Standalone build

Author: dansleboby

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build solution
       run: dotnet build CanonSDK.sln --configuration Release --no-restore
 
-    - name: Publish Canon.API
-      run: dotnet publish Canon.API --configuration Release --output ./publish --no-build
+    - name: Publish Canon.API as standalone executable
+      run: dotnet publish Canon.API/Canon.API.csproj --configuration Release --runtime win-x64 --self-contained true -p:PublishSingleFile=true --output ./publish
 
     - name: Create release package
       run: |

Canon.API/Canon.API.csproj

@@ -5,11 +5,18 @@
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
 	  <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
-    
+
     <!-- Assembly Version Configuration -->
     <AssemblyVersion>1.0.0.8</AssemblyVersion>
     <FileVersion>1.0.0.8</FileVersion>
     <Version>1.0.0.8</Version>
+
+    <!-- Self-Contained Single-File Deployment -->
+    <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
+    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
+    <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
+    <IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract>true</IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract>
+    <EnableCompressionInSingleFile>true</EnableCompressionInSingleFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

Canon.API/Program.cs

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     AutoUpdater.RunUpdateAsAdmin = false; // Disable admin requirement
 
     // Set download path to application directory to avoid temp folder permission issues
-    var appDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
+    var appDirectory = AppContext.BaseDirectory;
     AutoUpdater.DownloadPath = appDirectory;
     AutoUpdater.InstallationPath = appDirectory;
 

Canon.Core/Canon.Core.csproj

@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="..\EDSDK\EDSDK.dll" Link="EDSDK.dll">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToPublishDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToPublishDirectory>
+      <ExcludeFromSingleFile>true</ExcludeFromSingleFile>
     </None>
     <None Include="..\EDSDK\EdsImage.dll" Link="EdsImage.dll">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToPublishDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToPublishDirectory>
+      <ExcludeFromSingleFile>true</ExcludeFromSingleFile>
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
 

build.bat

@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ rem Build Canon.API in Release configuration
 echo Building Canon.API...
 dotnet build Canon.API --configuration Release --no-restore
 
-rem Publish Canon.API for deployment
-echo Publishing Canon.API...
-dotnet publish Canon.API --configuration Release --output ./publish --no-build --verbosity minimal
+rem Publish Canon.API for deployment as standalone executable
+echo Publishing Canon.API as standalone executable...
+dotnet publish Canon.API/Canon.API.csproj --configuration Release --runtime win-x64 --self-contained true -p:PublishSingleFile=true --output ./publish --verbosity minimal
 
 echo.
 echo Build completed successfully!