static async Task <bool> AddHostedPackageAsync(string pathToPackage, bool isPackageFile)
{
var packageUri = new Uri(pathToPackage);
Console.WriteLine(" Package Address {0}", pathToPackage);
Console.WriteLine(" Package Uri {0}", packageUri);
PackageManager packageManager = new PackageManager();
Task <DeploymentResult> deployment = null;
// Set AllowUnsigned=true for unsigned Hosted Apps
if (isPackageFile)
{
var addOptions = new AddPackageOptions {
AllowUnsigned = true
};
deployment = packageManager.AddPackageByUriAsync(packageUri, addOptions).AsTask();
}
else
{
var regOptions = new RegisterPackageOptions {
AllowUnsigned = true
};
deployment = packageManager.RegisterPackageByUriAsync(packageUri, regOptions).AsTask();
}
Console.WriteLine("Installing package {0}", packageUri);
Debug.WriteLine("Waiting for package registration to complete...");
try {
await deployment;
Console.WriteLine("Registration succeeded! Try running the new app.");
return(true);
} catch (OperationCanceledException) {
Console.WriteLine("Registration was canceled");
} catch (AggregateException ex) {
Console.WriteLine($"Installation Error: {ex}");
}
return(false);
}
private static bool registerSparsePackage(string externalLocation, string sparsePkgPath)
{
bool registration = false;
try
{
Uri externalUri = new Uri(externalLocation);
Uri packageUri = new Uri(sparsePkgPath);
Console.WriteLine("exe Location {0}", externalLocation);
Console.WriteLine("msix Address {0}", sparsePkgPath);
Console.WriteLine(" exe Uri {0}", externalUri);
Console.WriteLine(" msix Uri {0}", packageUri);
PackageManager packageManager = new PackageManager();
//Declare use of an external location
var options = new AddPackageOptions();
options.ExternalLocationUri = externalUri;
Windows.Foundation.IAsyncOperationWithProgress <DeploymentResult, DeploymentProgress> deploymentOperation = packageManager.AddPackageByUriAsync(packageUri, options);
ManualResetEvent opCompletedEvent = new ManualResetEvent(false); // this event will be signaled when the deployment operation has completed.
deploymentOperation.Completed = (depProgress, status) => { opCompletedEvent.Set(); };
Console.WriteLine("Installing package {0}", sparsePkgPath);
Debug.WriteLine("Waiting for package registration to complete...");
opCompletedEvent.WaitOne();
if (deploymentOperation.Status == Windows.Foundation.AsyncStatus.Error)
{
Windows.Management.Deployment.DeploymentResult deploymentResult = deploymentOperation.GetResults();
Debug.WriteLine("Installation Error: {0}", deploymentOperation.ErrorCode);
Debug.WriteLine("Detailed Error Text: {0}", deploymentResult.ErrorText);
}
else if (deploymentOperation.Status == Windows.Foundation.AsyncStatus.Canceled)
{
Debug.WriteLine("Package Registration Canceled");
}
else if (deploymentOperation.Status == Windows.Foundation.AsyncStatus.Completed)
{
registration = true;
Debug.WriteLine("Package Registration succeeded!");
}
else
{
Debug.WriteLine("Installation status unknown");
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("AddPackageSample failed, error message: {0}", ex.Message);
Console.WriteLine("Full Stacktrace: {0}", ex.ToString());
return(registration);
}
return(registration);
}