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

Version 2.10

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

Download jar: https://github.com/pyhoon/manifest-...ses/download/v2.10/manifest-writer-non-ui.jar

A tool for writing or updating manifest.txt for b4xlib distribution, especially version number.

How to use​

1. Add the #Macro tag to call manifest-writer-non-ui.jar from B4X additional libraries folder
   e.g
   
   #Macro: Title, Version, ide://run?file=%JAVABIN%\java.exe&Args=-jar&Args=%ADDITIONAL%\..\B4X\manifest-writer-non-ui.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-non-ui.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-non-ui.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=%JAVABIN%\java.exe&Args=-jar&Args=%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.