See: Description
Package | Description |
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com.install4j.api |
This package contains general utility classes for the install4j API.
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com.install4j.api.actions |
This package contains the interfaces and abstract base classes for actions.
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com.install4j.api.beaninfo |
This package contains the utility classes for writing BeanInfo classes for screens, actions and form components.
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com.install4j.api.beans |
This package contains the base classes for all extension points in install4j as well as special property classes.
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com.install4j.api.context |
This package contains classes that allow you to interact with the installer and its environment.
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com.install4j.api.events |
This package contains classes that allow you to listen for events generated by the installer.
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com.install4j.api.formcomponents |
This package contains the interface and abstract base class for form components.
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com.install4j.api.launcher |
This package contains classes that your own application code can use to access runtime services provided by install4j.
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com.install4j.api.macos |
This package contains classes with static utility methods for using macOS-specific features that are not directly supported by the Java platform.
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com.install4j.api.screens |
This package contains the interfaces and abstract base classes for screens.
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com.install4j.api.styles |
This package contains the interface and abstract base class for styles.
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com.install4j.api.unix |
This package contains classes with static utility methods for using Unix-specific features that are not directly supported by the Java platform.
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com.install4j.api.update |
This package contains classes that help you to handle auto-updates.
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com.install4j.api.windows |
This package contains classes with static utility methods for using Windows-specific features that are not directly supported by the Java platform.
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com.install4j.api.windows.service |
This package contains classes to manipulate Windows services.
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This documentation specifies the public API that install4j provides for scripting installers and uninstallers, developing extensions and for accessing runtime services.
Please read "API->installer API" in the documentation for an overview on how to use the API. Packaging your own beans as regular install4j extensions is explained under "API->Extensions". The documentation is found under doc in the installation directory and can be displayed with the F1 keyboard shortcut in the install4j IDE.
To get started with writing your own screens, actions and form components, please have a look at the "Custom code" example project that is located under samples/customCode in the installation directory.
When developing your own classes, you have to add the install4j API to your compile classpath. Do not distribute this jar file with your application, install4j will handle this for you. i4jruntime.jar will be automatically available on the classpath in the installer as well as for all launchers generated by install4j. The JAR file is available located under resource/i4jruntime.jar in the installation directory and is also available as a Maven dependency:
Maven
<dependency>
<groupId>com.install4j</groupId>
<artifactId>install4j-runtime</artifactId>
<version>8.0</version>
</dependency>
<repository>
<id>ej-technologies</id>
<url>https://maven.ej-technologies.com/repository</url>
</repository>
Gradle
repositories {
maven {
url 'https://maven.ej-technologies.com/repository'
}
}
dependencies {
classpath group: 'com.install4j', name: 'install4j-runtime', version: '8.0'
}
install4j provides four extension points: screens, actions, form components and styles. Please see the corresponding package overview for more information: