additional packaging updates required

Author: gcclinux

Dockerfile

@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ RUN npm ci --silent
 COPY . .
 RUN npm run build
 
-# Make sure metadata files are included in the served 'dist' folder for the About Modal
-RUN cp package.json dist/ && \
-    mkdir -p dist/release && \
-    cp release/latest.json dist/release/
-
 # Runtime stage: minimal image to serve the compiled app
 FROM node:20-alpine AS runtime
 WORKDIR /app

build-tauri.bat

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ setlocal
 set WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER=1
 set WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1
 echo Building Tauri application for Windows...
+npm run build
 npm run tauri build
 endlocal
 echo Build finished.

package.json

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     "server": "vite --host --port 3024",
     "setup-https": "./setup-https.sh",
     "setup-https-windows": "powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File ./setup-https.ps1",
-    "build": "tsc && vite build",
+    "build": "tsc && vite build && node scripts/copy-metadata.js",
+    "postbuild": "node scripts/copy-metadata.js",
     "preview": "vite preview --port 3024",
     "test": "jest",
     "test:watch": "jest --watch",

scripts/copy-metadata.js

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+
+const distDir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'dist');
+const releaseDir = path.join(distDir, 'release');
+
+// Ensure dist/release exists
+if (!fs.existsSync(releaseDir)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(releaseDir, { recursive: true });
+}
+
+// Copy package.json
+fs.copyFileSync(
+    path.join(process.cwd(), 'package.json'),
+    path.join(distDir, 'package.json')
+);
+
+// Copy release/latest.json
+if (fs.existsSync(path.join(process.cwd(), 'release', 'latest.json'))) {
+    fs.copyFileSync(
+        path.join(process.cwd(), 'release', 'latest.json'),
+        path.join(distDir, 'release', 'latest.json')
+    );
+}
+
+console.log('Metadata copied to dist/');