feat: add 'Close launcher on game start' option and improve app termination behavior (#93)

* update main branch to release/v2.0.2b (#86)

* add more linux pkgs, create auto-release and pre-release feature for Github Actions

* removed package-lock from gitignore

* update .gitignore for local build

* add package-lock.json to maintain stability development

* update version to 2.0.2b also add deps for rpm and arch

* update 2.0.2b: add arm64 support, product and executable name, maintainers; remove snap;

* update 2.0.2b: add latest.yml for win & linux, arm64 support; remove snap

* fix release build naming

* Prepare release v2.0.2b

* feat: add 'Close launcher on game start' option and improve app termination behavior

- Added 'Close launcher on game start' setting in GUI and backend.
- Implemented automatic app quit after game launch if setting is enabled.
- Added Cmd+Q (Mac) and Ctrl+Q/Alt+F4 (Win/Linux) shortcuts to quit the app.
- Updated 'window-close' handler to fully quit the app instead of just closing the window.
- Added i18n support for the new setting in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

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Co-authored-by: Fazri Gading <fazrigading@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Arnav Singh <hi.arnavsingh3@gmail.com>

.gitignore

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pkg/
 
 # Package files
 *.tar.zst
+*.zst.DS_Store
 *.zst
 bun.lockb
 .env

GUI/index.html

@@ -431,6 +431,27 @@
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
 
+                                <div class="settings-section">
+                                    <h3 class="settings-section-title">
+                                        <i class="fas fa-window-close"></i>
+                                        <span data-i18n="settings.closeLauncher">Launcher Behavior</span>
+                                    </h3>
+
+                                    <div class="settings-option">
+                                        <label class="settings-checkbox">
+                                            <input type="checkbox" id="closeLauncherCheck" />
+                                            <span class="checkmark"></span>
+                                            <div class="checkbox-content">
+                                                <div class="checkbox-title" data-i18n="settings.closeOnStart">Close Launcher on game start</div>
+                                                <div class="checkbox-description" data-i18n="settings.closeOnStartDescription">
+                                                  Automatically close the launcher after Hytale has launched
+                                                </div>
+                                            </div>
+                                        </label>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+
+
                                 <div class="settings-section">
                                     <h3 class="settings-section-title">
                                         <i class="fas fa-coffee"></i>

GUI/js/settings.js

@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ let customJavaPath;
 let browseJavaBtn;
 let settingsPlayerName;
 let discordRPCCheck;
+let closeLauncherCheck;
 let gpuPreferenceRadios;
 
+
 // UUID Management elements
 let currentUuidDisplay;
 let copyUuidBtn;
@@ -161,8 +163,10 @@ function setupSettingsElements() {
   browseJavaBtn = document.getElementById('browseJavaBtn');
   settingsPlayerName = document.getElementById('settingsPlayerName');
   discordRPCCheck = document.getElementById('discordRPCCheck');
+  closeLauncherCheck = document.getElementById('closeLauncherCheck');
   gpuPreferenceRadios = document.querySelectorAll('input[name="gpuPreference"]');
 
+
   // UUID Management elements
   currentUuidDisplay = document.getElementById('currentUuid');
   copyUuidBtn = document.getElementById('copyUuidBtn');
@@ -194,6 +198,11 @@ function setupSettingsElements() {
     discordRPCCheck.addEventListener('change', saveDiscordRPC);
   }
 
+  if (closeLauncherCheck) {
+    closeLauncherCheck.addEventListener('change', saveCloseLauncher);
+  }
+
+
   // UUID event listeners
   if (copyUuidBtn) {
     copyUuidBtn.addEventListener('click', copyCurrentUuid);
@@ -348,6 +357,31 @@ async function loadDiscordRPC() {
   }
 }
 
+async function saveCloseLauncher() {
+  try {
+    if (window.electronAPI && window.electronAPI.saveCloseLauncher && closeLauncherCheck) {
+      const enabled = closeLauncherCheck.checked;
+      await window.electronAPI.saveCloseLauncher(enabled);
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error saving close launcher setting:', error);
+  }
+}
+
+async function loadCloseLauncher() {
+  try {
+    if (window.electronAPI && window.electronAPI.loadCloseLauncher) {
+      const enabled = await window.electronAPI.loadCloseLauncher();
+      if (closeLauncherCheck) {
+        closeLauncherCheck.checked = enabled;
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error loading close launcher setting:', error);
+  }
+}
+
+
 async function savePlayerName() {
   try {
     if (!window.electronAPI || !settingsPlayerName) return;
@@ -462,9 +496,11 @@ async function loadAllSettings() {
   await loadPlayerName();
   await loadCurrentUuid();
   await loadDiscordRPC();
+  await loadCloseLauncher();
   await loadGpuPreference();
 }
 
+
 async function openGameLocation() {
   try {
     if (window.electronAPI && window.electronAPI.openGameLocation) {

GUI/locales/en.json

@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@
     "logsCopy": "Copy",
     "logsRefresh": "Refresh",
     "logsFolder": "Open Folder",
-    "logsLoading": "Loading logs..."
+    "logsLoading": "Loading logs...",
+    "closeLauncher": "Launcher Behavior",
+    "closeOnStart": "Close Launcher on game start",
+    "closeOnStartDescription": "Automatically close the launcher after Hytale has launched"
   },
   "uuid": {
     "modalTitle": "UUID Management",

GUI/locales/es.json

@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@
     "logsCopy": "Copiar",
     "logsRefresh": "Actualizar",
     "logsFolder": "Abrir Carpeta",
-    "logsLoading": "Cargando registros..."
+    "logsLoading": "Cargando registros...",
+    "closeLauncher": "Comportamiento del Launcher",
+    "closeOnStart": "Cerrar Launcher al iniciar el juego",
+    "closeOnStartDescription": "Cierra automáticamente el launcher después de que Hytale se haya iniciado"
   },
   "uuid": {
     "modalTitle": "Gestión de UUID",

GUI/locales/pt-BR.json

@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@
     "logsCopy": "Copiar",
     "logsRefresh": "Atualizar",
     "logsFolder": "Abrir Pasta",
-    "logsLoading": "Carregando registros..."
+    "logsLoading": "Carregando registros...",
+    "closeLauncher": "Comportamento do Lançador",
+    "closeOnStart": "Fechar Lançador ao iniciar o jogo",
+    "closeOnStartDescription": "Fechar automaticamente o lançador após o Hytale ter sido iniciado"
   },
   "uuid": {
     "modalTitle": "Gerenciamento de UUID",

backend/core/config.js

@@ -156,6 +156,15 @@ function loadLanguage() {
   return config.language || 'en';
 }
 
+function saveCloseLauncherOnStart(enabled) {
+  saveConfig({ closeLauncherOnStart: !!enabled });
+}
+
+function loadCloseLauncherOnStart() {
+  const config = loadConfig();
+  return config.closeLauncherOnStart !== undefined ? config.closeLauncherOnStart : false;
+}
+
 function saveModsToConfig(mods) {
   try {
     const config = loadConfig();
@@ -331,5 +340,8 @@ module.exports = {
   resetCurrentUserUuid,
   // GPU Preference exports
   saveGpuPreference,
-  loadGpuPreference
+  loadGpuPreference,
+  // Close Launcher export
+  saveCloseLauncherOnStart,
+  loadCloseLauncherOnStart
 };

backend/launcher.js

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ const {
   loadDiscordRPC,
   saveLanguage,
   loadLanguage,
+  saveCloseLauncherOnStart,
+  loadCloseLauncherOnStart,
   saveModsToConfig,
   loadModsFromConfig,
   getUuidForUser,
@@ -124,6 +126,10 @@ module.exports = {
   saveLanguage,
   loadLanguage,
   
+  // Close Launcher functions
+  saveCloseLauncherOnStart,
+  loadCloseLauncherOnStart,
+  
   // GPU Preference functions
   saveGpuPreference,
   loadGpuPreference,

main.js

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ const path = require('path');
 require('dotenv').config({ path: path.join(__dirname, '.env') });
 const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, dialog, shell } = require('electron');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const { launchGame, launchGameWithVersionCheck, installGame, saveUsername, loadUsername, saveChatUsername, loadChatUsername, saveChatColor, loadChatColor, saveJavaPath, loadJavaPath, saveInstallPath, loadInstallPath, saveDiscordRPC, loadDiscordRPC, saveLanguage, loadLanguage, isGameInstalled, uninstallGame, repairGame, getHytaleNews, handleFirstLaunchCheck, proposeGameUpdate, markAsLaunched } = require('./backend/launcher');
+const { launchGame, launchGameWithVersionCheck, installGame, saveUsername, loadUsername, saveChatUsername, loadChatUsername, saveChatColor, loadChatColor, saveJavaPath, loadJavaPath, saveInstallPath, loadInstallPath, saveDiscordRPC, loadDiscordRPC, saveLanguage, loadLanguage, saveCloseLauncherOnStart, loadCloseLauncherOnStart, isGameInstalled, uninstallGame, repairGame, getHytaleNews, handleFirstLaunchCheck, proposeGameUpdate, markAsLaunched } = require('./backend/launcher');
+
 const UpdateManager = require('./backend/updateManager');
 const logger = require('./backend/logger');
 const profileManager = require('./backend/managers/profileManager');
@@ -189,9 +190,20 @@ function createWindow() {
     if (input.key === 'F5') {
       event.preventDefault();
     }
+
+    // Close application shortcuts
+    const isMac = process.platform === 'darwin';
+    const quitShortcut = (isMac && input.meta && input.key.toLowerCase() === 'q') || 
+                         (!isMac && input.control && input.key.toLowerCase() === 'q') ||
+                         (!isMac && input.alt && input.key === 'F4');
+
+    if (quitShortcut) {
+      app.quit();
+    }
   });
 
 
+
   mainWindow.webContents.on('context-menu', (e) => {
     e.preventDefault();
   });
@@ -338,11 +350,10 @@ app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
 
   cleanupDiscordRPC();
 
-  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
   app.quit();
-  }
 });
 
+
 ipcMain.handle('launch-game', async (event, playerName, javaPath, installPath, gpuPreference) => {
   try {
     const progressCallback = (message, percent, speed, downloaded, total) => {
@@ -360,7 +371,18 @@ ipcMain.handle('launch-game', async (event, playerName, javaPath, installPath, g
 
     const result = await launchGameWithVersionCheck(playerName, progressCallback, javaPath, installPath, gpuPreference);
 
+    if (result.success && result.launched) {
+      const closeOnStart = loadCloseLauncherOnStart();
+      if (closeOnStart) {
+        console.log('Close Launcher on start enabled, quitting application...');
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          app.quit();
+        }, 1000);
+      }
+    }
+
     return result;
+
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Launch error:', error);
     const errorMessage = error.message || error.toString();
@@ -479,7 +501,17 @@ ipcMain.handle('load-language', () => {
   return loadLanguage();
 });
 
+ipcMain.handle('save-close-launcher', (event, enabled) => {
+  saveCloseLauncherOnStart(enabled);
+  return { success: true };
+});
+
+ipcMain.handle('load-close-launcher', () => {
+  return loadCloseLauncherOnStart();
+});
+
 ipcMain.handle('select-install-path', async () => {
+
   const result = await dialog.showOpenDialog(mainWindow, {
     properties: ['openDirectory'],
     title: 'Select Installation Folder'
@@ -805,11 +837,10 @@ ipcMain.handle('open-download-page', async () => {
     await shell.openExternal(updateManager.getDownloadUrl());
 
     setTimeout(() => {
-      if (mainWindow && !mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
+      app.quit();
-        mainWindow.close();
-      }
     }, 1000);
 
+
     return { success: true };
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error opening download page:', error);
@@ -851,11 +882,10 @@ ipcMain.handle('get-detected-gpu', () => {
 });
 
 ipcMain.handle('window-close', () => {
-  if (mainWindow && !mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
+  app.quit();
-    mainWindow.close();
-  }
 });
 
+
 ipcMain.handle('window-minimize', () => {
   if (mainWindow && !mainWindow.isDestroyed()) {
     mainWindow.minimize();

package-lock.json

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
-  "name": "hytale-f2p-launcherv2",
+  "name": "hytale-f2p-launcher",
   "version": "2.0.2b",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
-      "name": "hytale-f2p-launcherv2",
+      "name": "hytale-f2p-launcher",
       "version": "2.0.2b",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {

preload.js

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
   loadDiscordRPC: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('load-discord-rpc'),
   saveLanguage: (language) => ipcRenderer.invoke('save-language', language),
   loadLanguage: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('load-language'),
+  saveCloseLauncher: (enabled) => ipcRenderer.invoke('save-close-launcher', enabled),
+  loadCloseLauncher: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('load-close-launcher'),
   selectInstallPath: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('select-install-path'),
   browseJavaPath: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('browse-java-path'),
   isGameInstalled: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('is-game-installed'),