Add the ability to generate an installer for windows distribution

[Robert Leach]

USE CASE: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

Make the app installation a polished & professional experience by following established conventions for windows installations

STEPS TO REPRODUCE AN ISSUE (OR TRIGGER A NEW FEATURE)

1. Download an installer file
2. Run the installer
3. Double-click the installed app icon

CURRENT BEHAVIOR

Currently, users are downloading a zipped jar file.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR

Installation via installer

DEVELOPERS ONLY SECTION

SUGGESTED CHANGE (Pseudocode optional)

Add installer code to the gradle build file & set up a bitbucket pipeline to produce the installer automatically.

FILES AFFECTED (where the changes will be implemented) - developers only

build.gradle

LEVEL OF EFFORT - developers only

medium

COMMENTS

Similar to issue #500.

[Robert Leach]

I have installed a windows 10 vm. Should be able to use that to develop an installer/distribution package.

[Robert Leach]

UGH! I get the same error from setupBuilder in Windows 10 as I do in Ubuntu. I updated the developer of the plugin that it happens to me on windows too.

[Robert Leach]

Implemented on beta1-release branch.

[Robert Leach]

Merged to master.