desktop shortcut

README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This is the repo for FishPog Pixelmon, and a bit of experimental tooling to make
 git clone https://git.233hfd.com/joey/FishPogPixelmon.git
 cd FishPogPixelmon
 
-source ./venv.sh # or just venv.bat on windows
+source ./venv.sh # or just venv.ps1 on windows
 
 python tooling.py --setup
 ```
@@ -21,4 +21,8 @@ now, pax will be installed, which will allow you to edit the modpack. refer to t
 python tooling.py --export
 ```
 
-this command will package up the pack with pax, then bundle some scripts with it that allows for auto-updating and automatically downloading the mods from curseforge, rather than having to distribute a large zip file.
+## exporting the modpack client
+
+```bash
+python tooling.py --client
+```

client/client.ps1

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
+# got to the directory where the script is located
+Push-Location $PSScriptRoot
+
 # check if winget is installed and if so, set a flag to true
 $winget = Get-Command winget -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
+# trust desktop-shortcut.ps1 for good measure
+Unblock-File .\desktop-shortcut.ps1
+
 if (!$winget) {
   Write-Host "Error: winget is not installed." -Foreground Red
   Write-Host "This script will not work without winget." -Foreground Red

client/desktop-shortcut.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# creates a desktop shortcut to run client.ps1 in powershell
+
+$ClientFile = "$PSScriptRoot\client.ps1"
+$ShortcutPath = "$Home\Desktop\FishPog Pixelmon.lnk"
+$IconPath = "$PSScriptRoot\icon.ico"
+
+$WshShell = New-Object -comObject WScript.Shell
+$Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut($ShortcutPath)
+$Shortcut.TargetPath = "powershell.exe"
+$Shortcut.Arguments = "-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File `"$ClientFile`""
+$Shortcut.IconLocation = $IconPath
+$Shortcut.Save()

tooling.py

@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ def export_client():
     z.write("client/client.sh", "client.sh")
     z.write("client/requirements.txt", "requirements.txt")
     z.write("client/client.py", "client.py")
+    z.write("client/icon.ico", "icon.ico")
+    z.write("client/desktop-shortcut.ps1", "desktop-shortcut.ps1")
     z.close()