chore(ci/cd): improve build

.github/workflows/lf-windows-build.yml

@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ jobs:
 
   build-windows:
     runs-on: 'windows-latest'
-    needs: 'build-windows-get-list'
+    needs:
+      - 'build-windows-get-list'
     strategy:
       matrix:
         check: '${{ fromJson(needs.build-windows-get-list.outputs.monitoring_plugin_list_json) }}'
@@ -66,27 +67,19 @@ jobs:
         with:
           egress-policy: 'audit'
 
-      - name: 'Add msbuild to PATH'
-        uses: 'microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2'
-        if: "runner.os == 'Windows'"
-
-      - name: 'Install WiX'
-        run: 'dotnet tool install --global wix'
-        if: "runner.os == 'Windows'"
-
-      - name: 'checkout the monitoring-plugins repo'
+      - name: 'Checkout the monitoring-plugins repo'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683' # v4.2.2
         with:
           # Relative path under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE to place the repository
           path: 'monitoring-plugins'
 
-      - name: 'checkout the lib repo'
+      - name: 'Checkout the lib repo'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683' # v4.2.2
         with:
           repository: 'Linuxfabrik/lib'
           path: 'lib'
 
-      - name: 'install python3.12'
+      - name: 'Install python3.12'
         uses: 'actions/setup-python@42375524e23c412d93fb67b49958b491fce71c38' # v5.4.0
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
@@ -122,32 +115,78 @@ jobs:
   zip-windows:
     # we need to use windows here too, to be able to restore the cache (see https://github.com/marketplace/actions/cache#cache-version)
     runs-on: 'windows-latest'
-    needs: 'build-windows'
+    needs:
+      - 'build-windows'
     steps:
 
       - name: 'Harden Runner'
         uses: 'step-security/harden-runner@cb605e52c26070c328afc4562f0b4ada7618a84e' # v2.10.4
         with:
           egress-policy: 'audit'
 
-      - name: 'download all artifacts'
+      - name: 'Download all artifacts'
         uses: 'actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16' # v4.1.8
         with:
           path: 'C:\artifacts'
 
-      - name: 'prepare plugins for zipping'
+      - name: 'Prepare plugins for zipping'
         shell: 'bash'
         run: |
           cd /c/artifacts
-          mkdir /c/output
+          mkdir /c/output-zip
           for dir in */*/; do
               echo "dir: $dir"
-              echo cp -rv $dir* /c/output/
-              cp -rv $dir* /c/output/
+              echo cp -rv $dir* /c/output-zip/
+              cp -rv $dir* /c/output-zip/
           done
 
-      - name: 'Upload build output'
+      - name: 'Upload build output-zip'
+        uses: 'actions/upload-artifact@65c4c4a1ddee5b72f698fdd19549f0f0fb45cf08' # v4.6.0
+        with:
+          name: 'linuxfabrik-monitoring-plugins.zip'
+          path: 'C:\output-zip\'
+
+
+  msi-windows:
+    runs-on: 'windows-latest'
+    needs:
+      - 'zip-windows'
+    steps:
+
+      - name: 'Add msbuild to PATH'
+        uses: 'microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2'
+
+      - name: 'Install WiX toolset'
+        run: 'dotnet tool install --global wix'
+
+      - name: 'Prepare plugins for packaging'
+        shell: 'bash'
+        run: |
+          cd /c/artifacts
+          mkdir /c/output-msi
+          for dir in */*/; do
+              echo "dir: $dir"
+              echo cp -rv $dir* /c/output-msi/
+              cp -rv $dir* /c/output-msi/
+          done
+
+      # -dr INSTALLFOLDER: Specifies the directory reference for the installation folder.
+      # -cg LFMP: Groups all harvested components under the LFMP ComponentGroup.
+      # -gg: Automatically generates GUIDs for the components.
+      # -srd: Suppresses the root directory from being included as a directory structure.
+      - name: 'Harvest files with Heat'
+        run: |
+          heat.exe dir /c/output-msi -dr INSTALLFOLDER -cg LFMP -gg -srd -out linuxfabrik-monitoring-plugins.wxs
+        shell: cmd
+
+      - name: 'Build MSI (compile .wxs into .wixobj, link .wixobj into an .msi)'
+        run: |
+          candle.exe ${{ github.workspace }}\monitoring-plugins\linuxfabrik-monitoring-plugins.wxs -out linuxfabrik-monitoring-plugins.wixobj
+          light.exe linuxfabrik-monitoring-plugins.wixobj -out C:\output-msi\linuxfabrik-monitoring-plugins.msi
+        working-directory: .
+
+      - name: 'Upload build output-msi'
         uses: 'actions/upload-artifact@65c4c4a1ddee5b72f698fdd19549f0f0fb45cf08' # v4.6.0
         with:
-          name: 'monitoring-plugins-windows'
-          path: 'C:\output\'
+          name: 'linuxfabrik-monitoring-plugins.msi'
+          path: 'C:\output-msi\'