JS dependencies auto-install in packaging scripts

cmake/FindNpm.cmake

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+######################################################
+# - Try to find npm command
+# Once done this will define
+#  NPM_FOUND - System has npm
+#  NPM_BINARY - Path to the npm binary file
+
+######################################################
+find_program(NPM_BINARY npm)
+
+######################################################
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+# handle the QUIETLY and REQUIRED arguments and set NPM_FOUND to TRUE
+# if all listed variables are TRUE
+find_package_handle_standard_args(Npm  "Cannot find NPM. This is required beause you took the git master branch. Download official tar.gz or disable webview."
+	NPM_BINARY)
+
+######################################################
+mark_as_advanced(NPM_BINARY)

dev/gen-archive.sh

@@ -25,5 +25,14 @@ fi
 ######################################################
 echo "Generate ${prefix}.tar.gz..."
 set -e
-git archive --format=tar --prefix=${prefix}/ HEAD | bzip2 > ./${prefix}.tar.bz2
+git archive --format=tar --prefix=${prefix}/ HEAD | bzip2 > /tmp/${prefix}.tar.bz2
+pushd /tmp
+tar -xf ${prefix}.tar.bz2
+pushd ${prefix}/src/webview
+./prepare.sh
+popd
+tar -cjf ${prefix}.tar.bz2 ${prefix}
+popd
+mv /tmp/${prefix}.tar.bz2 ./
+rm -rfvd /tmp/${prefix}
 echo "Finished"

src/webview/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -7,21 +7,29 @@
 ######################################################
 
 ######################################################
-# Use npm to install project dependencies
-message(STATUS "Installing project dependencies using npm...")
-execute_process(
-    COMMAND npm ci
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/webview
-    RESULT_VARIABLE npm_cleaninstall_result
-)
-
-if(NOT npm_cleaninstall_result EQUAL 0)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Failed to install dependencies via npm.")
-else()
-    message(STATUS "Dependencies installed successfully with npm.")
+# Check for npm if needed
+if (NOT IS_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/node_modules)
+	find_package(Npm REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
 ######################################################
-# Install the webview into share directory
-INSTALL(DIRECTORY . DESTINATION share/malt/webview
-	PATTERN client_v2/node_modules EXCLUDE)
+# Install nodejs dependencies if needed
+# then install node_modules into share directory
+if (NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/node_modules)
+	message(STATUS "Copying package.json and package-lock.json to build directory")
+	configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/package.json ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/package.json COPYONLY)
+	configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/package-lock.json ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/package-lock.json COPYONLY)
+	add_custom_command (OUTPUT deps-loaded
+					COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/prepare.sh ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+					COMMENT "Fetching webview javascript dependencies..."
+					DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/prepare.sh
+					WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+	add_custom_target(run ALL DEPENDS deps-loaded package.json package-lock.json)
+	INSTALL(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/node_modules DESTINATION share/malt/webview)
+else (NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/node_modules)
+	INSTALL(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/node_modules DESTINATION share/malt/webview)
+endif (NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/node_modules)
+
+#######################################################
+## Install the webview into share directory
+INSTALL(DIRECTORY . DESTINATION share/malt/webview)

src/webview/prepare.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+######################################################
+#            PROJECT  : MALT                         #
+#            VERSION  : 1.2.2                        #
+#            DATE     : 06/2023                      #
+#            AUTHOR   : Valat Sébastien              #
+#            LICENSE  : CeCILL-C                     #
+######################################################
+
+######################################################
+export PATH=./node_modules/.bin/:$PATH
+SOURCE_DIR=$PWD
+
+######################################################
+if [ ! -z "$1" ]
+then
+	cp bower.json "$1"
+	cd "$1"
+fi
+
+######################################################
+if ! which npm
+then
+	echo "Nodejs 'npm' command required to fetch the webview client dependencies, please install 'nodejs' before proceeding or download a release archive instead of using master branch"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+######################################################
+#Workaround on debian:jessie and ubuntu:16.X which rename
+#node executable as nodejs which break bower
+if ! which node
+then
+	if which nodejs
+	then
+		echo "Create NodeJS -> Node fix for ubuntu/debian !"
+		mkdir -p ./node_modules/.bin/
+		ln -s $(which nodejs) ./node_modules/.bin/node
+	else
+		echo "You should install NodeJS to fetch web GUI components"
+		echo "Or download a release archive as it already contains all those files"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+
+######################################################
+set -e
+set -x
+npm ci
+rm -f ./node_modules/.bin/node
+set +x
+if [ ! -z "$1" ]; then
+	echo > deps-loaded
+fi
+