Function selectInstance

src/instancemanager.cpp:699–737

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std::unique_ptr<Instance> selectInstance()
{
  auto& m = InstanceManager::singleton();

  // since there is no instance currently active, load plugins with a null
  // OrganizerCore; see PluginContainer::initPlugin()
  NexusInterface ni(nullptr);
  PluginContainer pc(nullptr);
  pc.loadPlugins();

  if (m.hasAnyInstances()) {
    // there is at least one instance available, show the instance manager
    // dialog
    InstanceManagerDialog dlg(pc);

    // the dialog normally restarts MO when an instance is selected, but this
    // is not necessary here since MO hasn't really started yet
    dlg.setRestartOnSelect(false);

    dlg.show();
    dlg.activateWindow();
    dlg.raise();

    if (dlg.exec() != QDialog::Accepted) {
      return {};
    }

  } else {
    // no instances configured, ask the user to create one
    CreateInstanceDialog dlg(pc, nullptr);

    if (dlg.exec() != QDialog::Accepted) {
      return {};
    }
  }

  // return the new instance or the selection
  return m.currentInstance();
}

// shows the game selection page of the create instance dialog so the user can
// pick which game is managed by this instance