I can make a function to work for all tools? - nsis

Question

I want to have something like this :
o Simulink
o Simulink 3D Animation
o Simulink Control Design
o Stateflow
o Stateflow Coder
and for example when "o Simulink 3D Animation" is checked, Simulink should automatically be checked and the same thing for Stateflow.
I have the following code for Section :
Section /o "Simulink"
;SectionIn RO
FileWrite $9 "product=Simulink$\r$\n"
AddSize 0
SectionEnd
Section "Simulink 3D Animation"
SectionIn RO
FileWrite $9 "product=Simulink 3D Animation$\r$\n"
AddSize 0
SectionEnd
Section /o "Simulink Control Design"
;SectionIn RO
FileWrite $9 "product=Simulink Control Design$\r$\n"
AddSize 0
SectionEnd
Section "Stateflow"
SectionIn RO
FileWrite $9 "product=Stateflow$\r$\n"
AddSize 0
SectionEnd
Section "Stateflow Coder"
SectionIn RO
FileWrite $9 "product=Stateflow Coder$\r$\n"
AddSize 0
SectionEnd
And for checked I have the following function :
Section /o "Simulink 3D Animation" box_BONUS
;SectionIn RO
FileWrite $9 "product=Simulink 3D Animation$\r$\n"
AddSize 0
SectionEnd
Section /o "Simulink" box_MAIN
;SectionIn RO
FileWrite $9 "product=Simulink$\r$\n"
AddSize 0
SectionEnd
Function .OnSelChange
${If} ${SectionIsSelected} ${box_BONUS}
MessageBox MB_OK "simple message box"
!insertmacro SelectSection ${box_MAIN}
!insertmacro SetSectionFlag ${box_MAIN} ${SF_RO}
${Else}
!insertmacro ClearSectionFlag ${box_MAIN} ${SF_RO}
${EndIf}
FunctionEnd
With this code, I don't have the tools grouped, and I don't want to have a function for each tool : one for Simulink, one for Stateflow.... Can I make a function to work for all tools?

Answer 1

You can use SectionGroup like this:
SectionGroup "Simulink"
Section "Simulink 3D Animation"
# your code
SectionEnd
Section "Simulink Control Design"
# your code
SectionEnd
SectionGroupEnd
I don't know exactly how your installer is supposed to work. But if, for instance, any sub-section requires some mandatory files, you could add a required section inside your SectionGroup.
SectionGroup "Simulink"
Section -"Required Simulink Stuff"
# your code
SectionEnd
# more Sections
SectionGroupEnd
This will always run, once any section inside that SectionGroup has been selected (notice the dash in front of the section name!)
If you're looking for a more advanced setup, why not simply call a function from one of your sub-sections?
SectionGroup "Simulink"
Section "Simulink 3D Animation"
Call Requirements_3dAnim
SectionEnd
# more Sections
SectionGroupEnd
Function Requirements_3dAnim
# your code
Functions