NEW VARIABLES SYSTEM

global.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This file is containing some global function needed for the script such as the config file tools
+
+conf_init() {
+  # initializing and reading the retrodeck config file
+  if [ ! -f $rd_conf ]
+  then # I have to initialize the variables as they cannot be red from an empty config file
+    touch $rd_conf
+    version="$(cat /app/retrodeck/version)"    # version info taken from the version file
+    rdhome="$HOME/retrodeck"                   # the retrodeck home, aka ~/retrodeck
+    roms_folder="$rdhome/roms"                 # default roms folder location (intenral)
+  else # i just read the variables
+    source $rd_conf
+  fi
+}
+
+conf_write() {
+  # writes the variables in the retrodeck config file
+  sed -i "s%version=.*%version=$version%" $rd_conf
+  sed -i "s%rdhome=.*%rdhome=$rdhome%" $rd_conf
+  sed -i "s%rdhome=.*%rdhome=$roms_folder" $rd_conf
+}

net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml

@@ -1018,6 +1018,9 @@ modules:
         
         - cp retrodeck.sh /app/bin/retrodeck.sh
         - chmod +x /app/bin/retrodeck.sh
+
+        - cp global.sh /app/bin/global.sh
+        - chmod +x /app/bin/global.sh
         
         # Desktop entry
         - cp net.retrodeck.retrodeck.desktop /app/share/applications/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.desktop
@@ -1073,4 +1076,6 @@ modules:
       - type: file
         path: net.retrodeck.retrodeck.desktop
       - type: file
-        path: net.retrodeck.retrodeck.appdata.xml
+        path: net.retrodeck.retrodeck.appdata.xml
+      - type: file
+        path: global.sh

retrodeck.sh

@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Init default values, this may be overwritten by retrodeck.cfg as it sourced later with global.sh
+
 lockfile="$HOME/retrodeck/.lock"           # where the lockfile is located
-version="$(cat /app/retrodeck/version)"    # version info taken from the version file
-rdhome="$HOME/retrodeck"                   # the retrodeck home, aka ~/retrodecck
 emuconfigs="/app/retrodeck/emu-configs"    # folder with all the default emulator configs
 sdcard="/run/media/mmcblk0p1"              # Steam Deck SD default path
+rd_conf="/app/retrodeck/retrodeck.cfg"     # RetroDECK config file path
+version="$(cat /app/retrodeck/version)"    # version info taken from the version file
+rdhome="$HOME/retrodeck"                   # the retrodeck home, aka ~/retrodeck
+
+source global.sh
 
 # Functions area
 
@@ -325,7 +330,9 @@ done
 if [ -f "$lockfile" ] && [ "$(cat "$lockfile")" != "$version" ]; 
 then
     echo "Lockfile version is "$(cat "$lockfile")" but the actual version is $version"
-    post_update
+    conf_init         # Initializing/reading the config file (sourced from global.sh)
+    post_update       # Executing post update script
+    conf_write        # Writing variables in the config file (sourced from global.sh)
     start_retrodeck
     exit 0
 fi
@@ -335,7 +342,9 @@ fi
 if [ ! -f "$lockfile" ];
 then
   echo "Lockfile not found"
-  finit
+  conf_init         # Initializing/reading the config file (sourced from global.sh)
+  finit             # Executing First/Force init
+  conf_write        # Writing variables in the config file (sourced from global.sh)
 	exit 0
 fi
 

tools/move-roms.sh

@@ -1,29 +1,30 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-if [ -d ~/retrodeck/roms ] && [ -d /run/media/mmcblk0p1/retrodeck/roms ]
-then # found both internal and sd folders
-    zenity --title "RetroDECK" --warning --no-wrap --window-icon="/app/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.svg" --text="I found a roms folder both in internal and SD Card,\nin order to make this tool useful you should remove one of the two or merge them."
+source global.sh
+
+zenity --question --no-wrap --window-icon="/app/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.svg" --title "RetroDECK" --cancel-label="Quit" --ok-label "Continue" --text="WARNING: this script is experimental\nplease be sure you back up your data before continuing.\n\nDo you want to continue?"
+if [ $? == 1 ] #cancel
+then
     exit 0
 fi
 
-if [ -d ~/retrodeck/roms ] && [ ! -d /run/media/mmcblk0p1/retrodeck/roms ] 
-then # found internal folder and not the external
-    roms_path=~/retrodeck
-    new_roms_path=/run/media/mmcblk0p1/retrodeck
+zenity --question --no-wrap --window-icon="/app/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.svg" --title "RetroDECK" --cancel-label="Cancel" --ok-label "Browse" --text="The roms folder is now: $roms_folder\nplease select the new location.\nA retrodeck/roms folder will be created starting from the directory that you selected."
+if [ $? == 1 ] #cancel
+then
+    exit 0
 fi
 
-if [ ! -d ~/retrodeck/roms ] && [ -d /run/media/mmcblk0p1/retrodeck/roms ] 
-then # found external folder and not the internal
-    roms_path=/run/media/mmcblk0p1/retrodeck
-    new_roms_path=~/retrodeck
-fi
+new_roms_path="$(zenity --file-selection --title="Choose a new roms folder location" --directory)"/retrodeck/roms
 
-zenity --title "RetroDECK" --question --no-wrap --window-icon="/app/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.svg" --text="Should I move the roms from\n\n$roms_path/roms\n\nto\n\n$new_roms_path/roms?"
+zenity --title "RetroDECK" --question --no-wrap --window-icon="/app/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.svg" --text="Should I move the roms from\n\n$roms_folder\n\nto\n\n$new_roms_path?"
 if [ $? == 0 ] #yes
 then
     mkdir -p $new_roms_path
-    mv -f $roms_path/roms $new_roms_path/roms
+    mv -f $roms_folder $new_roms_path
     rm -f /var/config/emulationstation/ROMs
-    ln -s $new_roms_path/roms /var/config/emulationstation/ROMs
-    rm -f $roms_path/roms
+    ln -s $new_roms_path /var/config/emulationstation/ROMs
+    rm -f $roms_folder
+    zenity --icon-name=net.retrodeck.retrodeck --info --no-wrap --window-icon="/app/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.svg" --title "RetroDECK" --text="Done\nYour roms are now located in:\n\n$roms_folder\n\nPress OK to continue."
+    $roms_folder=$new_roms_path     # Updating variable
+    conf_write                      # Writing variables in the config file (sourced from global.sh)
 fi