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Troy Lowry edited this page Apr 25, 2019 · 2 revisions

nSuite Wizard

The nSuite wizard program is intended to be used by developers or those who wish to package/diff/distribute one or many files. It is a command-line application and is run by using one of the following arguments:

  • -installer -src=<path> -dst=<path>

    • Creates a fully-fledged installer (Windows) with all the contents of the source directory
    • Writes the installer to the destination path specified
    • Generates an uninstaller, and links it up in the user's registry
    • Can write a 'manifest.nman' file in the root source directory
      • Specify string attributes for the installer, such as name, version, derscriptions, shortcuts

  • -packager -src=<path> -dst=<path>

    • Creates a mini installer with no GUI (terminal only) with all the contents of the source directory
    • No uninstaller, registry modifications, or manifest file

  • -pack -src=<path> -dst=<path>

    • Packages and compresses all the contents of the source directory into an .npack file
    • Writes package file to the destination path specified
    • Requires nSuite to unpackage
    • Note:
      • these package files are what is embedded in the installers above
      • can be used in diffing as a substitution for a source 'old/new' directory

  • -unpack -src=<path> -dst=<path>

    • Decompresses and unpackages the contents held in an .npack file
    • Writes package contents to the destination path specified
    • Note: this command is executed what is executed in the installers above

  • -diff -old=<path> -new=<path> -dst=<path>

    • Finds all the common, added, and removed files between the old and new directories specified
    • Generates patch instructions for all the differences found between all these files (including add/delete file instructions)
    • Files are analyzed byte/8byte wise, and is accelerated by multiple threads
    • Instead of directories, can specify .npack files. Usefull if needing to maintain multiple versions on disk.
      • nSuite will virtualize the content within, treating it as a directory for you.

  • -patch -src=<path> -dst=<path>

    • Uses a source .ndiff file, and executes all the patch instructions it contains on the destination directory specified
    • Security:
      • Patch file has before/after hashes
      • File hashes must match, otherwise the application is aborted prior to writing-out to disk
      • Strict conditions to prevent against file corruption.
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