Windows Installer Customizations

[nartz]

I find myself needing to create a Windows installer for a Java 8 application. I have seen a few other issues, including #302 . While I know this sort of depends on the javapackager, i'm wondering its possible to produce an installer that does the following (in addition to copying the necessary files):

1. Allows the user to accept a privacy policy
2. Bundles Java, OR
3. detects its existence on the machine (as well as detecting other dependencies)
4. Creates new directories in AppData for non-privileged logs
5. Makes a web request to verify a license

I see this link for java 9, but do any of these options work for java 8?
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/tools/javapackager.htm#GUID-E51F9601-E121-4A50-BCA7-C7F8730078B2__WINDOWSEXEBUNDLERARGUMENTS-26C9A39C

From what i've seen, it seems possible to include a custom WSX file or otherwise - does this allow you to essentially create the entire UI passing this file in? Or only small things (like setting the installation directory?). Thanks!

[FibreFoX]

Mostly the linked list might work for JDK8 too, but they've added some values to JDK9+.

Regarding your list: this is what the installer-logic is, not directly involved with this plugin, but yes, you might be able to create these parts by providing the "override"-wsx-script inside the src/main/deploy/package/windows-folder. As for WiX Toolkit sometimes require special parameters, this might get tricky, but AFAIK that list of yours might be possible. But please keep in mind, that this is a big list, and the "original" one does only allow user-chosen directories and license-agreements, but nothing more by default.

Another thing about bundled JRE: please be aware that the CFG-files, created for the native exe files/launchers, contain some information about the location of the JRE, to take the locally installed one, this value has to be cleared out.