Wix Bootstrapper - download bundle packages from a secured http repository - wix

Question

I'm working on a burn bootstrapper that needs to download prerequisites from a http repository that require authentication.
So, how I should handle this request?
Thanks!

Answer 1

Got it! This can be achieved on OnResolveSource() event:
// variable used for authentication
static const LPCWSTR WIXSTDBA_VARIABLE_HTTP_DOWNLOAD_USER = L"HTTPDownloadUserName";
static const LPCWSTR WIXSTDBA_VARIABLE_HTTP_DOWNLOAD_PASS = L"HTTPDownloadPassword";
virtual STDMETHODIMP_(int) OnResolveSource(
__in_z LPCWSTR wzPackageOrContainerId,
__in_z_opt LPCWSTR wzPayloadId,
__in_z LPCWSTR wzLocalSource,
__in_z_opt LPCWSTR wzDownloadSource
)
{
int nResult = IDERROR; // assume we won't resolve source and that is unexpected.
LPWSTR sczHTTPDwnUserName = NULL;
LPWSTR sczHTTPDwnPassword = NULL;
BOOL bUseHTTPAuth = FALSE;
if (BalStringVariableExists(WIXSTDBA_VARIABLE_HTTP_DOWNLOAD_USER))
{
HRESULT hrUsr = BalGetStringVariable(WIXSTDBA_VARIABLE_HTTP_DOWNLOAD_USER, &sczHTTPDwnUserName);
HRESULT hrPwd = BalGetStringVariable(WIXSTDBA_VARIABLE_HTTP_DOWNLOAD_PASS, &sczHTTPDwnPassword);
if (SUCCEEDED(hrUsr) && SUCCEEDED(hrPwd)) bUseHTTPAuth = TRUE;
}
if (BOOTSTRAPPER_DISPLAY_FULL == m_command.display)
{
if (wzDownloadSource)
{
if (bUseHTTPAuth)
{
HRESULT hr = m_pEngine->SetDownloadSource(wzPackageOrContainerId, wzPayloadId, wzDownloadSource, sczHTTPDwnUserName, sczHTTPDwnPassword);
nResult = SUCCEEDED(hr) ? IDDOWNLOAD : IDERROR;
}
else
nResult = IDDOWNLOAD;
}
else // prompt to change the source location.
{
// related stuff
}
}
else if (wzDownloadSource)
{
// If doing a non-interactive install and download source is available, let's try downloading the package silently
if (bUseHTTPAuth)
{
HRESULT hr = m_pEngine->SetDownloadSource(wzPackageOrContainerId, wzPayloadId, wzDownloadSource, sczHTTPDwnUserName, sczHTTPDwnPassword);
nResult = SUCCEEDED(hr) ? IDRETRY : IDERROR;
}
else
nResult = IDDOWNLOAD;
}
// else there's nothing more we can do in non-interactive mode
return CheckCanceled() ? IDCANCEL : nResult;
}