RUN_GAME: emulator and system can now be passed as optional arguments

functions/other_functions.sh

@@ -893,22 +893,45 @@ start_retrodeck() {
 }
 
 run_game() {
-  # Arguments: $1 -> game path, $2 -> optional system
+
-  local game="$1"
+  # Initialize variables
-  local system="$2"
+  emulator=""
+  system=""
+
+  # Parse options
+  while getopts ":e:s:" opt; do
+      case ${opt} in
+          e )
+              emulator=$OPTARG
+              ;;
+          s )
+              system=$OPTARG
+              ;;
+          \? )
+              echo "Usage: $0 --run [-e emulator] [-s system] game"
+              exit 1
+              ;;
+      esac
+  done
+  shift $((OPTIND -1))
+
+  # Check for game argument
+  if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
+      echo "Error: Game file is required."
+      echo "Usage: $0 --run [-e emulator] [-s system] game"
+      exit 1
+  fi
+
+  game=$1
 
   # If no system is provided, extract it from the game path
   if [[ -z "$system" ]]; then
     system=$(echo "$game" | grep -oP '(?<=roms/)[^/]+')
   fi
 
-  log d "Run game: running $(basename "$game") for $system system"
+  log d "Emulator: $emulator"
-
+  log d "System: $system"
-  # Special case for retroarch
+  log d "Game: $game"
-  if [[ "$system" == "retroarch" ]]; then
-    log d "TODO: implement retroarch"
-    return
-  fi
 
   # Query the features JSON for emulators that support the system
   local emulators=$(jq -r --arg system "$system" '
@@ -926,6 +949,15 @@ run_game() {
       (.value.system[]? == $system)
     ) | .key' "$features")
 
+  # if the emulator is given and it's a retroarch core just execute it
+  if [[ "$emulator" == *"_libretro" ]]; then
+    local core_path="/var/config/retroarch/cores/$emulator.so"
+    log d "Running RetroArch core: $core_path"
+    log d "Command: retroarch -L $core_path \"$game\""
+    eval "retroarch -L $core_path \"$game\""
+    return 1
+  fi
+
   # If the system is handled by RetroArch cores, add them to the list of emulators
   if [[ -n "$retroarch_cores" ]]; then
     emulators=$(echo -e "$emulators\n$retroarch_cores")

retrodeck.sh

@@ -18,20 +18,21 @@ for i in "$@"; do
   case $i in
     -h*|--help*)
       echo "RetroDECK v""$version"
-      echo "
+      echo -e "
       Usage:
 flatpak run [FLATPAK-RUN-OPTION] net.retrodeck-retrodeck [ARGUMENTS]
 
 Arguments:
-    -h, --help                      Print this help
+    -h, --help                          \t  Print this help
-    -v, --version                   Print RetroDECK version
+    -v, --version                       \t  Print RetroDECK version
-    --run <path> (system)           Run a game from cli, if no system is defined it will deducted from the path. For example --run ~/retrodeck/roms/system/game.ext will be run with the system "system".
+    --info-msg                          \t  Print paths and config informations
-    --info-msg                      Print paths and config informations
+    --configurator                      \t  Starts the RetroDECK Configurator
-    --configurator                  Starts the RetroDECK Configurator
+    --compress-one <file>               \t  Compresses target file to a compatible format
-    --compress-one <file>           Compresses target file to a compatible format
+    --compress-all <format>             \t  Compresses all supported games into a compatible format.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  Available formats are \"chd\", \"zip\", \"rvz\" and \"all\".
-    --compress-all <format>         Compresses all supported games into a compatible format. Available formats are \"chd\", \"zip\", \"rvz\" and \"all\".
+    --reset-component <component>       \t  Reset one or more component or emulator configs to the default values
-    --reset-component <component>   Reset one or more component or emulator configs to the default values
+    --reset-retrodeck                   \t  Starts the initial RetroDECK installer (backup your data first!)
-    --reset-retrodeck               Starts the initial RetroDECK installer (backup your data first!)
+
+    --run [-s <path>] [-e <path>] <path>\t  Run a game from cli, if no system is defined it will deducted from the path.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  For example --run ~/retrodeck/roms/system/game.ext will be run with the system "system".\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  Optionally -e (emulator) and -s (system) can be passed as arguments.
 
 For flatpak run specific options please run: flatpak run -h
 
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ https://retrodeck.net
       exit
       ;;
     --run*)
-      run_game "$2" "$3"
+      shift # Remove --run
+      run_game "$@"
       exit
       ;;
     --info-msg*)