feat(nsis): add an option to disable compression

.changes/nsis-no-compression.md

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+"tauri-utils": patch::breaking
+"tauri-bundler": patch::breaking
+"tauri-cli": patch::breaking
+"@tauri-apps/cli": patch::breaking
+---
+
+Add an option to disable NSIS compression

core/tauri-config-schema/schema.json

@@ -2290,12 +2290,10 @@
         },
         "compression": {
           "description": "Set the compression algorithm used to compress files in the installer.\n\nSee <https://nsis.sourceforge.io/Reference/SetCompressor>",
-          "anyOf": [
+          "default": "lzma",
+          "allOf": [
             {
               "$ref": "#/definitions/NsisCompression"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "null"
             }
           ]
         },
@@ -2358,6 +2356,13 @@
           "enum": [
             "lzma"
           ]
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "Disable compression",
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": [
+            "none"
+          ]
         }
       ]
     },

core/tauri-utils/src/config.rs

@@ -685,6 +685,44 @@ pub enum NsisCompression {
   Bzip2,
   /// LZMA (default) is a new compression method that gives very good compression ratios. The decompression speed is high (10-20 MB/s on a 2 GHz CPU), the compression speed is lower. The memory size that will be used for decompression is the dictionary size plus a few KBs, the default is 8 MB.
   Lzma,
+  /// Disable compression
+  None,
+}
+
+impl Default for NsisCompression {
+  fn default() -> Self {
+    Self::Lzma
+  }
+}
+
+/// Install Modes for the NSIS installer.
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase", deny_unknown_fields)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "schema", derive(JsonSchema))]
+pub enum NSISInstallerMode {
+  /// Default mode for the installer.
+  ///
+  /// Install the app by default in a directory that doesn't require Administrator access.
+  ///
+  /// Installer metadata will be saved under the `HKCU` registry path.
+  CurrentUser,
+  /// Install the app by default in the `Program Files` folder directory requires Administrator
+  /// access for the installation.
+  ///
+  /// Installer metadata will be saved under the `HKLM` registry path.
+  PerMachine,
+  /// Combines both modes and allows the user to choose at install time
+  /// whether to install for the current user or per machine. Note that this mode
+  /// will require Administrator access even if the user wants to install it for the current user only.
+  ///
+  /// Installer metadata will be saved under the `HKLM` or `HKCU` registry path based on the user's choice.
+  Both,
+}
+
+impl Default for NSISInstallerMode {
+  fn default() -> Self {
+    Self::CurrentUser
+  }
 }
 
 /// Configuration for the Installer bundle using NSIS.
@@ -730,7 +768,8 @@ pub struct NsisConfig {
   /// Set the compression algorithm used to compress files in the installer.
   ///
   /// See <https://nsis.sourceforge.io/Reference/SetCompressor>
-  pub compression: Option<NsisCompression>,
+  #[serde(default)]
+  pub compression: NsisCompression,
   /// A path to a `.nsh` file that contains special NSIS macros to be hooked into the
   /// main installer.nsi script.
   ///
@@ -769,36 +808,6 @@ pub struct NsisConfig {
   pub installer_hooks: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
-/// Install Modes for the NSIS installer.
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase", deny_unknown_fields)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "schema", derive(JsonSchema))]
-pub enum NSISInstallerMode {
-  /// Default mode for the installer.
-  ///
-  /// Install the app by default in a directory that doesn't require Administrator access.
-  ///
-  /// Installer metadata will be saved under the `HKCU` registry path.
-  CurrentUser,
-  /// Install the app by default in the `Program Files` folder directory requires Administrator
-  /// access for the installation.
-  ///
-  /// Installer metadata will be saved under the `HKLM` registry path.
-  PerMachine,
-  /// Combines both modes and allows the user to choose at install time
-  /// whether to install for the current user or per machine. Note that this mode
-  /// will require Administrator access even if the user wants to install it for the current user only.
-  ///
-  /// Installer metadata will be saved under the `HKLM` or `HKCU` registry path based on the user's choice.
-  Both,
-}
-
-impl Default for NSISInstallerMode {
-  fn default() -> Self {
-    Self::CurrentUser
-  }
-}
-
 /// Install modes for the Webview2 runtime.
 /// Note that for the updater bundle [`Self::DownloadBootstrapper`] is used.
 ///

tooling/bundler/src/bundle/settings.rs

@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ pub struct NsisSettings {
   /// By default the OS language is selected, with a fallback to the first language in the `languages` array.
   pub display_language_selector: bool,
   /// Set compression algorithm used to compress files in the installer.
-  pub compression: Option<NsisCompression>,
+  pub compression: NsisCompression,
   /// A path to a `.nsh` file that contains special NSIS macros to be hooked into the
   /// main installer.nsi script.
   ///

tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/nsis.rs

@@ -243,10 +243,11 @@ fn build_nsis_app_installer(
 
     data.insert(
       "compression",
-      to_json(match &nsis.compression.unwrap_or(NsisCompression::Lzma) {
+      to_json(match &nsis.compression {
         NsisCompression::Zlib => "zlib",
         NsisCompression::Bzip2 => "bzip2",
         NsisCompression::Lzma => "lzma",
+        NsisCompression::None => "none",
       }),
     );
 

tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/installer.nsi

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 Unicode true
 ManifestDPIAware true
-; Set the compression algorithm. Default is LZMA.
-!if "{{compression}}" == ""
-  SetCompressor /SOLID lzma
+
+!if "{{compression}}" == "none"
+  SetCompress false
 !else
+  ; Set the compression algorithm. Default is LZMA.
   SetCompressor /SOLID "{{compression}}"
 !endif
 

tooling/cli/schema.json

@@ -2290,12 +2290,10 @@
         },
         "compression": {
           "description": "Set the compression algorithm used to compress files in the installer.\n\nSee <https://nsis.sourceforge.io/Reference/SetCompressor>",
-          "anyOf": [
+          "default": "lzma",
+          "allOf": [
             {
               "$ref": "#/definitions/NsisCompression"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "null"
             }
           ]
         },
@@ -2358,6 +2356,13 @@
           "enum": [
             "lzma"
           ]
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "Disable compression",
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": [
+            "none"
+          ]
         }
       ]
     },