Function createShortcut

launcher/FileSystem.cpp:919–1144

Cross-platform Shortcut creation

// Cross-platform Shortcut creation
bool createShortcut(QString destination, QString target, QStringList args, QString name, QString icon)
{
    if (destination.isEmpty()) {
        destination = PathCombine(getDesktopDir(), RemoveInvalidFilenameChars(name));
    }
    if (!ensureFilePathExists(destination)) {
        qWarning() << "Destination path can't be created!";
        return false;
    }
#if defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
    // Create the Application
    QDir applicationDirectory =
        QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::ApplicationsLocation) + "/" + BuildConfig.LAUNCHER_NAME + " Instances/";

    if (!applicationDirectory.mkpath(".")) {
        qWarning() << "Couldn't create application directory";
        return false;
    }

    QDir application = applicationDirectory.path() + "/" + name + ".app/";

    if (application.exists()) {
        qWarning() << "Application already exists!";
        return false;
    }

    if (!application.mkpath(".")) {
        qWarning() << "Couldn't create application";
        return false;
    }

    QDir content = application.path() + "/Contents/";
    QDir resources = content.path() + "/Resources/";
    QDir binaryDir = content.path() + "/MacOS/";
    QFile info = content.path() + "/Info.plist";

    if (!(content.mkpath(".") && resources.mkpath(".") && binaryDir.mkpath("."))) {
        qWarning() << "Couldn't create directories within application";
        return false;
    }
    info.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text);

    QFile(icon).rename(resources.path() + "/Icon.icns");

    // Create the Command file
    QString exec = binaryDir.path() + "/Run.command";

    QFile f(exec);
    f.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text);
    QTextStream stream(&f);

    QString argstring;
    if (!args.empty())
        argstring = " \"" + args.join("\" \"") + "\"";

    stream << "#!/bin/bash" << "\n";
    stream << "\"" << target << "\" " << argstring << "\n";