[bug] UI is unable to launch repertory.exe on Windows when absolute path contains spaces #55

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v2.0.7-release
+
+### Issues
+* \#55 [bug] UI is unable to launch `repertory.exe` on Windows when absolute path contains spaces
+
 ## v2.0.6-release
 
 ### Issues

config.sh

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ PROJECT_DESC="Mount utility for Sia and S3"
 
 PROJECT_MAJOR_VERSION=2
 PROJECT_MINOR_VERSION=0
-PROJECT_REVISION_VERSION=6
+PROJECT_REVISION_VERSION=7
-PROJECT_RELEASE_NUM=1
+PROJECT_RELEASE_NUM=0
-PROJECT_RELEASE_ITER=release
+PROJECT_RELEASE_ITER=rc
 
 PROJECT_APP_LIST=(${PROJECT_NAME})
 

repertory/repertory/src/ui/handlers.cpp

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <boost/process/v1/args.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/v1/child.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/v1/io.hpp>
+namespace bp1 = boost::process::v1;
 
 namespace {
 [[nodiscard]] auto decrypt(std::string_view data, std::string_view password)
@@ -113,6 +114,41 @@ handlers::handlers(mgmt_app_config *config, httplib::Server *server)
       server_(server) {
   REPERTORY_USES_FUNCTION_NAME();
 
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+  if (config_->get_hidden()) {
+    ::ShowWindow(::GetConsoleWindow(), SW_HIDE);
+  }
+#endif // defined(_WIN32)
+
+  if (not config_->get_launch_only()) {
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+    system(
+        fmt::format(
+            R"(start "Repertory Management Portal" "http://127.0.0.1:{}/ui")",
+            config_->get_api_port())
+            .c_str());
+#elif defined(__linux__)
+    system(fmt::format(R"(xdg-open "http://127.0.0.1:{}/ui")",
+                       config_->get_api_port())
+               .c_str());
+#else // error
+    build fails here
+#endif
+  }
+
+  std::uint16_t port{};
+  if (not utils::get_next_available_port(config_->get_api_port(), port)) {
+    fmt::println("failed to detect if port is available|{}",
+                 config_->get_api_port());
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (port != config_->get_api_port()) {
+    fmt::println("failed to listen on port|{}|next available|{}",
+                 config_->get_api_port(), port);
+    return;
+  }
+
   server_->set_socket_options([](auto &&sock) {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
     int enable{1};
@@ -244,32 +280,6 @@ handlers::handlers(mgmt_app_config *config, httplib::Server *server)
 #endif // !defined(_WIN32)
   std::signal(SIGTERM, quit_handler);
 
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-  system(fmt::format(
-             R"(start "Repertory Management Portal" "http://127.0.0.1:{}/ui")",
-             config_->get_api_port())
-             .c_str());
-#elif defined(__linux__)
-  system(fmt::format(R"(xdg-open "http://127.0.0.1:{}/ui")",
-                     config_->get_api_port())
-             .c_str());
-#else // error
-  build fails here
-#endif
-
-  std::uint16_t port{};
-  if (not utils::get_next_available_port(config_->get_api_port(), port)) {
-    fmt::println("failed to detect if port is available|{}",
-                 config_->get_api_port());
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (port != config_->get_api_port()) {
-    fmt::println("failed to listen on port|{}|next available|{}",
-                 config_->get_api_port(), port);
-    return;
-  }
-
   event_system::instance().start();
 
   nonce_thread_ =
@@ -711,19 +721,37 @@ auto handlers::launch_process(provider_type prov, std::string_view name,
   recur_mutex_lock inst_lock(inst_mtx);
   if (background) {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
-    std::array<char, MAX_PATH + 1U> path{};
+    args.insert(args.begin(), "--hidden");
-    ::GetSystemDirectoryA(path.data(), path.size());
 
-    args.insert(args.begin(), utils::path::combine(path.data(), {"cmd.exe"}));
+    auto cmdline = fmt::format("{}{}{}", '"', repertory_binary_, '"');
-    args.insert(std::next(args.begin()), "/c");
+    for (const auto &arg : args) {
-    args.insert(std::next(args.begin(), 2U), "start");
+      cmdline += " ";
-    args.insert(std::next(args.begin(), 3U), "");
+      if (arg.find_first_of(" \t") != std::string::npos) {
-    args.insert(std::next(args.begin(), 4U), "/MIN");
+        cmdline += fmt::format("{}{}{}", '"', arg, '"');
-    args.insert(std::next(args.begin(), 5U), repertory_binary_);
+      } else {
+        cmdline += arg;
+      }
+    }
+
+    STARTUPINFOA start_info{};
+    start_info.cb = sizeof(start_info);
+    start_info.dwFlags = STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW;
+    start_info.wShowWindow = SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE;
+
+    PROCESS_INFORMATION proc_info{};
+    auto result = ::CreateProcessA(
+        nullptr, &cmdline[0U], nullptr, nullptr, FALSE,
+        CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE | CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP, nullptr,
+        utils::path::get_parent_path(repertory_binary_).c_str(), &start_info,
+        &proc_info);
+
+    if (result) {
+      ::CloseHandle(proc_info.hProcess);
+      ::CloseHandle(proc_info.hThread);
+    }
 #else  // !defined(_WIN32)
-    args.insert(args.begin(), "-f");
     args.insert(args.begin(), repertory_binary_);
-#endif // defined(_WIN32)
+    args.insert(std::next(args.begin()), "-f");
 
     std::vector<const char *> exec_args;
     exec_args.reserve(args.size() + 1U);
@@ -732,10 +760,6 @@ auto handlers::launch_process(provider_type prov, std::string_view name,
     }
     exec_args.push_back(nullptr);
 
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-    _spawnv(_P_DETACH, exec_args.at(0U),
-            const_cast<char *const *>(exec_args.data()));
-#else  // !defined(_WIN32)
     auto pid = fork();
     if (pid < 0) {
       exit(1);
@@ -769,10 +793,8 @@ auto handlers::launch_process(provider_type prov, std::string_view name,
     return {};
   }
 
-  boost::process::v1::ipstream out;
+  bp1::ipstream out;
-  boost::process::v1::child proc(repertory_binary_,
+  bp1::child proc(repertory_binary_, bp1::args(args), bp1::std_out > out);
-                                 boost::process::v1::args(args),
-                                 boost::process::v1::std_out > out);
 
   std::string data;
   std::string line;