update workflow files, delegate windows signing to custom script

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -55,21 +55,28 @@ env:
     - config:
         # Human identifier for the job.
         name: Windows
-        runs-on: windows-2019
+        runs-on: [self-hosted, windows-sign-pc]
         # The value is a string representing a JSON document.
         # Setting this to null causes the job to run directly in the runner machine instead of in a container.
         container: |
           null
         # Name of the secret that contains the certificate.
-        certificate-secret: WINDOWS_SIGNING_CERTIFICATE_PFX
+        certificate-secret: INSTALLER_CERT_WINDOWS_CER
         # Name of the secret that contains the certificate password.
-        certificate-password-secret: WINDOWS_SIGNING_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD
+        certificate-password-secret: INSTALLER_CERT_WINDOWS_PASSWORD
         # File extension for the certificate.
         certificate-extension: pfx
+        # Container for windows cert signing
+        certificate-container: INSTALLER_CERT_WINDOWS_CONTAINER
         # Quoting on the value is required here to allow the same comparison expression syntax to be used for this
         # and the companion needs.select-targets.outputs.merge-channel-files property (output values always have string
         # type).
         mergeable-channel-file: 'false'
+        # as this runs on a self hosted runner, we need to avoid building with the default working directory path,
+        # otherwise paths in the build job will be too long for `light.exe`
+        # we use the below as a Symbolic link (just changing the wd will break the checkout action)
+        # this is a work around (see: https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/197).
+        working-directory: 'C:\a'
       artifacts:
         - path: '*Windows_64bit.exe'
           name: Windows_X86-64_interactive_installer
@@ -270,6 +277,14 @@ jobs:
     env:
       # Location of artifacts generated by build.
       BUILD_ARTIFACTS_PATH: electron-app/dist/build-artifacts
+      # to skip passing signing credentials to electron-builder
+      IS_WINDOWS_CONFIG: ${{ matrix.config.name == 'Windows' }}
+      INSTALLER_CERT_WINDOWS_CER: "/tmp/cert.cer"
+      # We are hardcoding the path for signtool because is not present on the windows PATH env var by default.
+      # Keep in mind that this path could change when upgrading to a new runner version
+      SIGNTOOL_PATH: "C:/Program Files (x86)/Windows Kits/10/bin/10.0.19041.0/x86/signtool.exe"
+      WIN_CERT_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.INSTALLER_CERT_WINDOWS_PASSWORD }}
+      WIN_CERT_CONTAINER_NAME: ${{ secrets.INSTALLER_CERT_WINDOWS_CONTAINER }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         config: ${{ fromJson(needs.select-targets.outputs.build-matrix) }}
@@ -283,6 +298,12 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 90
 
     steps:
+      - name: Symlink custom working directory
+        shell: cmd
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows' && matrix.config.working-directory
+        run: |
+          if not exist "${{ matrix.config.working-directory }}" mklink /d "${{ matrix.config.working-directory }}" "C:\actions-runner\_work\arduino-ide\arduino-ide"
+
       - name: Checkout
         if: fromJSON(matrix.config.container) == null
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -293,42 +314,42 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Install Node.js
-        if: fromJSON(matrix.config.container) == null
+        if: fromJSON(matrix.config.container) == null && runner.os != 'Windows'
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
           cache: 'yarn'
 
       - name: Install Python 3.x
-        if: fromJSON(matrix.config.container) == null
+        if: fromJSON(matrix.config.container) == null && runner.os != 'Windows'
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.11.x'
 
       - name: Install Go
-        if: fromJSON(matrix.config.container) == null
+        if: fromJSON(matrix.config.container) == null && runner.os != 'Windows'
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Install Go
         # actions/setup-go@v5 has dependency on a higher version of glibc than available in the Linux container.
-        if: fromJSON(matrix.config.container) != null
+        if: fromJSON(matrix.config.container) != null && runner.os != 'Windows'
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Install Taskfile
-        if: fromJSON(matrix.config.container) == null
+        if: fromJSON(matrix.config.container) == null && runner.os != 'Windows'
         uses: arduino/setup-task@v2
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           version: 3.x
 
       - name: Install Taskfile
         # actions/setup-task@v2 has dependency on a higher version of glibc than available in the Linux container.
-        if: fromJSON(matrix.config.container) != null
+        if: fromJSON(matrix.config.container) != null && runner.os != 'Windows'
         uses: arduino/setup-task@v1
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -350,9 +371,10 @@ jobs:
           CREATE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.CREATE_USERNAME }}
           CREATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.CREATE_PASSWORD }}
           CREATE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.CREATE_CLIENT_SECRET }}
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && matrix.config.working-directory || './' }}
         run: |
           # See: https://www.electron.build/code-signing
-          if [ $CAN_SIGN = false ]; then
+          if [ $CAN_SIGN = false ] || [ $IS_WINDOWS_CONFIG = true ]; then
             echo "Skipping the app signing: certificate not provided."
           else
             export CSC_LINK="${{ runner.temp }}/signing_certificate.${{ matrix.config.certificate-extension }}"
@@ -372,13 +394,14 @@ jobs:
           yarn --cwd electron-app rebuild
           yarn --cwd electron-app build
           yarn --cwd electron-app package
-
+          
       # Both macOS jobs generate a "channel update info file" with same path and name. The second job to complete would
       # overwrite the file generated by the first in the workflow artifact.
       - name: Stage channel file for merge
         if: >
           needs.select-targets.outputs.merge-channel-files == 'true' &&
           matrix.config.mergeable-channel-file == 'true'
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && matrix.config.working-directory || './' }}
         run: |
           staged_channel_files_path="${{ runner.temp }}/staged-channel-files"
           mkdir "$staged_channel_files_path"
@@ -398,13 +421,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
           if-no-files-found: error
           name: ${{ env.STAGED_CHANNEL_FILES_ARTIFACT }}
-          path: ${{ env.STAGED_CHANNEL_FILES_PATH }}
+          path: ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && matrix.config.working-directory && format('{0}/{1}', matrix.config.working-directory, env.STAGED_CHANNEL_FILES_PATH) || env.STAGED_CHANNEL_FILES_PATH }}
+
 
       - name: Upload [GitHub Actions]
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: ${{ env.JOB_TRANSFER_ARTIFACT }}
-          path: ${{ env.BUILD_ARTIFACTS_PATH }}
+          path: ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && matrix.config.working-directory && format('{0}/{1}', matrix.config.working-directory, env.BUILD_ARTIFACTS_PATH) || env.BUILD_ARTIFACTS_PATH }}
+
+      - name: Manual Clean up for self-hosted runners
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows' && matrix.config.working-directory
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          rmdir /s /q "${{ matrix.config.working-directory }}"
+          rmdir /s /q "C:\actions-runner\_work\arduino-ide\arduino-ide"
 
   merge-channel-files:
     needs:

.github/workflows/check-certificates.yml

@@ -74,9 +74,11 @@ jobs:
           - identifier: macOS signing certificate # Text used to identify certificate in notifications.
             certificate-secret: APPLE_SIGNING_CERTIFICATE_P12 # Name of the secret that contains the certificate.
             password-secret: KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD # Name of the secret that contains the certificate password.
+            type: pkcs12
           - identifier: Windows signing certificate
-            certificate-secret: WINDOWS_SIGNING_CERTIFICATE_PFX
-            password-secret: WINDOWS_SIGNING_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD
+            certificate-secret: INSTALLER_CERT_WINDOWS_CER
+            # The password for the Windows certificate is not needed, because its not a container, but a single certificate.
+            type: x509
 
     steps:
       - name: Set certificate path environment variable
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
           CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets[matrix.certificate.password-secret] }}
         run: |
           (
-            openssl pkcs12 \
+            openssl ${{ matrix.certificate.type }} \
               -in "${{ env.CERTIFICATE_PATH }}" \
               -legacy \
               -noout \
@@ -122,26 +124,43 @@ jobs:
           CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets[matrix.certificate.password-secret] }}
         id: get-days-before-expiration
         run: |
-          EXPIRATION_DATE="$(
-            (
-              openssl pkcs12 \
-                -in "${{ env.CERTIFICATE_PATH }}" \
-                -clcerts \
-                -legacy \
-                -nodes \
-                -passin env:CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD
-            ) | (
-              openssl x509 \
-                -noout \
-                -enddate
-            ) | (
-              grep \
-                --max-count=1 \
-                --only-matching \
-                --perl-regexp \
-                'notAfter=(\K.*)'
-            )
-          )"
+          if [[ ${{ matrix.certificate.type }} == "pkcs12" ]]; then
+            EXPIRATION_DATE="$(
+              (
+                openssl pkcs12 \
+                  -in "${{ env.CERTIFICATE_PATH }}" \
+                  -clcerts \
+                  -legacy \
+                  -nodes \
+                  -passin env:CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD
+              ) | (
+                openssl x509 \
+                  -noout \
+                  -enddate
+              ) | (
+                grep \
+                  --max-count=1 \
+                  --only-matching \
+                  --perl-regexp \
+                  'notAfter=(\K.*)'
+              )
+            )"
+          elif [[ ${{ matrix.certificate.type }} == "x509" ]]; then
+            EXPIRATION_DATE="$(
+                (
+                openssl x509 \
+                    -in ${{ env.CERTIFICATE_PATH }} \
+                    -noout \
+                    -enddate
+                ) | (
+                grep \
+                    --max-count=1 \
+                    --only-matching \
+                    --perl-regexp \
+                    'notAfter=(\K.*)'
+                )
+            )"
+          fi
 
           DAYS_BEFORE_EXPIRATION="$((($(date --utc --date="$EXPIRATION_DATE" +%s) - $(date --utc +%s)) / 60 / 60 / 24))"
 

electron-app/package.json

@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@
         "msi",
         "nsis",
         "zip"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "sign": "./scripts/windowsCustomSign.js"
     },
     "mac": {
       "darkModeSupport": true,

electron-app/scripts/windowsCustomSign.js

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+const childProcess = require('child_process');
+
+exports.default = async function (configuration) {
+  const SIGNTOOL_PATH = process.env.SIGNTOOL_PATH;
+  const INSTALLER_CERT_WINDOWS_CER = process.env.INSTALLER_CERT_WINDOWS_CER;
+  const CERT_PASSWORD = process.env.WIN_CERT_PASSWORD;
+  const CONTAINER_NAME = process.env.WIN_CERT_CONTAINER_NAME;
+  const filePath = configuration.path;
+
+  if (
+    SIGNTOOL_PATH &&
+    INSTALLER_CERT_WINDOWS_CER &&
+    CERT_PASSWORD &&
+    CONTAINER_NAME
+  ) {
+    childProcess.execSync(
+      `"${SIGNTOOL_PATH}" sign -d "Arduino IDE" -f "${INSTALLER_CERT_WINDOWS_CER}" -csp "eToken Base Cryptographic Provider" -k "[{{${CERT_PASSWORD}}}]=${CONTAINER_NAME}" -fd sha256 -tr http://timestamp.digicert.com -td SHA256 -v "${filePath}"`,
+      { stdio: 'inherit' }
+    );
+  } else {
+    console.warn(
+      `Custom windows signing was no performed one of the following variables was not provided: SIGNTOOL_PATH (${SIGNTOOL_PATH}), INSTALLER_CERT_WINDOWS_CERT (${INSTALLER_CERT_WINDOWS_CER}), CERT_PASSWORD (${CERT_PASSWORD}), CONTAINER_NAME (${CONTAINER_NAME})`
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+};