scripts/create_windows_links.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Copyright (c) 2018 - 2024 Detlev Offenbach <detlev@die-offenbachs.de>
#
# This is the install script for eric.

"""
Installation script for the eric IDE and all eric related tools.
"""

import contextlib
import os
import sys

try:
    import winreg
except ImportError:
    print("This script is to be used on Windows platforms only. Aborting...")
    sys.exit(1)

from eric7.Globals import getConfig


def main():
    """
    Create Desktop and Start Menu links.
    """
    if sys.platform.startswith(("win", "cygwin")):
        regPath = (
            "Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\User Shell Folders"
        )

        # 1. create desktop shortcuts
        regName = "Desktop"
        desktopFolder = os.path.normpath(
            os.path.expandvars(getWinregEntry(regName, regPath))
        )
        for linkName, targetPath, iconPath in windowsDesktopEntries():
            linkPath = os.path.join(desktopFolder, linkName)
            createWindowsShortcut(linkPath, targetPath, iconPath)

        # 2. create start menu entry and shortcuts
        regName = "Programs"
        programsEntry = getWinregEntry(regName, regPath)
        if programsEntry:
            programsFolder = os.path.normpath(os.path.expandvars(programsEntry))
            eric7EntryPath = os.path.join(programsFolder, windowsProgramsEntry())
            if not os.path.exists(eric7EntryPath):
                try:
                    os.makedirs(eric7EntryPath)
                except OSError:
                    # maybe restrictions prohibited link creation
                    return

            for linkName, targetPath, iconPath in windowsDesktopEntries():
                linkPath = os.path.join(eric7EntryPath, linkName)
                createWindowsShortcut(linkPath, targetPath, iconPath)
    else:
        print("This script is to be used on Windows platforms only. Aborting...")


def getWinregEntry(name, path):
    """
    Function to get an entry from the Windows Registry.

    @param name variable name
    @type str
    @param path registry path of the variable
    @type str
    @return value of requested registry variable
    @rtype Any
    """
    try:
        registryKey = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, path)
        value, _ = winreg.QueryValueEx(registryKey, name)
        winreg.CloseKey(registryKey)
        return value
    except WindowsError:
        return None


def createWindowsShortcut(linkPath, targetPath, iconPath):
    """
    Create Windows shortcut.

    @param linkPath path of the shortcut file
    @type str
    @param targetPath path the shortcut shall point to
    @type str
    @param iconPath path of the icon file
    @type str
    """
    from pywintypes import com_error
    from win32com.client import Dispatch

    with contextlib.suppress(com_error):
        shell = Dispatch("WScript.Shell")
        shortcut = shell.CreateShortCut(linkPath)
        shortcut.Targetpath = targetPath
        shortcut.WorkingDirectory = os.path.dirname(targetPath)
        shortcut.IconLocation = iconPath
        shortcut.save()


def windowsDesktopNames():
    """
    Function to generate the link names for the Windows Desktop.

    @return list of desktop link names
    @rtype list of str
    """
    return [e[0] for e in windowsDesktopEntries()]


def windowsDesktopEntries():
    """
    Function to generate data for the Windows Desktop links.

    @return list of tuples containing the desktop link name,
        the link target and the icon target
    @rtype list of tuples of (str, str, str)
    """
    majorVersion, minorVersion = sys.version_info[:2]
    entriesTemplates = [
        (
            "eric7 (Python {0}.{1}).lnk",
            os.path.join(getConfig("bindir"), "eric7_ide.cmd"),
            os.path.join(getConfig("ericPixDir"), "eric7.ico"),
        ),
        (
            "eric7 Browser (Python {0}.{1}).lnk",
            os.path.join(getConfig("bindir"), "eric7_browser.cmd"),
            os.path.join(getConfig("ericPixDir"), "ericWeb48.ico"),
        ),
    ]

    return [
        (e[0].format(majorVersion, minorVersion), e[1], e[2]) for e in entriesTemplates
    ]


def windowsProgramsEntry():
    """
    Function to generate the name of the Start Menu top entry.

    @return name of the Start Menu top entry
    @rtype str
    """
    majorVersion, minorVersion = sys.version_info[:2]
    return "eric7 IDE (Python {0}.{1})".format(majorVersion, minorVersion)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    try:
        main()
    except SystemExit:
        raise
    except Exception:
        print(
            """An internal error occured.  Please report all the output"""
            """ of the program,\nincluding the following traceback, to"""
            """ eric-bugs@eric-ide.python-projects.org.\n"""
        )
        raise

#
# eflag: noqa = M801, I102