+ Options to customize config and rules files path

Author: MaxBQb

README.md

@@ -18,3 +18,11 @@ Features:
 # Download: [![Latest](https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/MBQbUtils/BulkStartStop?sort=date&label=&style=for-the-badge&color=424242)](https://github.com/MBQbUtils/BulkStartStop/releases/latest/download/BulkStartStop_portable.zip)
 ## Theme used: [forest-dark](https://github.com/rdbende/Forest-ttk-theme) with minor changes
 ## Main lib used: [WinJobster](https://github.com/SemperSolus0x3d/WinJobster) with minor changes
+
+# Multiple configs and rules lists
+Path to config can be configured with `-c`/`--config` params on start
+```cmd
+BulkStartStop.exe --config path/to/config.json
+```
+
+Path to rules list file can be set with config.

WinJobster/WinJobsterLoader.py

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ def load(self) -> c.WinDLL:
         dll_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent
         architecture = 64 if platform.architecture()[0] == '64bit' else 86
         dll_path = str(dll_path.joinpath(f'WinJobster-x{architecture}.dll').absolute())
-        print(dll_path)
         lib = c.WinDLL(dll_path)
         lib.StartProcess.restype = c.c_uint32
         lib.StartProcess.errcheck = WinJobsterLoader._errcheck

main.py

@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 import os.path
 import re
 import shlex
+import sys
 import tkinter as tk
 import tkinter.filedialog
 import tkinter.ttk as ttk
 import winreg
+import argparse
 from WinJobster import Process
 import jsons
 
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ def __init__(self, filename: str = 'apps_to_manage.txt'):
 
     def load(self):
         try:
+            mkdir(self.filename)
             with open(self.filename, 'r', encoding='utf-8-sig') as file:
                 self._paths = {path.strip() for path in file.readlines() if path}
         except OSError:
@@ -46,6 +49,13 @@ def paths(self, value: set[str]):
 class Config:
     run_all_at_startup: bool = False
     kill_all_on_close: bool = False
+    rules_path: str = 'apps_to_manage.txt'
+
+
+def mkdir(path):
+    dirname = os.path.dirname(path)
+    if dirname and not (os.path.exists(dirname) and os.path.isdir(dirname)):
+        os.mkdir(dirname)
 
 
 class ConfigStorage:
@@ -55,6 +65,7 @@ def __init__(self, filename: str = 'config.json'):
 
     def load(self):
         try:
+            mkdir(self.filename)
             with open(self.filename, 'r', encoding='utf-8-sig') as file:
                 self.config = jsons.loads(file.read(), Config)
         except OSError:
@@ -125,10 +136,10 @@ def toggle(self):
 
 
 class Model:
-    def __init__(self):
-        self._paths_storage = PathsStorage()
-        self._config_storage = ConfigStorage()
+    def __init__(self, args):
+        self._config_storage = ConfigStorage(args.config)
         self._config_storage.load()
+        self._paths_storage = PathsStorage(self.settings.rules_path)
         self.paths: list = list(self._paths_storage.paths)
         self._processes = {path: ProcessModel(path) for path in self.paths}
 
@@ -338,12 +349,12 @@ def set_kill_on_close(self, value: bool):
 
 
 class App(tk.Tk):
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, args):
         super().__init__()
         self.title('Apps bulk start/stop')
         self.geometry('640x480')
         self.apply_theme()
-        model = Model()
+        model = Model(args)
         view = View(self)
         view.pack(fill=tk.X, padx=8, pady=8)
         controller = Controller(model, view)
@@ -358,8 +369,15 @@ def apply_theme(self):
         style.theme_use('forest-dark')
 
 
+def get_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
+    parser.add_argument('--config', '-c', default='config.json')
+    return parser.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])
+
+
 def main():
-    App().mainloop()
+    args = get_args()
+    App(args).mainloop()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':