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The Installer Trifecta Series
Why pkg? Because it's legit!
When you want to deploy software on a user's system,you want to trust you.
Although there's no real security benefit to using a
pkg installer,many users are familiar with it and there's no negative stigma attachedto it in the community (as there is with curl -L example.com/install | sudo bash - ).
What I'm saying is that .pkg is legit.Perhaps not as legit is .app, but legit enough for many users.
If you find that this tutorial isn't legit enough for you,you may wish to look atMaking OS X Installer Packages like a Pro - Xcode4 Developer ID Mountain Lion ready pkgorhttp://youtu.be/RT7BSn9vWtI
Using 'Hello Node' as our example
This demo is all about installing a NodeJS app as a system service.That demo app we're using is 'Hello Node'.
Here's our project layout
You'll need to have installed Xcode and associated tools.
Install Xcode and PackageMaker
You can get Xcode from App Store,but you'll also need Command line toolsand Auxiliary tools fromhttps://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action(Log in and then search for them in Developer Downloads)
From the Auxiliary tools open PackageMaker.
Or without Xcode
You can actually create a
.pkg entirely from without ever touching Mac,you just have to do a bit more work.
See How to unpackage and repackage pkgs for a primer.
Add your organization and target
When you first open PackageMaker you'll be prompted to enter your organization.
I just called mine com.hurpdurp.
I also chose the minimum target as OS X 10.5 just becauseI don't plan on supporting pre-Intel Macs.
Configure the package
There are a few basic options to set for the package as a whole:
The other Requirements and Actions tabs aren't important for this demo.
Edit Interface won't be covered either, but go ahead and click on it.It's pretty much self explanatory.
Add the NodeJS App
Either drag the
HelloNode/HelloNode folder into the content pane or add itafter selecting Project and Add Contents.. (or hitting ⌘ + ).
Note that there are two clickable items:
First click on the one by the arrow to configure it:
Now click on the one with the folder icon
Add the System Service
Since this is a single file, the Apply Recommendations may not work (it didn't for me).
Before adding it to the content pane
sudo chown root:staff ~/HelloNode/macinstall/pkg/Payload.d
Repeat: the permissions and ownership must be correct or the service will not start.
Now add
~/HelloNode/macinstall/pkg/Payload.d/com.hurpdurp.HelloNode.plist just as you did with HelloNode previously.
First click on the one by the arrow to configure it:
Now click on the one with the folder icon
Build and Run
Now click the build and run button to test the install.
There shouldn't be any warnings or errors and ifall is well you should be able to visit http://localhost:5566and watch the number increment as you hit refreshonce the install completes.
If that's the case, everything is work as it ought to.If that isn't the case, there's probably an issuewith ownership, permissions, or the system service isn't starting.
Congrats!
Modifying for your own use
You'll want to rename and modify
com.hurpdurp.HelloNode.plist torun your app as well as the preinstall and postinstall scripts.
However, this will give you a basic starting point for any app, NodeJS or not.
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Before creating an actual 'Hello, World!' application using Node.js, let us see the components of a Node.js application. A Node.js application consists of the following three important components −
Creating Node.js ApplicationStep 1 - Import Required Module
We use the require directive to load the http module and store the returned HTTP instance into an http variable as follows −
Step 2 - Create Server
We use the created http instance and call http.createServer() method to create a server instance and then we bind it at port 8081 using the listen method associated with the server instance. Pass it a function with parameters request and response. Write the sample implementation to always return 'Hello World'.
The above code is enough to create an HTTP server which listens, i.e., waits for a request over 8081 port on the local machine.
Step 3 - Testing Request & Response
Let's put step 1 and 2 together in a file called main.js and start our HTTP server as shown below −
Nodejs Generate Mac App Install
Now execute the main.js to start the server as follows −
Verify the Output. Server has started.
Make a Request to the Node.js ServerNodejs Generate Mac App Shortcut
Open http://127.0.0.1:8081/ in any browser and observe the following result.
Congratulations, you have your first HTTP server up and running which is responding to all the HTTP requests at port 8081.
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