Support gns3_server.ini configuration, Fixes: #324

local-server.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const { spawn } = require('child_process');
 const kill = require('tree-kill');
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
+const ini = require('ini');
 const { ipcMain } = require('electron')
 const { app } = require('electron')
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ async function findLocalServerPath(baseDirectory) {
   return;
 }
 
-function getServerArguments(server, overrides) {
+function getServerArguments(server, overrides, configPath) {
   let serverArguments = [];
   if(server.host) {
     serverArguments.push('--host');
@@ -82,6 +83,14 @@ function getServerArguments(server, overrides) {
     serverArguments.push('--port');
     serverArguments.push(server.port);
   }
+
+  serverArguments.push('--local');
+
+  if(configPath) {
+    serverArguments.push('--config');
+    serverArguments.push(configPath);
+  }
+
   return serverArguments;
 }
 
@@ -153,6 +162,31 @@ async function stop(serverName) {
   return stopped;
 }
 
+async function getIniFile(server) {
+  return path.join(app.getPath('userData'), `gns3_server_${server.id}.ini`);
+}
+
+async function configure(configPath, server) {
+  if(!fs.existsSync(configPath)) {
+    fs.closeSync(fs.openSync(configPath, 'w'));
+    console.log(`Configuration file '${configPath}' has been created.`);
+  }
+
+  var config = ini.parse(fs.readFileSync(configPath, 'utf-8'));
+
+  if(server.path) {
+    config.path = server.path;
+  }
+  if(server.host) {
+    config.host = server.host;
+  }
+  if(server.port) {
+    config.port = server.port;
+  }
+
+  fs.writeFileSync(configPath, ini.stringify(config, { section: 'Server' }));
+}
+
 async function run(server, options) {
   if(!options) {
     options = {};
@@ -161,9 +195,14 @@ async function run(server, options) {
   const logStdout = options.logStdout || false;
   const logSterr = options.logSterr || false;
 
+  console.log(`Configuring`)
+
+  const configPath = await getIniFile(server);
+  await configure(configPath, server);
+
   console.log(`Running '${server.path}'`);
 
-  let serverProcess = spawn(server.path, getServerArguments(server));
+  let serverProcess = spawn(server.path, getServerArguments(server, {}, configPath));
 
   notifyStatus({
     serverName: server.name,

package.json

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     "css-tree": "^1.0.0-alpha.29",
     "d3-ng2-service": "^2.1.0",
     "hammerjs": "^2.0.8",
+    "ini": "^1.3.5",
     "material-design-icons": "^3.0.1",
     "ng2-file-upload": "^1.3.0",
     "ngx-electron": "^2.1.1",
@@ -66,9 +67,9 @@
     "raven-js": "^3.27.0",
     "rxjs": "^6.4.0",
     "rxjs-compat": "^6.4.0",
+    "tree-kill": "^1.2.1",
     "typeface-roboto": "^0.0.54",
     "yargs": "^13.2.1",
-    "tree-kill": "^1.2.1",
     "zone.js": "^0.8.29"
   },
   "devDependencies": {

src/app/layouts/default-layout/default-layout.component.ts

@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ export class DefaultLayoutComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     // attach to notification stream when any of running local servers experienced issues
     this.serverStatusSubscription = this.serverManagement.serverStatusChanged.subscribe((serverStatus) => {
       if(serverStatus.status === 'errored') {
+        console.error(serverStatus.message);
         this.toasterService.error(serverStatus.message);
       }
       if(serverStatus.status === 'stderr') {
+        console.error(serverStatus.message);
         this.toasterService.error(serverStatus.message);
       }
     });