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41 changes: 26 additions & 15 deletions bucket/7zip.json
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{
"version": "25.01",
"description": "A multi-format file archiver with high compression ratios",
"homepage": "https://www.7-zip.org/",
"license": "LGPL-2.1-or-later",
"description": "A multi-format file archiver with high compression ratios.",
"homepage": "https://www.7-zip.org",
"license": {
"identifier": "BSD-2-Clause, BSD-3-Clause, LGPL-2.1-or-later",
"url": "https://www.7-zip.org/license.txt"
},
"notes": [
"Add 7-Zip as a context menu option by running:",
"To register the context menu entry, please execute the following command:",
"reg import \"$dir\\install-context.reg\""
],
"architecture": {
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}
},
"post_install": [
"$7zip_root = \"$dir\".Replace('\\', '\\\\')",
"'install-context.reg', 'uninstall-context.reg' | ForEach-Object {",
" $content = Get-Content \"$bucketsdir\\main\\scripts\\7-zip\\$_\"",
" $content = $content.Replace('$7zip_root', $7zip_root)",
" if ($global) {",
" $content = $content.Replace('HKEY_CURRENT_USER', 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE')",
" }",
" Set-Content \"$dir\\$_\" $content -Encoding Ascii",
"$7zip_dir = $dir -replace '\\\\', '\\\\'",
"Get-ChildItem -Path \"$bucketsdir\\$bucket\\scripts\\7-zip\" -Filter '*.reg' -File | ForEach-Object {",
" $content = Get-Content -Path $_.FullName -Encoding utf8",
" if ($global) { $content = $content -replace 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER(?=.+Classes)', 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE' }",
" $content -replace '{{7zip_dir}}', $7zip_dir | Set-Content -Path \"$dir\\$($_.Name)\" -Encoding unicode",
"}"
],
"bin": [
"7z.exe",
"7zFM.exe",
"7zG.exe"
"7zG.exe",
"7zFM.exe"
],
"shortcuts": [
[
"7zFM.exe",
"7-Zip"
"7-Zip\\7-Zip File Manager"
],
[
"7-zip.chm",
"7-Zip\\7-Zip Help"
]
],
"persist": [
"Codecs",
"Formats"
],
"uninstaller": {
"script": [
"if ($cmd -eq 'uninstall') { reg import \"$dir\\uninstall-context.reg\" *> $null }",
"Stop-Process -Name 'explorer' -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue",
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Should we always uninstall the association and stop the explorer?

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uninstall the association

The context menu is unregistered only when $cmd is set to uninstall. The logic may need to be adjusted when no_junction is true, but since most manifests do not account for this case, I do not believe a change is necessary at this time.

stop the explorer

Because 7-Zip uses CLSIDs when registering context menu entries, updates or uninstalls may fail due to files being in use if explorer is not stopped. As most users who install 7-Zip are likely to enable the context menu integration, I believe it is unnecessary to explicitly check whether the context menu is registered, and stopping explorer directly is sufficient.

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Additionally, if the user has registered file associations, uninstalling via Scoop does not currently remove the associated settings. Should .reg files be provided to manage and clean up file associations?

"Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 1500"
]
},
"checkver": {
"url": "https://www.7-zip.org/download.html",
"regex": "Download 7-Zip ([\\d.]+) \\(\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}\\)"
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43 changes: 33 additions & 10 deletions scripts/7-zip/install-context.reg
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}]
@="7-Zip Shell Extension"
; Define per-user configuration parameters for 7-Zip shell integration and UI behavior
; Effective only when configured under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\7-Zip\Options]
"CascadedMenu"=dword:00000001
"MenuIcons"=dword:00000001


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}\InprocServer32]
@="$7zip_root\\7-zip.dll"
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"

; Register 7-Zip as the context menu handler for all files

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\7-Zip]
@="{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}"


; Register 7-Zip as the context menu handler for directory

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\7-Zip]
@="{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\7-Zip]
@="{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}"

; Register 7-Zip as the drag-and-drop handler for directories

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shellex\DragDropHandlers\7-Zip]
@="{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}"


; Register 7-Zip as the drag-and-drop handler for drives

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Drive\shellex\DragDropHandlers\7-Zip]
@="{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\7-Zip\Options]
"MenuIcons"=dword:00000001
"CascadedMenu"=dword:00000001

; Register 7-Zip as the context menu handler for folder shell objects

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\7-Zip]
@="{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}"



; Register the CLSID and the in-process COM server DLL for the 7-Zip shell extension

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}]
@="7-Zip Shell Extension"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}\InprocServer32]
@="\"{{7zip_dir}}\\7-zip.dll\""
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"
29 changes: 25 additions & 4 deletions scripts/7-zip/uninstall-context.reg
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}\InprocServer32]
; Unregister all 7-Zip configuration settings and shell integration entries

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\7-Zip]


; Unregister the 7-Zip context menu handler for all file types

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\7-Zip]

; Unregister the 7-Zip context menu handler for directories

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\7-Zip]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\7-Zip]

; Unregister the 7-Zip drag-and-drop handler for directories

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shellex\DragDropHandlers\7-Zip]

; Unregister the 7-Zip drag-and-drop handler for drives

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Drive\shellex\DragDropHandlers\7-Zip]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\7-Zip\Options]

; Unregister the 7-Zip context menu handler for folder shell objects

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\7-Zip]


; Unregister the CLSID and the in-process COM server DLL for the 7-Zip shell extension

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{23170F69-40C1-278A-1000-000100020000}]