Package VARS GridView

[kevinsbarnard]

It would be nice to have VARS GridView available as a standalone application. Potential solution: fman build system

[hohonuuli]

@kevinsbarnard It's likely you'll need to do code signing. If needed, contact Joe Gomez about getting added to MBARI's Apple Development team so you can get a signing certificate. See also https://developer.apple.com/developer-id/

[kevinsbarnard]

Moving forward with PyInstaller. Currently setting up application build spec with relevant metadata.

So far, I've been able to get gridview built as either a single-file and single-folder windowed app on Linux and macOS. Looking into code signing and packaging into a DMG.

[kevinsbarnard]

Resource for multi-OS PyInstaller build a la GitHub Action: https://data-dive.com/multi-os-deployment-in-cloud-using-pyinstaller-and-github-actions/

[kevinsbarnard]

Relevant gist for macOS code signing: https://gist.github.com/txoof/0636835d3cc65245c6288b2374799c43

[kevinsbarnard]

Awaiting addition to Apple development team from Joe

[kevinsbarnard]

Added; I've generated a Developer ID Application signing certificate for this. Now experimenting with code signing via PyInstaller and testing on M1 Mac mini.

@hohonuuli I need to pick a bundle identifier for VARS GridView; I see that you're using org.mbari.vars.ui for VARS Annotation, so following from that, do you think org.mbari.vars.gridview is alright?

[hohonuuli]

do you think org.mbari.vars.gridview is alright?

👍🏻 That's a good choice

[kevinsbarnard]

I added a first bundled and signed (though not yet notarized) version of VARS GridView in v0.8.1. I'll set up notarization next, but looks like it's working!

[hohonuuli]

Just in case you need this, here's the steps for notarizing Mondrian:

export MAC_CODE_SIGNER="Developer ID Application: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (<our id>)"

cd mondrian

# Java build stuff
./gradlew clean jpackage --info

cd mondrian/build/jpackage/

# Zipped app is easy to notarize
ditto -c -k --keepParent "Mondrian.app" "Mondrian.zip"

# Do the notarize thing
xcrun notarytool submit "Mondrian.zip" \
    --wait \
    --team-id <our id> \
    --apple-id brian@mbari.org \
    --password "xxxxxxx"

# Staple the notarization onto the app
xcrun stapler staple "Mondrian.app"

rm "Mondrian.zip"

# Repacked for distribution
ditto -c -k --keepParent "Mondrian.app" "Mondrian-$(git describe --tags).zip"

[kevinsbarnard]

Thanks @hohonuuli! That reference worked great; I just set up a script to invoke the PyInstaller build (which performs deep code signing properly) and run the notarization + stapling. All seems to be working.