Add publish script and build docs.

README.md

@@ -32,9 +32,29 @@ An open-source YouTube video downloader that allows you to easily download video
 - Microsoft Windows 7+ (x64)
 - [.NET 8.0 Desktop Runtime](https://aka.ms/dotnet-core-applaunch?framework=Microsoft.NETCore.App&framework_version=8.0.0&arch=x64&rid=win-x64&gui=true)
 
-
 [Releases](https://github.com/legend2ks/YoutubeDownloader/releases)
 
+## Building from source code
+
+Clone the repository (including submodules):
+
+```
+git clone --recursive https://github.com/legend2ks/YoutubeDownloader
+```
+
+Build the project using the build script, or:
+
+```
+cd YoutubeDownloader
+dotnet publish "YoutubeApp/YoutubeApp.csproj" -c "Release" -o "Publish/app" -p:DebugType=None -p:PublishSingleFile=true --self-contained false
+```
+
+Download these project dependencies and put them in `Publish/app/utils`:
+
+- "aria2c.exe" from https://github.com/aria2/aria2/releases (look for the releases file download `aria2-1.37.0-win-64bit-build1.zip`).
+- "yt-dlp.exe" from https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases (look for the `yt-dlp.exe` file)
+- "ffmpeg.exe" from https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases (for example the `ffmpeg-master-latest-win64-lgpl.zip` and extract the `ffmpeg.exe`)
+
 ## Roadmap
 
 * [x] Channels section

Scripts/Build.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+cd ..
+$publishFolder = "Publish"
+$publishFolderApp = "$publishFolder/app"
+
+# Cleanup:
+Write-Host -F Blue "Cleaning up folder: '$publishFolderApp'"
+if (test-path $publishFolderApp)
+{
+    Remove-Item "$publishFolderApp/*" -Force -Recurse
+    Write-Host -F Yellow "Removed folder: $publishFolderApp"
+}
+
+# Build as .exe:
+# https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-publish
+Write-Host -F Blue "Publishing app..."
+dotnet publish "YoutubeApp/YoutubeApp.csproj" -c "Release" -o $publishFolderApp -p:DebugType=None -p:PublishSingleFile=true --self-contained false # -r "win-x64"
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0)
+{
+    Write-Host -F Red "Publishing app FAILED!"
+    exit -1
+}
+Write-Host -F Green "Publishing app DONE!"
+
+mkdir "$publishFolderApp/utils" -Force
+
+# TODO: download:
+# - "aria2c.exe" from https://github.com/aria2/aria2/releases (look for the releases file download `aria2-1.37.0-win-64bit-build1.zip`).
+# - "yt-dlp.exe" from https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases (look for the `yt-dlp.exe` file)
+# - "ffmpeg.exe" from https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases (for example the `ffmpeg-master-latest-win64-lgpl.zip` and extract the `ffmpeg.exe`)
+
+# TODO: compress:
+# $version = (Get-Item "$publishFolderApp/YoutubeApp.exe").VersionInfo.FileVersion
+# $destinationZip = "$publishFolder/YoutubeApp-v$version.zip"
+# Write-Host -F Blue "Compressing binaries into: '$destinationZip'..."
+# https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.archive/compress-archive?view=powershell-7.3
+# Compress-Archive -Path "$publishFolderApp/*" -DestinationPath $destinationZip -Force
+
+Start $publishFolder
+
+Write-Host -F Green "Finished Build!"

YoutubeApp.sln

@@ -5,10 +5,21 @@ VisualStudioVersion = 17.4.33122.133
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "YoutubeApp", "YoutubeApp\YoutubeApp.csproj", "{D8731E42-5487-4304-8CBB-5DB68DDF6A32}"
 EndProject
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "YoutubeApp.Tests", "YoutubeApp.Tests\YoutubeApp.Tests.csproj", "{FBE41C3C-DA78-4D32-8185-82A1231C2000}"
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "YoutubeApp.Tests", "YoutubeApp.Tests\YoutubeApp.Tests.csproj", "{FBE41C3C-DA78-4D32-8185-82A1231C2000}"
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "MessageBox.Avalonia", "MessageBox.Avalonia\src\MessageBox.Avalonia\MessageBox.Avalonia.csproj", "{B8D18D54-ECC6-49BF-B897-BDDB1BFD8092}"
 EndProject
+Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution Items", "{76C039DA-C7C7-414F-9B6D-983F5341C4AE}"
+	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
+		LICENSE = LICENSE
+		README.md = README.md
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
+Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Scripts", "Scripts", "{75801BB8-7117-4172-B48B-AB700F5B36AF}"
+	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
+		Scripts\Build.ps1 = Scripts\Build.ps1
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU