#Metrolist Manager

Metrolist Manager for windows 10/11, used to install, update, repair, and uninstall Metrolist-KMP Desktop. Written in Go.

#Installation layout

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Metrolist\
  app\
    Metrolist.exe
    install-manifest.json
    ...
  manager\
    MetrolistManager.exe
    install.json

[!NOTE] The manager owns app and replaces that directory during repair or update. It retains manager, registers the installation under HKCU, creates a Start Menu shortcut, and optionally creates a desktop shortcut. Downloads and ZIP metadata are fully validated before app is removed. Replacement is intentionally direct: an interruption after removal is recovered by rerunning the manager rather than by automatic rollback.

#Commands

MetrolistManager.exe install
MetrolistManager.exe update --pid <desktop-pid>
MetrolistManager.exe repair
MetrolistManager.exe uninstall

Every command supports --silent. Run go test ./.... Validate a release archive, including every entry's expanded size and CRC, with:

go run ./cmd/validate-payload /path/to/Metrolist-Desktop-windows.zip 14.0.0

An equivalent cross-build from a Metrolist-KMP checkout can be done with the following commands:

go run github.com/akavel/rsrc@v0.10.2 \
  -arch amd64 \
  -manifest MetrolistManager.exe.manifest \
  -ico ../Metrolist-KMP/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/resources/logo.ico \
  -o rsrc_windows_amd64.syso
GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 CGO_ENABLED=0 \
  go build -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w -H=windowsgui" -o MetrolistManager.exe .
rm rsrc_windows_amd64.syso

[!WARNING] This configuration is intentionally unbound and cannot install a release. Production binaries are bound to a stable GitHub release by the Metrolist-KMP workflow, which also embeds the Windows application manifest and icon.