autostart tests

Author: leopollini

extensions_main/autostart.js

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+const { app } = require('electron');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('../lib/path2');
+
+// Sample Module. Plase copy-paste this file into new module's main folder
+class Autostarter extends require('../lib/BaseModule')
+{
+    // unspecified: loads data.json
+    // MODULE_NAME = "autostarter";
+    
+    setup()
+    {
+        this.log("setting autostart to", this.__conf.autostart == true);
+        app.on('ready', () => {
+            app.setLoginItemSettings({
+                openAtLogin: (this.__conf.autostart == true),       // autostart at login
+                openAsHidden: false,     // can hide window if desired
+            });
+        });
+
+        let filel = null;
+        const logfile = path.joinAppData("lel.txt");
+        if (fs.existsSync(logfile))
+            filel = fs.readFileSync(logfile)
+        else
+            filel = ""
+        filel = filel + "\ntried to open at " + Date.now().toString();
+        fs.writeFileSync(logfile, filel);
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = Autostarter;

lib/BaseModule.js

@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ class BaseModule
 		this.window = window;
 		this.tab = tab;
 		this.module_name = this.MODULE_NAME || 'BaseModule';
-		this.conf_file_path = path.joinConfigDir(this.module_name + '.json');
+		
+		if (this.module_name == 'BaseModule')
+			this.conf_file_path = path.joinConfigDir('data.json');
+		else
+			this.conf_file_path = path.joinConfigDir(this.module_name + '.json');
+		
 		try { this.__conf = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(this.conf_file_path, 'utf-8')); }
 		catch (e) { console.log('Could not load conf file for', this.module_name, ':', e, '.'); }