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Inspired by [nlaunch][2], the objective is to create an\napplication/environment/language-agnostic deployment tool that does not require\nsophisticated infrastructure.\n\n# How it works #\n\n1. **unfurl** is started with the manifest file as the first argument. Any\n   additional arguments will be passed along to the target application.\n   Examples:\n   * `unfurl.exe myapp`\n   * `unfurl.exe myapp.xml`\n   * `unfurl.exe apps\\myapp`\n   * `unfurl.exe P:\\deploy\\myapp.xml`\n2. It finds the manifest file based on the first argument:\n  * If the argument is an absolute or relative path, it is used\n  * Search the working directory for the manifest file, adding `.xml` if needed\n  * Search the application directory for the manifest file, adding `.xml` if\n    needed\n3. The manifest file is parsed.\n4. It checks the local `APPDATA` folder for existence of the latest version of\n   the target application binary.\n5. 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The application specified by `binary` is launched, passing along any\n   additional command line arguments.\n\nIf an error occurs during unpackaging, the local copy is removed from\n`APPDATA`.\n\n# Manifest file #\n\n```xml\n\u003c?xml version=\"1.0\" ?\u003e\n\u003cunfurl\u003e\n  \u003cbinary\u003emyapp.exe\u003c/binary\u003e\n  \u003crepository\u003eP:\\deploy\u003c/repository\u003e\n  \u003cidentifier\u003emyapp\u003c/identifier\u003e\n  \u003ccurrent-version\u003e1.0\u003c/current-version\u003e\n\u003c/unfurl\u003e\n```\n# TODO #\n\n* Tests\n* Package dependencies (e.g. a Qt package containing all DLL's)\n\n# License #\n\nThis code is copyright 2013 Logan Raarup, and is released under the revised BSD License.\n\nFor more information, see [`LICENSE`](http://github.com/logandk/unfurl/blob/master/LICENSE).\n\n\n[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClickOnce\n[2]: https://code.google.com/p/nlaunch\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Flogandk%2Funfurl","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Flogandk%2Funfurl","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Flogandk%2Funfurl/lists"}