Introduces a new parameter to control BITS download priority across the build system and UI, allowing users to optimize transfer speeds when needed.
The feature adds a priority selector to the UI with four options (Foreground, High, Normal, Low) and propagates the selection through the build script and common modules. Priority can be set via UI, command-line parameter, or environment variable, with Normal as the default.
Updates the BITS transfer retry logic to respect the configured priority instead of hardcoding Normal priority, and fixes minor code formatting inconsistencies.
Enhances the BITS transfer retry logic to detect when the current session lacks network authentication and automatically falls back to Invoke-WebRequest for completion.
Detects the "not logged on to the network" error condition by checking both the HResult code (0x800704DD) and error message patterns, then triggers an HTTP-based fallback mechanism to retry the download with remaining attempts.
This ensures downloads can succeed even when BITS fails due to authentication issues, improving reliability of the transfer function in environments with network authentication requirements.
- Client OSes will now use CatalogIndexPC.xml to identify which ProductLine_SystemID.xml to use to identify which drivers to download. This is inline with how DCU works.
- In the UI, Dell Model names now show the full product line, model number, and system ID in the model column.
- There are many more models now shown due to breaking each model out by systemID (one model will have many systemIDs).
- Downloads per model should be much smaller as prior code was downloading drivers for models that Dell had reused their model number (e.g. Precision/Inspiron/Latitude/Vostro 3520 would result in a very large driver download)
- Dell driver downloads are best effort based on the data from the XML files. In some cases the Dell support website may show a newer driver than what is downloaded. This is rare, but in testing I've seen one or two drivers per model where the XML doesn't have what's listed on Dell's website. Again, rare, but not unexpected.
Introduces a new common function, `ConvertTo-SafeName`, to sanitize strings by removing characters that are invalid in Windows file paths.
This function is now used consistently when creating directory and file names for drivers (Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft) and applications to prevent path-related errors. It replaces several ad-hoc sanitization methods with a single, more robust implementation.
Adds standard PowerShell comment-based help blocks (synopsis and description) to all UI and common library script modules (`.psm1`) and the main UI entry point script (`.ps1`).
This improves maintainability and discoverability by documenting the purpose of each script file. Also removes various redundant or commented-out code blocks.
Adds a feature to automatically save the selected drivers to `Drivers.json` upon download, preserving the user's selection for future use.
Improves script execution by:
- Ensuring the disk cleanup process completes before proceeding.
- Suppressing progress bars globally for a cleaner console output.
- Hiding non-critical warnings during driver installation.
- Removing an unused BITS transfer function and trailing whitespace.
Introduces a progress reporting system to provide real-time feedback during the FFU build. This includes adding a progress bar and status messages to the UI, which are updated at key stages of the build process.
- Adds a new `Set-Progress` function to log progress updates.
- Integrates `Set-Progress` calls throughout the main build script.
- Updates the UI to parse progress logs and update the progress bar and status text.
- Improves error reporting in the UI to display more detailed failure reasons.
- Corrects a typo in the `LogicalSectorSizeBytes` parameter name in documentation and log messages.
- Created module manifest for FFU.Common with initial version 0.0.1.
- Created module manifest for FFUUI.Core with initial version 0.0.1.
- Implemented shared UI functions in FFUUI.Shared.psm1, including:
- Update-ListViewItemStatus: Updates the status of items in a ListView.
- Update-OverallProgress: Updates a progress bar and status label.
- Invoke-ProgressUpdate: Enqueues progress updates to the UI thread.
- Add-SortableColumn: Adds sortable columns to a ListView.
- Add-SelectableGridViewColumn: Adds a selectable column with a "Select All" checkbox.
- Update-SelectAllHeaderCheckBoxState: Updates the state of the header checkbox.
- Invoke-ListViewSort: Sorts ListView items based on specified properties.
- Show-ModernFolderPicker: Displays a modern folder picker dialog.
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