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

["'Jan Kiszka' via isar-users" <isar-users@googlegroups.com>]

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?

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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