WO2014086173A1

WO2014086173A1 - Installation method and device for terminal software

Info

Publication number: WO2014086173A1
Application number: PCT/CN2013/082762
Authority: WO
Inventors: 杨洪刚
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2012-12-03
Filing date: 2013-09-02
Publication date: 2014-06-12
Also published as: CN103853567A

Abstract

An installation method and device for terminal software. The installation method for terminal software comprises: according to the type of an installation system, calling a graphic development library supported by the installation system, and configuring an operating environment of a unified interface (S110); loading a unified interface control resource configuration table, and displaying an interactive interface (S120); and performing software installation when receiving a software installation instruction (S130). The technical solution calls a graphic development library supported thereby according to the type of an installation system, configures an operating environment of a unified interface, and then loads a unified interface control resource configuration table before installation, thus realizing the installation interface consistency of software in various systems.

Description

Terminal software installation method and device

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of software installation, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for installing a customizable unified interface terminal software.

Background technique

With the rapid development of the communication industry, customers' requirements for terminal software are gradually increasing. Many new requirements have also been placed on the installation of the software process, such as the unsatisfactory installation process, the need to install third-party software when installing the software, and the software language display requirements.

Currently, the release of terminal software is implemented by using packaged software on various systems, such as Install Shield used on Windows systems and PackageMaker on MAC systems. However, the main problems are as follows: First, using the software versions released by these packaged software, the installation process varies greatly on different systems, the installation process is also inconsistent, and some functions are also inconsistent; secondly, there is a software installation interface. Inconsistent with the style of the software; finally, the installation process interface cannot be changed.

Summary of the invention

The main object of the present invention is to provide a method for installing terminal software, which aims to achieve uniformization of the installation interface when installing software across platforms.

The present invention provides a method for installing terminal software, including:

According to the type of the installation system, the graphic development library supported by the installation system is called, and the running environment of the unified interface is configured;

Loading a unified interface control resource configuration table, and displaying an interactive interface;

Install the software when you receive the software installation instructions.

Preferably, the operating environment supported by the installation system is invoked according to the type of the installation system, and the running environment for configuring the unified interface includes:

Read the installation file and store it in a temporary directory;

Calling the graphics development library supported by the installation system, assembling a cross-platform GUI graphics library development interface The operating environment serves as the operating environment for a unified interface.

Preferably, the loading a unified interface control resource configuration table, and displaying the interaction interface includes: loading a default configuration table and a custom configuration table;

Read the default configuration table, and find out whether there is a configuration item from the corresponding custom configuration table; if it exists, modify the information of the unified interface control; otherwise, load the unified interface control and layout;

Display the interactive interface.

Preferably, the installing the software when the software installation instruction is received comprises:

Receiving the software installation instruction, unpacking the installation content, and storing the fixed directory file in the installation directory;

Obtain the preset rule file, parse it, and control the software installation according to the analysis result. Preferably, the method further comprises: calling the packaged installation system interface to perform software installation during the software installation process. The invention also provides a device for installing terminal software, comprising:

The operating environment configuration module is set to: according to the type of the installation system, invoke the graphic development library supported by the installation system, and configure the running environment of the unified interface;

The interface interaction module is configured to: load a unified interface control resource configuration table, and display an interaction interface;

Install the module, set to: Install the software when the software installation instructions are received.

Preferably, the operating environment configuration module includes:

The file reading unit is set to: read the installation file and store it in the temporary directory; call the unit, set to: call the graphic development library supported by the installation system, assemble the cross-platform GUI graphics library development interface operating environment as The operating environment of the unified interface.

Preferably, the interface interaction module includes:

The configuration table loading unit is set to: load the default configuration table and the custom configuration table; configure the table analysis unit, set to: read the default configuration table, and find out whether there is a configuration item from the corresponding custom configuration table; Modify the information of the unified interface control; otherwise, load the unified interface control and layout;

The interface display unit is set to: display the corresponding interactive interface according to the analysis result of the configuration table of the configuration table analysis unit. Preferably, the installation module comprises:

The unpacking unit is set to: receive the software installation instruction, unpack the installation content, and store the fixed directory file in the installation directory;

The control unit is set to: acquire the preset rule file, parse it, and control the installation of the software according to the analysis result.

Preferably, the installation module further includes:

The interface call unit is set to: Call the packaged installation system interface during software installation to install the software. The embodiment of the present invention configures the running environment of the unified interface according to the type of the installation system before installation, configures the running environment of the unified interface, and then loads the unified interface control resource configuration table, thereby realizing the consistent installation interface of the software in each system. . BRIEF abstract

1 is a schematic flow chart of an embodiment of a method for installing terminal software according to the present invention;

2 is a schematic flowchart of a configuration of an operating environment in a method for installing a terminal software according to the present invention; FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart showing an interactive interface in a method for installing a terminal software of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a software installation in a method for installing a terminal software of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a device for installing terminal software according to the present invention;

6 is a schematic structural diagram of a running environment configuration module in a device for installing terminal software according to the present invention; FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an interface interaction module in a device for installing terminal software of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a module for installing a terminal software of the present invention; Schematic diagram of the structure. The implementation, functional features, and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiment of the invention

The technical solutions of the present invention are further described below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention. Referring to Figure 1, an embodiment of a method of installing terminal software of the present invention is presented. The installation method of the terminal software includes the following steps:

Step S110, according to the type of the installation system, calling the graphic development library supported by the installation system, and configuring the running environment of the unified interface;

At the beginning of the software installation, the current system type of the software installation can be detected. If the current system type is Windows, the MFC is used to implement the configuration of the unified interface operating environment; if the current system type is MAC, then Cocoa is used. The configuration of the operating environment that implements a unified interface.

Step S120, loading a unified interface control resource configuration table, and displaying an interactive interface;

The software's installation interface can be controlled by using the unified interface control resource configuration table. The interactive interface during general software installation includes the welcome screen, the installation selection section, the installation process, and the installation. Therefore, during the software installation process, the unified display of all interactive interfaces can be realized by loading the unified interface control resource configuration table.

Step S130: When the software installation instruction is received, the software is installed.

When a software installation instruction is received, the software is installed according to the software pre-configured installation program.

The embodiment of the present invention configures the running environment of the unified interface according to the type of the installation system before installation, configures the running environment of the unified interface, and then loads the unified interface control resource configuration table, thereby realizing the consistent installation interface of the software in each system. .

Referring to FIG. 2, the foregoing step S110 includes:

Step Sl l l, read the installation file, and store it in a temporary directory;

Step S112: Calling the graphics development library supported by the installation system, and assembling the cross-platform GUI graphics library development interface operation environment as a unified interface operation environment.

Upon receiving an execution request from the client-triggered software installation, the installation file is read, unpacked and stored in a temporary directory. For example, the Temp folder under the system drive of the Windows system, the Mac system / tmp directory. Then, according to the type of the installation system, the corresponding graphics development library supported by the system is called, and the running environment of the cross-platform GUI graphics library development interface is assembled as a unified interface. It should be understood that the software installation program includes corresponding graphics development libraries supported by various installation systems. For example, when creating the software installation package, the graphics development libraries supported by the Windows system, the Mac system, and other systems are separately configured. In the runtime environment configuration before the installation program, the graphics development library supported by the installation system is called to set up the running environment of the unified interface. The cross-platform GUI graphics library opens The interface includes interfaces developed by wxPython, Qt, and Web scripts. In this embodiment, the interface developed by Qt is mainly used as a cross-platform GUI graphics library development interface.

Referring to FIG. 3, the above step S120 includes:

Step S121: Load a default configuration table and a custom configuration table.

Step S122: Read the default configuration table, and find out whether there is a configuration item from the corresponding custom configuration table; if yes, modify the information of the unified interface control; otherwise, load the unified interface control and layout; Step S123, display the interactive interface.

There will be an interactive interface during the installation process, so the interface must be controlled. The control logic of the interface mainly implements the display and interaction process of the interface. In this embodiment, the control logic of the installation process can be divided into four parts: the welcome interface, the installation option, the installation process, and the installation end. Among them, the welcome interface part mainly implements some information about the installation software, such as software name, version information and precautions during installation. The installation options section mainly implements the selection of the installation directory, the creation of shortcuts, and some information that is visible to the user. The installation process mainly implements information display during installation, such as progress information and installation phase information. The installation end section provides some instructions for starting the software and using the software.

During the installation process, the corresponding configuration tables of the above four parts are respectively obtained according to the control logic, so as to display the interaction interface according to the corresponding configuration in the configuration table. The configuration table includes a default configuration table and a custom configuration table. The default configuration table can be designed in XML, and each control is designed as a node. The node properties of each node are designed as the names of the controls. The child nodes include: the class of the control class, the parent class parent, the child class child, the position pos, the size size, the color color, the style style, the picture, and the trigger event. The default configuration table is used to configure the location, size, default values, and fonts of the interface elements. This table does not allow user changes, and it can guarantee that the installation process will not fail due to incorrect configuration files.

Custom configuration tables can include [InstallProcess], [Interfaceltems], [Items Value], [ItemsColor], [Installlnfo] sections. Each part of the configuration item uses a name equal to the value. Among them, [InstallProcess] implements the installation process settings, such as the welcome part in the installation process, you can design it as WelcomePhase=False. [Interfaceltems] implements the hidden function of the control. If the warning message of the welcome interface is not needed, the warning message can be set to False information. [ItemValue] implements the contents of the string displayed by the interface, the default value of the control, and other information. [ItemColor] implements control font display. [Installlnfo] implements the installation name, default installation directory, and other settings. Custom configuration table, Customized for user interface elements. The customization of the interface elements is mainly caused by changing the default value of the default elements of the interface, the display color of the interface font, whether the elements are displayed on the interface, and whether the installation process of each small step exists.

The specific interface display process includes: loading the default configuration table and the custom table, according to the information of the two tables, first reading the default configuration table, and then checking whether there is a configuration from the custom configuration table corresponding to the control in the default configuration table. Item, if there is any, modify the information of the control, otherwise directly load the interface control and layout, and finally display the interactive interface.

Referring to FIG. 4, the above step 130 includes:

Step S131, receiving a software installation instruction, unpacking the installation content, and storing the fixed directory file in an installation directory;

Step S132: Obtain a preset rule file, analyze it, and control the installation of the software according to the analysis result.

The installation of the software is mainly divided into three steps: pre-installation inspection, installation and post-installation functions. The main tasks of the pre-installation check are to check the installed status, whether the previously installed version is clear and clean. If this check step fails, the subsequent steps cannot be performed. After the inspection is completed, enter the installation section. Considering the differences in processing during software installation, such as whether you need to start the background process to detect the running of the device after installation, whether you need the driver files needed to load the device at the end of the installation, whether you need to write the registry information, and whether you need to control the installation package. Size and some files are shared or compressed, etc., so the installation files can be installed locally and can include fixed installation files and custom installation files. The installation first decompresses the installation content and installs it into the specified directory or default directory, then obtains the preset installation rules, and controls the installation of the software according to the installation rules.

The preset installation rules file can be set to the following installation rules: support file creation, copy, delete; support registry new delete and modify function; support to start background process and shutdown; support device driver installation and loading functions. In the embodiment of the present invention, the installation rule file mainly includes a global variable area and a function area. The global variable area is mainly used to define variables in the function area to reduce the length of the function area code and enhance legibility and maintainability. The function area defines the operations that need to be added during the installation process.

Due to the cross-platform installation of the software, the differential call of the shielded system needs to be considered during the installation process. Therefore, in the development of the software installer, the call of the system interface needs to be encapsulated for different installation systems, so as to be cross-platform. Different installation systems can be implemented during software installation The system interface is called. The main package functions include registry related operations, file directory related operations, shortcut creation, process start and end functions, and privilege escalation functions. The operations of the registry mainly include the functions of creating, deleting, adding and modifying. The operation of files and directories is to create a directory, delete a file or directory, copy a file, or a directory. The creation of shortcuts mainly includes windows desktop shortcuts, quick launch bar, start menu shortcut group and Dock bar shortcuts on Mac system, and desktop shortcut creation interfaces. The start or end function of the process is mainly the call of the system interface such as the startup of the background process and the installation of the driver. The privilege promotion function mainly refers to the operation authority given to different users in the installation directory, and the administrator or owner has the operation authority for the installation directory. Referring to Fig. 5, an embodiment of a mounting apparatus for terminal software of the present invention is proposed. The installation device of the terminal software of this embodiment includes:

The running environment configuration module 110 is configured to invoke a graphic development library supported by the installation system according to a type of the installation system, and configure an operating environment of the unified interface;

The interface interaction module 120 is configured to load a unified interface control resource configuration table, and display an interaction interface;

The installation module 130 is configured to perform software installation when receiving a software installation instruction.

At the beginning of the software installation, the operating environment configuration module 110 can detect the current system type of the software installation. If the current system type is Windows, the MFC is used to implement the configuration of the unified interface operating environment; if the current system type is MAC, Then use Cocoa to implement the configuration of the unified interface operating environment. The interface interaction module 120 can control the software installation interface by using the unified interface control resource configuration table. The interactive interface during general software installation includes the welcome interface, the installation selection section, the installation process, and the installation end. Therefore, during the software installation process, the unified display of all interactive interfaces can be realized by loading the unified interface control resource configuration table. When the installation module 130 receives the software installation instructions, the software is installed according to the software pre-configured installation program.

Referring to FIG. 6, the above operating environment configuration module 110 includes:

The file reading unit 111 is configured to read the installation file and store it in the temporary directory. The graphics library calling unit 112 is configured to invoke the graphic development library supported by the installation system, and assemble The cross-platform GUI graphics library development interface runtime environment serves as a unified interface runtime environment. Upon receiving the execution request of the client-side trigger software installation, the file reading unit 111 will read the installation file, decompress it, and store it in the temporary directory. For example, the Temp folder under the system drive of the Windows system, the Mac system / tmp directory. Then, the calling unit 112 calls the corresponding graphics development library supported by the calling system according to the type of the installation system, and assembles the cross-platform GUI graphics library development interface running environment as a unified interface running environment. It should be understood that the software installation program includes corresponding graphics development libraries supported by various installation systems. For example, when creating the software installation package, the graphics development libraries supported by the Windows system, the Mac system, and other systems are separately configured. In the runtime environment configuration before the installation program, call the graphics development library supported by the installation system to set up the running environment of the unified interface. The cross-platform GUI graphics library development interface includes interfaces developed by wxPython, Qt, and web scripts. In this embodiment, the interface developed by Qt is mainly used as a cross-platform GUI graphics library development interface.

Referring to FIG. 7, the interface interaction module 120 includes:

a configuration table loading unit 121, configured to load a default configuration table and a custom configuration table;

The configuration table analyzing unit 122 is configured to read the default configuration table, and find out whether there is a configuration item from the corresponding custom configuration table; if yes, modify the information of the unified interface control; otherwise, load the unified interface control and layout;

The interface display unit 123 is configured to display a corresponding interaction interface according to the configuration table analysis result of the configuration table analysis unit.

There will be an interactive interface during the installation process, so the interface must be controlled. The control logic of the interface mainly implements the display and interaction process of the interface. In this embodiment, the control logic of the installation process can be divided into four parts: the welcome interface, the installation option, the installation process, and the installation end. The configuration table includes a default configuration table and a custom configuration table. The specific interface display process includes: loading the default configuration table and the custom table by the configuration table loading unit 121, and the configuration table analyzing unit 122 first reads the default configuration table according to the information of the two tables, and then controls from the default configuration table. The corresponding custom configuration table checks whether there is a configuration item, and if so, modifies the information of the control, otherwise directly loads the interface control and the layout, and finally displays the interactive interface through the interface display unit 123.

Referring to Figure 8, the above installation module 130 includes:

The unpacking unit 131 is configured to receive the software installation instruction, unpack the installation content, and store the fixed directory file in the installation directory;

The control unit 132 is configured to acquire a preset rule file, and parse the rule file according to the parsing The result is the installation of the control software.

The installation of the software is mainly divided into three steps: pre-installation inspection, installation and post-installation functions. The main tasks of the pre-installation check are to check the installed status, whether the previously installed version is clear and clean. If this check step fails, the subsequent steps cannot be performed. After the inspection is completed, enter the installation section. Considering the differences in processing during software installation, such as whether you need to start the background process to detect the running of the device after installation, whether you need the driver files needed to load the device at the end of the installation, whether you need to write the registry information, and whether you need to control the installation package. Size and some files are shared or compressed, so in the software program, some installation rules need to be configured, and the designer can customize the rules to be followed during the installation process. At the time of installation, the installation contents are decompressed and installed to the specified directory or the default directory, and then the preset installation rules are obtained, and the installation of the software is controlled according to the installation rules. Files installed locally can include fixed installation files and custom installation files.

The above installation module 130 further includes:

The interface calling unit 133 is configured to invoke the packaged installation system interface during software installation to install the software.

Due to the cross-platform installation of the software, the differential call of the shielded system needs to be considered during the installation process. Therefore, in the development of the software installer, the call of the system interface needs to be encapsulated for different installation systems, so as to be cross-platform. Interface calls for different installation systems can be implemented during software installation. The main package functions include registry related operations, file directory related operations, shortcut creation, process start and end functions, and privilege escalation functions. The operations of the registry mainly include the functions of creating, deleting, adding and modifying. The operation of files and directories is to create a directory, delete a file or directory, copy a file, or a directory. The creation of shortcuts mainly includes windows desktop shortcuts, quick launch bar, start menu shortcut group and Dock bar shortcuts on Mac system, and desktop shortcut creation interfaces. The start or end function of the process is mainly the call of the system interface such as the startup of the background process and the installation of the driver. The privilege promotion function mainly refers to the operation authority given to different users in the installation directory, and the administrator or owner has the operation authority for the installation directory. The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the patents. The equivalent structure or equivalent process transformations made by the description of the present invention and the drawings are directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields. The same is included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention. Industrial applicability

In the embodiment of the present invention, the interface is displayed by loading the default configuration table and the custom configuration table, and the customized installation rule file is invoked during the installation process, thereby realizing the interface and the installation process.

Claims

claims

1. An installation method for terminal software, including:

According to the type of installation system, call the graphics development library supported by the installation system to configure the running environment of the unified interface;

Load the unified interface control resource configuration table and display the interactive interface;

Install the software when receiving the software installation instruction.

2. The terminal software installation method according to claim 1, wherein the graphics development library supported by the installation system is called according to the type of the installation system, and the running environment of the unified interface is configured including:

Read the installation file and store it in the temporary directory;

Call the graphics development library supported by the installation system to assemble a cross-platform GUI graphics library development interface running environment as a unified interface running environment.

3. The installation method of terminal software according to claim 2, wherein said loading the unified interface control resource configuration table and displaying the interactive interface includes:

Load the default configuration table and custom configuration table;

Read the default configuration table and find out whether the configuration item exists from the corresponding custom configuration table; if it exists, modify the unified interface control information; otherwise, load the unified interface control and layout;

Display the interactive interface.

4. The installation method of terminal software according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the installation of software when receiving a software installation instruction includes:

Receive the software installation instructions, unpack the installation content, and store the fixed directory files in the installation directory;

Obtain the preset rule file, parse it, and control the installation of the software based on the parsing results.

5. The terminal software installation method according to claim 4, further comprising: also calling the encapsulated installation system interface to install the software during the software installation process.

6. An installation device for terminal software, including:

The operating environment configuration module is set to: according to the type of the installation system, call the graphics development library supported by the installation system to configure the operating environment of the unified interface;

The interface interaction module is set to: load the unified interface control resource configuration table and display the interactive interface;

Installation module, set to: Install software when receiving software installation instructions.

7. The terminal software installation device according to claim 6, wherein the operating environment configuration module includes:

The file reading unit is set to: read the installation file and store it in a temporary directory; the calling unit is set to: call the graphics development library supported by the installation system, and assemble the cross-platform GUI graphics library development interface running environment as Unified interface operating environment.

8. The terminal software installation device according to claim 7, wherein the interface interaction module includes:

The configuration table loading unit is set to: load the default configuration table and custom configuration table; the configuration table analysis unit is set to: read the default configuration table and find out whether the configuration item exists from the corresponding custom configuration table; if it exists Modify the unified interface control information; otherwise load the unified interface control and layout;

The interface display unit is set to: display the corresponding interactive interface according to the configuration table analysis result of the configuration table analysis unit.

9. The terminal software installation device according to any one of claims 6-8, wherein the installation module includes:

The unpacking unit is set to: receive the software installation instructions, unpack the installation content, and store the fixed directory files in the installation directory;

The control unit is set to: obtain the preset rule file, parse it, and control the installation of the software based on the parsing results.

10. The terminal software installation device according to claim 9, wherein the installation module further includes:

The interface calling unit is set to: call the encapsulated installation system interface during the software installation process to install the software.