covenant-setup/authoring-ui

Covenant Setup Authoring UI

WinUI 3 desktop app for creating install.toml manifests for covenant-setup.

Run from the repository root:

dotnet run --project .\authoring-ui\Covenant.Setup.Authoring.csproj

Run unit tests from the repository root:

dotnet test .\authoring-ui.Tests\Covenant.Setup.Authoring.Tests.csproj

The app edits the current manifest schema:

• app_name
• directories
• files
• registry
• shortcuts
• scripts
• purge

It keeps a live TOML preview, validates required fields locally, warns when a manifest appears to require elevation, and saves a TOML file through the Windows file picker.

Installer EXE Generation

The Installer EXE section is enabled only when the app finds covenant-setup.exe. It checks:

• next to the authoring app
• the current working directory
• target\release and target\debug under nearby repo roots
• directories on PATH

When enabled, Generate Installer EXE writes the current TOML to the selected install.toml location and runs:

covenant-setup.exe --json package install.toml --output <output-directory>

The manifest should be saved in the payload source root so relative file sources package correctly.