WIP builds on windows

.gitignore

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /cmd/watchdog/installer/static
 /watchdog
 /cmd/watchdog/watchdog
+watchdog.exe
 xversion.go
 *.json

cmd/watchdog/installer/doc.go

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Package installer can be used cross-platform to install apps
+// as either userspace or system services for fairly simple applications.
+// This is not intended for complex installers.
+//
+// I'm prototyping this out to be useful for more than just watchdog
+// hence there are a few unnecessary things for the sake of the trying it out
+package installer

cmd/watchdog/installer/filesystem.go

@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 package installer
 
-// "A little copying is better than a little dependency"
-// These are here so that we don't need a dependency on http.FileSystem and http.File
-
 import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 )
 
-// Same as http.FileSystem
+// "A little copying is better than a little dependency"
+// These are here so that we don't need a dependency on http.FileSystem and http.File
+
+// FileSystem is the same as http.FileSystem
 type FileSystem interface {
 	Open(name string) (File, error)
 }
 
-// Same as http.File
+// File is the same as http.File
 type File interface {
 	io.Closer
 	io.Reader

cmd/watchdog/installer/install.go

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 //go:generate go run -mod=vendor github.com/UnnoTed/fileb0x b0x.toml
 
-// I'm prototyping this out to be useful for more than just watchdog
-// hence there are a few unnecessary things for the sake of the trying it out
 package installer
 
 import (
@@ -10,6 +8,47 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+// Config should describe the service well-enough for it to
+// run on Mac, Linux, and Windows.
+//
+// 	&Config{
+// 		// A human-friendy name
+// 		Title: "Foobar App",
+// 		// A computer-friendly name
+// 		Name: "foobar-app",
+// 		// A name for OS X plist
+// 		ReverseDNS: "com.example.foobar-app",
+// 		// A human-friendly description
+// 		Desc: "Foobar App",
+// 		// The app /service homepage
+// 		URL: "https://example.com/foobar-app/",
+// 		// The full path of the interpreter, if any (ruby, python, node, etc)
+// 		Interpreter: "/opt/node/bin/node",
+// 		// The name of the executable (or script)
+// 		Exec: "foobar-app.js",
+// 		// An array of arguments
+// 		Argv: []string{"-c", "/path/to/config.json"},
+// 		// A map of Environment variables that should be set
+// 		Envs: map[string]string{
+// 			PORT: "8080",
+// 			ENV: "development",
+// 		},
+// 		// The user (Linux & Mac only).
+// 		// This does not apply to userspace services.
+// 		// There may be special considerations
+// 		User: "www-data",
+// 		// If different from User
+// 		Group: "",
+// 		// Whether to install as a system or user service
+// 		System: false,
+// 		// Whether or not the service may need privileged ports
+// 		PrivilegedPorts: false,
+// 	}
+//
+// Note that some fields are exported for templating,
+// but not intended to be set by you.
+// These are documented as omitted from JSON.
+// Try to stick to what's outlined above.
 type Config struct {
 	Title               string            `json:"title"`
 	Name                string            `json:"name"`
@@ -23,7 +62,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	User                string            `json:"user"`
 	Group               string            `json:"group"`
 	home                string            `json:"-"`
-	Local               string            `json:"local"`
+	Local               string            `json:"-"`
 	LogDir              string            `json:"-"`
 	System              bool              `json:"system"`
 	Restart             bool              `json:"restart"`
@@ -32,6 +71,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	MultiuserProtection bool              `json:"multiuser_protection"`
 }
 
+// Install will do a best-effort attempt to install a start-on-startup
+// user or system service via systemd, launchd, or reg.exe
 func Install(c *Config) error {
 	if "" == c.Exec {
 		c.Exec = c.Name

cmd/watchdog/installer/install_windows.go

@@ -2,16 +2,81 @@ package installer
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	//"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+	"log"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/registry"
 )
 
-// See
+// TODO system service requires elevated privileges
-// https://github.com/golang/go/issues/28804
+// See https://coolaj86.com/articles/golang-and-windows-and-admins-oh-my/
-// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31558066/how-to-ask-for-administer-privileges-on-windows-with-go/31561120
-// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27366298/check-if-application-is-running-as-administrator-in-golang
-// https://www.reddit.com/r/golang/comments/53dthc/way_to_detect_if_the_programs_running_with/
-// https://play.golang.org/p/bBtRZrk4_p
 func install(c *Config) error {
 	//token := windows.Token(0)
-	return fmt.Errorf("not yet implemented")
+	/*
+		// LEAVE THIS DOCUMENTATION HERE
+		reg.exe
+		/V <value name> - "Telebit"
+		/T <data type> - "REG_SZ" - String
+		/D <value data>
+		/C - case sensitive
+		/F <search data??> - not sure...
+
+		// Special Note:
+		"/c" is similar to -- (*nix), and required within the data string
+		So instead of setting "do.exe --do-arg1 --do-arg2"
+		you must set "do.exe /c --do-arg1 --do-arg2"
+
+		vars.telebitNode += '.exe';
+		var cmd = 'reg.exe add "HKCU\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run"'
+		+ ' /V "Telebit" /t REG_SZ /D '
+		+ '"' + things.argv[0] + ' /c '  // something like C:\Program Files (x64)\nodejs\node.exe
+		+ [ path.join(__dirname, 'bin/telebitd.js')
+			, 'daemon'
+			, '--config'
+			, path.join(os.homedir(), '.config/telebit/telebitd.yml')
+			].join(' ')
+		+ '" /F'
+		;
+	*/
+	autorunKey := `SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run`
+	k, _, err := registry.CreateKey(
+		registry.CURRENT_USER,
+		autorunKey,
+		registry.SET_VALUE,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer k.Close()
+
+	setArgs := ""
+	args := c.Argv
+	exec := filepath.Join(c.home, ".local", "opt", c.Name, c.Exec)
+	bin := c.Interpreter
+	if "" != bin {
+		// If this is something like node or python,
+		// the interpeter must be called as "the main thing"
+		// and "the app" must be an argument
+		args = append([]string{exec}, args...)
+	} else {
+		// Otherwise, if "the app" is a true binary,
+		// it can be "the main thing"
+		bin = exec
+	}
+	if 0 != len(args) {
+		// On Windows the /c acts kinda like -- does on *nix,
+		// at least for commands in the registry that have arguments
+		setArgs = ` /c `
+	}
+
+	// The final string ends up looking something like one of these:
+	// "C:\Users\aj\.local\opt\appname\appname.js /c -p 8080"
+	// "C:\Program Files (x64)\nodejs\node.exe /c C:\Users\aj\.local\opt\appname\appname.js -p 8080"
+	regSZ := bin + setArgs + strings.Join(c.Argv, " ")
+	fmt.Println("Set Registry Key:")
+	fmt.Println(autorunKey, c.Title, regSZ)
+	k.SetStringValue(c.Title, regSZ)
+
+	return nil
 }

cmd/watchdog/installer/whoami_windows.go

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package installer
 
 import "os/user"
 
-func IsAdmin() {
+// IsAdmin returns true if the user can be determined to be an admin
+// and false otherwise (errs on the side of non-admin).
+func IsAdmin() bool {
 	u, err := user.Current()
 	if nil != err {
 		return false
@@ -15,7 +17,11 @@ func IsAdmin() {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	ids := u.GroupIds()
+	ids, err := u.GroupIds()
+	if nil != err {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	for i := range ids {
 		if "S-1-5-32-544" == ids[i] {
 			return true

go.mod

@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ require (
 	git.rootprojects.org/root/go-gitver v1.1.1
 	github.com/UnnoTed/fileb0x v1.1.3
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180921000356-2f5d2388922f
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20181019160139-8e24a49d80f8
 )