Share My Creation [Tool] Manifest.txt Writer for B4XLib

Version 2.20

GitHub: https://github.com/pyhoon/manifest-writer-non-ui-b4j

Download jar: https://github.com/pyhoon/manifest-writer-non-ui-b4j/releases/download/v2.20/manifest-writer.jar

A tool for writing or updating manifest.txt for b4xlib distribution.

How to use​

1. Add the #Macro tag to call manifest-writer.jar from B4X additional libraries folder
   e.g
   
   #Macro: Title, Version, ide://run?file=%ADDITIONAL%\..\B4X\manifest-writer.jar&Args=%PROJECT%\..\release&Args=%PROJECT%\..\release&Args=Version&Args=add.1
2. This tool expects at least 2 arguments
3. First argument is source folder contains the manifest.txt
4. Second argument is the destination folder where the updated manifest.txt is saved (in my practice I use a release folder)
5. Adding 2 more arguments to update the entry
   e.g Version add.1
   So the Macro tag will call a command like:
   
   java.exe -jar manifest-writer.jar source_path destination_path Version add.1
   This will auto increment the version by 0.1
6. More arguments can be added in pairs
7. Click the title button to activate the action

Tips:

1. The manifest.txt file in source folder can be a template with empty values
2. The source folder can be the same as destination folder
3. Use %20 or + for blank space in key or value
   e.g. Supported Platforms=B4J (the keys contains a blank space)
   The command should look like:
   
   java.exe -jar manifest-writer.jar source_path destination_path Version 2.10 Supported+Platforms B4J

 

[aeric]

Version 2.00

What's New​

1. Support auto increment version
2. Create an empty source manifest.txt if not exist
3. Added more macros
4. Added more logs
5. Simplified some logic
6. Added ExitApplication

Edit: There is a bug. The macro is not working with + sign. A patch will be applied on next version.

 

[aeric]

Version 2.10

What's New​

1. Fix bug auto increment not working when using macro
2. Show version in logs

Auto increment version​

The following macro will update the version number in destination manifest.txt by 0.1

#Macro: Title, Version, ide://run?file=%ADDITIONAL%\..\B4X\manifest-writer-non-ui.jar&Args=%PROJECT%\..\release&Args=%PROJECT%\..\release&Args=Version&Args=add.1

Make sure the source and destination are the same.

 

[aeric]

Note: In some projects, I will write manifest-writer.jar instead of manifest-writer-non-ui.jar

Nothing special, just a rename of the file name to be shorter.

 

[aeric]

Version 2.20

What's New​

1. Support unlimited even numbers of arguments
2. Supports removing unused keys with '-' in argument pair value
3. Handles '+' in arguments for blank space value

Example:

#Macro: Title, Update Manifest, ide://run?file=%ADDITIONAL%\..\B4X\manifest-writer.jar&Args=%PROJECT%&Args=%PROJECT%&Args=Version&Args=1.00&Args=B4A.DependsOn&Args=-&Args=B4i.DependsOn&Args=-&Args=B4J.DependsOn&Args=-&Args=DependsOn&Args=B4XCollections&Args=CustomClassTemplates&Args=-&Args=CustomClassTemplates&Args=MiniHtml+View+(Main)|MainView

Original manifest.txt

Author=Aeric
Version=0.90
B4J.DependsOn=Json,B4XCollections
B4i.DependsOn=iJSON,B4XCollections
B4A.DependsOn=JSON,B4XCollections
CustomClassTemplates=MiniHtml View (Main)|MainView

New manifest.txt

Author=Aeric
Version=1.00
DependsOn=B4XCollections
CustomClassTemplates=MiniHtml View (Main)|MainView