Merge pull request #1263 from buttercup/fix/auto-launch

Fix auto launch for linux

package.json

@@ -221,9 +221,11 @@
     "ms": "^2.1.3",
     "nested-property": "^4.0.0",
     "os-locale": "^5.0.0",
+    "path-exists": "^5.0.0",
     "pify": "^5.0.0",
     "stacktracey": "^2.1.7",
     "statuses": "^2.0.1",
+    "untildify": "^5.0.0",
     "webdav": "^5.3.0",
     "zod": "^3.22.4"
   },

source/main/actions/appMenu.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import { handleConfigUpdate } from "./config";
 import { t } from "../../shared/i18n/trans";
 import { isOSX } from "../../shared/library/platform";
 import { getIconForProvider, getNativeImageMenuIcon } from "../library/icons";
-import { Preferences } from "../types";
 import { logErr } from "../library/log";
 
 async function getContextMenu(): Promise<Menu> {

source/main/library/build.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 // This file updated automatically: changes made here will be overwritten!
 
-export const VERSION = "2.23.1";
+export const VERSION = "2.24.0";

source/main/services/launch.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,44 @@
+import path from "node:path";
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import { app } from "electron";
+import untildify from "untildify";
+import { pathExists } from "path-exists";
+import { isLinux } from "../../shared/library/platform";
+
+const LINUX_AUTOSTART_DIR = "~/.config/autostart";
+const LINUX_DESKTOP = `
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Version=1.0
+Name={{APP_NAME}}
+Comment={{APP_NAME}} startup script
+Exec={{APP_PATH}} --autostart
+StartupNotify=false
+Terminal=false
+`;
 
 export async function setStartWithSession(enable: boolean): Promise<void> {
+    if (isLinux()) {
+        await setStartWithSessionLinux(enable);
+    } else {
+        await setStartWithSessionNative(enable);
+    }
+}
+
+async function setStartWithSessionLinux(enable: boolean): Promise<void> {
+    const autostartPath = path.join(untildify(LINUX_AUTOSTART_DIR), "buttercup.desktop");
+    const isEnabled = await pathExists(autostartPath);
+    if (enable && !isEnabled) {
+        const desktop = LINUX_DESKTOP.trim()
+            .replace(/{{APP_NAME}}/g, "Buttercup")
+            .replace(/{{APP_PATH}}/g, process.execPath);
+        await fs.writeFile(autostartPath, desktop);
+    } else if (!enable && isEnabled) {
+        await fs.unlink(autostartPath);
+    }
+}
+
+async function setStartWithSessionNative(enable: boolean): Promise<void> {
     const isEnabled = app.getLoginItemSettings().openAtLogin;
     if (enable && !isEnabled) {
         app.setLoginItemSettings({