CourseEquivalencyDesktop

A desktop application to manage equivalent courses for exchange students. Created for my father and used as an excuse learn how to develop a Windows desktop application since I have not touched it since Windows Forms. This project uses Avalonia UI.

Development Prerequisites

• .Net8.0
• Visual Studio (for packaging; I develop on Rider)
• Windows App Development Prerequisites

Version Updates

To publish a new version:

1. Switch to the main branch with git checkout main.
2. Run the script to update the version with bash Scripts/release.sh <version_number>.
3. If everything is well, perform the commands printed to finalize the version update.
4. Open the solution in Visual Studio.
5. Right-click the CourseEquivalencyDesktopPackagingProject and select Publish → Create App Packages....
6. Select the option for the Microsoft Store associated with the app and click Next.
7. Ensure the options are correct and then click Create.
   • Output location is set.
   • Version matches the version you used in step 2.
   • Automatically increment is Off.
   • Generate app bundle is set to Always.
   • x86 and x64 Architectures are On and set to their Release Solution Configurations.
   • Include public symbol files is On.
   • Generate artifacts is On.
8. After the packages are created, follow the dialog to validate by selecting to run all tests and then not automatically submit (as that require Azure).
   • If you can't validate, ensure that you have followed the Windows App Development Prerequisites, specifically having installed the Windows App Certification Kit.
9. Navigate to the Microsoft Partner Dashboard and submit the update.