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autostart: include app path when launched via electron #3123

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21 changes: 20 additions & 1 deletion src/auto-launch.js
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Expand Up @@ -21,6 +21,25 @@ function getDesktopFile () {
return path.join(untildify('~/.config/autostart/'), 'ipfs-desktop.desktop')
}

function quoteDesktopEntryArg (value) {
return `"${value.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`
}

function getLinuxAutostartExec () {
const command = [process.execPath]

// Some distro packages launch as `electron <app.asar>`.
if (path.basename(process.execPath).startsWith('electron')) {
const appPath = app.getAppPath()

if (appPath && appPath !== process.execPath) {
command.push(appPath)
}
}

return command.map(quoteDesktopEntryArg).join(' ')
}

async function enable () {
if (app.setLoginItemSettings && (IS_MAC || IS_WIN)) {
app.setLoginItemSettings({ openAtLogin: true })
Expand All @@ -32,7 +51,7 @@ Type=Application
Version=1.0
Name=IPFS Desktop
Comment=IPFS Desktop Startup Script
Exec="${process.execPath}"
Exec=${getLinuxAutostartExec()}
Icon=ipfs-desktop
StartupNotify=false
Terminal=false`
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