Generate windows installer.

.github/workflows/binaries.yml

@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: ${{ env.NAME }}
         path: 'target/${{ matrix.sys.target }}/release/${{ env.NAME }}.tar.gz'
+    - name: Create Windows Installer
+      if: github.event_name == 'release' && matrix.sys.os == 'windows-latest'
+      shell: pwsh
+      run: |
+        winget install --id NSIS.NSIS
+        $Env::STELLAR_CLI_BINARY = "target/${{ matrix.sys.target }}/release/stellar.exe"
+        makensis installer.nsi
     - name: Upload to Release (release only)
       if: github.event_name == 'release'
       uses: actions/github-script@v7

installer.nsi

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+OutFile "stellar-cli-installer-$%VERSION%.exe"
+InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\Stellar CLI"
+RequestExecutionLevel admin
+
+; Define WM_SETTINGCHANGE since NSIS doesn’t natively recognize it
+!define WM_SETTINGCHANGE 0x1A
+
+Section "Install"
+    SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
+    File "$%STELLAR_CLI_BINARY%"
+    WriteUninstaller "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe"
+
+    ; Create a shortcut in the Start Menu
+    CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\Stellar CLI"
+    CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Stellar CLI\Uninstall.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe" "" "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe" 0
+
+    ; Add an entry to the Windows "Programs and Features" list
+    WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Stellar CLI" "DisplayName" "Stellar CLI"
+    WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Stellar CLI" "UninstallString" "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe"
+    WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Stellar CLI" "DisplayIcon" "$INSTDIR\stellar.exe"
+    WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Stellar CLI" "DisplayVersion" "$%VERSION%"
+    WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Stellar CLI" "Publisher" "Stellar"
+    WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Stellar CLI" "InstallLocation" "$INSTDIR"
+
+    ; Add install directory to the PATH
+    ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment" "Path"
+    StrCpy $1 "$0;$INSTDIR"
+    WriteRegStr HKLM "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment" "Path" "$1"
+
+    ; Notify Windows that the PATH has changed
+    System::Call 'user32::SendMessageA(i 0xFFFF, i ${WM_SETTINGCHANGE}, i 0, i 0)'
+SectionEnd
+
+Section "Uninstall"
+    Delete "$INSTDIR\stellar.exe"
+    Delete "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe"
+    RMDir "$INSTDIR"
+
+    ; Remove the Start Menu shortcut
+    Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\Stellar CLI\Uninstall.lnk"
+    RMDir "$SMPROGRAMS\Stellar CLI"
+
+    ; Remove the entry from "Programs and Features"
+    DeleteRegKey HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Stellar CLI"
+
+    ; Restore PATH without the installation directory
+    ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment" "Path"
+    StrCpy $1 "$0"  ; Store the original PATH in $1
+
+    ; Remove install directory from PATH (manual string removal)
+    StrLen $2 "$INSTDIR"
+    loop:
+    StrCpy $3 "$1" "$2"
+    StrCmp $3 "$INSTDIR" 0 +3
+    StrCpy $1 "$1" "" $2
+    goto loop
+
+    ; Write the modified PATH back to registry
+    WriteRegStr HKLM "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment" "Path" "$1"
+
+    ; Notify Windows that the PATH has changed
+    System::Call 'user32::SendMessageA(i 0xFFFF, i ${WM_SETTINGCHANGE}, i 0, i 0)'
+SectionEnd