I ask to immediately open the app after the installation then it makes several windows of other hidden apps visible again.

[shannah]

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[shannah]

Strange. Here is the relevant code:

jdeploy/installer/src/main/java/ca/weblite/jdeploy/installer/Main.java

Line 376 in 9aa3667

Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{"open", installedApp.getAbsolutePath()});

Really not much going on here. Not sure why calling open would open hidden apps.

[shannah]

I am able to reproduce this. It is caused by the "Add to dock" step, which needs to quit and reactivate the dock:

String[] commands = new String[]{
                        "/usr/bin/defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add \"<dict><key>tile-data</key><dict><key>file-data</key><dict><key>_CFURLString</key><string>"+myapp+"</string><key>_CFURLStringType</key><integer>0</integer></dict></dict></dict>\"",
                        "/usr/bin/osascript -e 'tell application \"Dock\" to quit'",
                        "/usr/bin/osascript -e 'tell application \"Dock\" to activate'"

                };

NOTE: This doesn't affect apps that had been hidden using "Hide application / Command-H". Just windows that had been minimized onto the dock.

It uses the strategy described here

I don't know of a way to improve on this currently. Found this tool for adding/removing items from the dock using command-line: https://github.com/kcrawford/dockutil

It looks like it still "restarts" the dock after adding items, but it is possible that it found a way to retain or restore transient state like minimized windows.