuild-msi.ps1renders. 15 new mutation entries, 15 caught.*.ps1and*.wxs.Not checked yet
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