fix(windows): build and publish NSIS installer

Author: Shimi Dudkin

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -202,8 +202,44 @@ jobs:
           name: screenmcp-android
           path: ${{ steps.apk.outputs.path }}
 
+  build-windows-installer:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install build dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y nsis mingw-w64
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain (Windows GNU target)
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          targets: x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
+
+      - name: Build Windows installer (.exe)
+        working-directory: windows
+        run: ./build-installer.sh "${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
+
+      - name: Determine installer name
+        id: installer
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          version="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
+          file="screenmcp-setup-${version}-x86_64.exe"
+          cp "windows/target/installer/${file}" "${file}"
+          echo "path=${file}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "name=${file}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: screenmcp-windows-installer
+          path: ${{ steps.installer.outputs.path }}
+
   release:
-    needs: [build-desktop, build-android]
+    needs: [build-desktop, build-android, build-windows-installer]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -216,7 +252,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Collect release assets
         run: |
           mkdir -p release
-          find artifacts -type f \( -name '*.tar.gz' -o -name '*.zip' -o -name '*.apk' -o -name '*.dmg' \) -exec mv {} release/ \;
+          find artifacts -type f \( -name '*.tar.gz' -o -name '*.zip' -o -name '*.apk' -o -name '*.dmg' -o -name 'screenmcp-setup-*-x86_64.exe' \) -exec mv {} release/ \;
           ls -lh release/
 
       - name: Generate checksums
@@ -241,6 +277,7 @@ jobs:
             | **macOS (Apple Silicon)** | `screenmcp-mac-aarch64-apple-darwin-*.dmg` | M1/M2/M3/M4 Macs |
             | **macOS (Intel)** | `screenmcp-mac-x86_64-apple-darwin-*.dmg` | Older Intel Macs |
             | **Windows** | `screenmcp-windows-*.zip` | x86_64 |
+            | **Windows Installer** | `screenmcp-setup-*-x86_64.exe` | NSIS setup wizard |
             | **Linux** | `screenmcp-linux-*.tar.gz` | x86_64 |
             | **Android** | `screenmcp-android-*.apk` | ARM/x86 |
 

windows/build-installer.sh

@@ -36,6 +36,24 @@ if ! "$RUSTUP" target list --installed | grep -q "x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"; then
   "$RUSTUP" target add x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
 fi
 
+VENDOR_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/vendor"
+CARGO_HOME_TMP=""
+if [ -d "$VENDOR_DIR" ]; then
+  echo "    Using vendored dependencies from $VENDOR_DIR"
+  CARGO_HOME_TMP="$(mktemp -d)"
+  mkdir -p "$CARGO_HOME_TMP"
+  trap 'rm -rf "$CARGO_HOME_TMP"' EXIT
+  cat >"$CARGO_HOME_TMP/config.toml" <<EOF
+[source.crates-io]
+replace-with = "vendored-sources"
+
+[source.vendored-sources]
+directory = "$VENDOR_DIR"
+EOF
+  export CARGO_HOME="$CARGO_HOME_TMP"
+  export CARGO_NET_OFFLINE=true
+fi
+
 CARGO_TARGET_X86_64_PC_WINDOWS_GNU_LINKER=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc \
   cargo build --release --target x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
 

windows/vendor-deps.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Vendor Rust dependencies for offline builds.
+# Usage: ./vendor-deps.sh
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Source Rust environment if not already in PATH
+if ! command -v cargo &>/dev/null; then
+  if [ -f "$HOME/.cargo/env" ]; then
+    source "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+  elif [ -f "/home/user/.cargo/env" ]; then
+    source "/home/user/.cargo/env"
+  else
+    echo "ERROR: cargo not found. Install Rust: https://rustup.rs"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+VENDOR_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/vendor"
+
+mkdir -p "$VENDOR_DIR"
+
+# This requires network access the first time. After that, build-installer.sh can run offline.
+# We keep output quiet and deterministic by using the lockfile.
+cargo vendor "$VENDOR_DIR" >/dev/null
+
+echo "Vendored dependencies to: $VENDOR_DIR"