Re: [PATCH v1 0/2] installer: split backend APIs from frontend UI

[Zhihang Wei <wzh@ilbers.de>]

On 2/5/26 07:53, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> Hi Zhihang,
>
> On 04.02.26 16:51, Zhihang Wei wrote:
>> Applied to next, thanks.
>>
> Hmm, this might have been applied automatically because it passed CI -
> no surprise, its completely unused, isn't it?
Not automatically. The patch set was applied because the idea has received
positive feedback. Also the patch set itself provides better structure while
changed nothing logically.

Zhihang
> I think we need a full picture here, i.e. some actual usage of the
> split-up API by the installer.
>
> Jan
>
>> On 1/19/26 06:53, 'Kasturi Shekar' via isar-users wrote:
>>> This patch series is a first step towards splitting the installer into
>>> a reusable backend and a frontend.
>>>
>>> Patch-1: introduces a small backend API layer (sys_api.sh) that provides
>>> installer functionality via structured shell functions with JSON-style
>>> return values.
>>>
>>> Patch-2: adapts the existing dialog-based installer frontend to consume
>>> these APIs, without changing behavior. This serves as validation that
>>> the abstraction is sufficient for the current UI.
>>>
>>> Further steps (not included here) would build additional frontends on
>>> top of the same backend APIs, but this series focuses purely on the
>>> foundation and existing workflow.
>>>
>>> please refer to the initial discussion here
>>> [1]https://groups.google.com/g/isar-users/c/Uy3Mg9gJnA4
>>>
>>> Kasturi Shekar (2):
>>>     installer: introduce sys_api.sh backend interface
>>>     installer-ui: use sys_api backend for frontend dialogs
>>>
>>>    .../files/usr/bin/installer_ui.sh             | 86 +++++++++++++++++++
>>>    .../deploy-image/files/usr/bin/sys_api.sh     | 84 ++++++++++++++++++
>>>    2 files changed, 170 insertions(+)
>>>    create mode 100755 meta-isar/recipes-installer/deploy-image/files/
>>> usr/bin/installer_ui.sh
>>>    create mode 100644 meta-isar/recipes-installer/deploy-image/files/
>>> usr/bin/sys_api.sh
>>>

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