| 摘要 |
A generic product configuration framework is disclosed which utilizes a number of components to facilitate platform-independent configuration of installers and the installation of software products. The framework includes metadata, which defines actions, properties and characteristics for creating installers for software products. Two such types of actions include interactions to conduct with a user and tasks to be performed for installing the software product. The framework parses through the metadata and creates executable components for all the actions defined by the metadata, which are organized according to execution relationships specified within the metadata. When installation of a product is requested, the framework causes the executable components to be executed in the correct order, thus installing the software product according to the actions, properties and characteristics specified by the metadata. Further, the framework has the ability to rollback any changes made during installation in the case of any errors.
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