fix: put resources in home directory

apps/server/src/config/printer.config.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { registerAs } from '@nestjs/config';
-import { getExecutablePath } from 'apps/server/src/utilities/pathUtil';
+import { getSimbridgeDir } from 'apps/server/src/utilities/pathUtil';
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { join } from 'path';
 
 const CONFIG_FILENAME = 'resources/properties.json';
 
 export default registerAs('printer', () => {
-  const configPath = join(getExecutablePath(), CONFIG_FILENAME);
+  const configPath = join(getSimbridgeDir(), CONFIG_FILENAME);
   const properties = JSON.parse(readFileSync(configPath, 'utf8'));
 
   return {

apps/server/src/config/server.config.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { registerAs } from '@nestjs/config';
-import { getExecutablePath } from 'apps/server/src/utilities/pathUtil';
+import { getSimbridgeDir } from 'apps/server/src/utilities/pathUtil';
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { join } from 'path';
 
 const CONFIG_FILENAME = 'resources/properties.json';
 
 export default registerAs('server', () => {
-  const configPath = join(getExecutablePath(), CONFIG_FILENAME);
+  const configPath = join(getSimbridgeDir(), CONFIG_FILENAME);
   const properties = JSON.parse(readFileSync(configPath, 'utf8'));
 
   return {

apps/server/src/config/winston.service.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { getExecutablePath } from 'apps/server/src/utilities/pathUtil';
+import { getSimbridgeDir } from 'apps/server/src/utilities/pathUtil';
 import {
   WinstonModuleOptions,
   WinstonModuleOptionsFactory,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const consoleTransport = new winston.transports.Console({
 const fileTransport = new winston.transports.DailyRotateFile({
   frequency: '24h',
   filename: 'fbw-simbridge-%DATE%.log',
-  dirname: `${join(getExecutablePath(), 'resources/logs')}`,
+  dirname: `${join(getSimbridgeDir(), 'resources/logs')}`,
   datePattern: 'YYYY-MM-DD-HH',
   zippedArchive: true,
   maxSize: '20m',

apps/server/src/main.ts

@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ import { NestFactory } from '@nestjs/core';
 import { platform } from 'os';
 import { hideConsole } from 'node-hide-console-window';
 import * as path from 'path';
-import { getExecutablePath } from 'apps/server/src/utilities/pathUtil';
+import { getSimbridgeDir } from 'apps/server/src/utilities/pathUtil';
 import { ShutDownService } from './utilities/shutdown.service';
 import { AppModule } from './app.module';
 import { NetworkService } from './utilities/network.service';
+import { existsSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
 
 declare const module: any;
 
@@ -40,9 +41,6 @@ async function bootstrap() {
   // Validation
   app.useGlobalPipes(new ValidationPipe({ whitelist: true }));
 
-  // Folder creation
-  generateResourceFolders();
-
   // Swagger
   const swaggerConfig = new DocumentBuilder()
     .setTitle('FlyByWire SimBridge')
@@ -70,12 +68,39 @@ async function bootstrap() {
   }
 }
 
+generateResourceFolders();
+generateDefaultProperties();
+
 bootstrap();
 
 function generateResourceFolders() {
   dirs.forEach((dir) => {
-    access(dir, (error) => {
-      if (error) mkdirSync(path.join(getExecutablePath(), dir), { recursive: true });
+    const actualDir = path.join(getSimbridgeDir(), dir);
+    access(actualDir, (error) => {
+      if (error) mkdirSync(actualDir, { recursive: true });
     });
   });
 }
+
+function generateDefaultProperties() {
+  const propertiesFilePath = path.join(getSimbridgeDir(), '/resources', '/properties.json');
+
+  const defaultProperties = {
+    server: {
+      port: 8380,
+      hidden: true,
+      closeWithMSFS: false,
+    },
+    printer: {
+      enabled: false,
+      printerName: null,
+      fontSize: 19,
+      paperSize: 'A4',
+      margin: 30,
+    },
+  };
+
+  if (!existsSync(propertiesFilePath)) {
+    writeFileSync(propertiesFilePath, JSON.stringify(defaultProperties));
+  }
+}

apps/server/src/terrain/processing/maphandler.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { GPU, IKernelRunShortcut, Texture } from 'gpu.js';
 import { readFile } from 'fs/promises';
 import { join } from 'path';
-import { getExecutablePath } from 'apps/server/src/utilities/pathUtil';
+import { getExecutablePath, getSimbridgeDir } from 'apps/server/src/utilities/pathUtil';
 import { AircraftStatus, ElevationProfile, NavigationDisplay, PositionData, TerrainRenderingMode } from '../types';
 import { TerrainMap } from '../fileformat/terrainmap';
 import { Worldmap } from '../mapdata/worldmap';
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ export class MapHandler {
 
   private async readTerrainMap(): Promise<TerrainMap | undefined> {
     try {
-      const buffer = await readFile(join(getExecutablePath(), './terrain/terrain.map'));
+      // TODO shall we move this as well? Currently the installer downloads the terrain.map file
+      const buffer = await readFile(join(getExecutablePath(), '/terrain/terrain.map'));
       this.logging.info(`Read MB of terrainmap: ${(Buffer.byteLength(buffer) / (1024 * 1024)).toFixed(2)}`);
       return new TerrainMap(buffer);
     } catch (err) {

apps/server/src/utilities/file.service.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { readFileSync, lstatSync } from 'fs';
 import * as xml2js from 'xml2js';
 import { getDocument, PDFDocumentProxy } from 'pdfjs-dist/legacy/build/pdf';
 import { join } from 'path';
-import { getExecutablePath } from './pathUtil';
+import { getExecutablePath, getSimbridgeDir } from './pathUtil';
 import { pdfToPng } from './pdfConversion';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class FileService {
   async getFileCount(directory: string): Promise<number> {
     try {
       this.logger.debug(`Retrieving number of files in folder: ${directory}`);
-      const dir = join(getExecutablePath(), directory);
+      const dir = join(getSimbridgeDir(), directory);
       this.checkFilePathSafety(dir);
       const retrievedDir = await readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
       const fileNames = retrievedDir.filter((dir) => dir.isFile()).map((dir) => dir.name);
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class FileService {
     try {
       this.logger.debug(`Reading all files in directory: ${directory}`);
 
-      const dir = join(getExecutablePath(), directory);
+      const dir = join(getSimbridgeDir(), directory);
       this.checkFilePathSafety(dir);
       const fileNames = (await readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true }))
         .filter((dir) => dir.isFile())
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class FileService {
   async getFilenames(directory: string): Promise<string[]> {
     try {
       this.logger.debug(`Reading all files in directory: ${directory}`);
-      const dir = join(getExecutablePath(), directory);
+      const dir = join(getSimbridgeDir(), directory);
       this.checkFilePathSafety(dir);
       return (await readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true })).filter((dir) => dir.isFile()).map((dir) => dir.name);
     } catch (err) {
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export class FileService {
   async getFoldernames(directory: string): Promise<string[]> {
     try {
       this.logger.debug(`Reading all Dirs in directory: ${directory}`);
-      const dir = join(getExecutablePath(), directory);
+      const dir = join(getSimbridgeDir(), directory);
       this.checkFilePathSafety(dir);
       return (await readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true })).filter((dir) => dir.isDirectory()).map((dir) => dir.name);
     } catch (err) {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export class FileService {
     try {
       this.logger.debug(`Retrieving file: ${fileName} in folder: ${directory}`);
 
-      const path = join(getExecutablePath(), directory, fileName);
+      const path = join(getSimbridgeDir(), directory, fileName);
       this.checkFilePathSafety(path);
 
       if (!lstatSync(path).isFile()) {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export class FileService {
       throw new HttpException('Unexpected null byte encountered', HttpStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY);
     }
 
-    if (filePath.indexOf(getExecutablePath()) !== 0) {
+    if (filePath.indexOf(getSimbridgeDir()) !== 0) {
       throw new HttpException('Unacceptable file path', HttpStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY);
     }
   }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export class FileService {
     const STANDARD_FONT_DATA_URL = `${join(getExecutablePath(), 'node_modules', 'pdfjs-dist', 'standard_fonts')}/`;
 
     try {
-      const conversionFilePath = join(getExecutablePath(), directory, fileName);
+      const conversionFilePath = join(getSimbridgeDir(), directory, fileName);
 
       this.checkFilePathSafety(conversionFilePath);
 

apps/server/src/utilities/pathUtil.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+import getPath from 'platform-folders';
 import * as path from 'path';
 
-// @ts-expect-error I don't know why
+export const getSimbridgeDir = () => path.join(getPath('documents'), 'FlyByWireSim', 'Simbridge');
+
+//@ts-expect-error pkg only defined when running as exe
 export const getExecutablePath = () => (process.pkg ? path.dirname(process.argv[0]) : process.cwd());

apps/server/src/utilities/printer.service.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { tmpdir, platform } from 'os';
 import * as print from 'pdf-to-printer';
 import * as PDFDocument from 'pdfkit';
 import { createWriteStream, readFileSync } from 'fs';
-import { getExecutablePath } from 'apps/server/src/utilities/pathUtil';
+import { getExecutablePath, getSimbridgeDir } from 'apps/server/src/utilities/pathUtil';
 import printerConfig from '../config/printer.config';
 
 @Injectable()

apps/server/src/utilities/systray.service.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { hideConsole, showConsole } from 'node-hide-console-window';
 import open = require('open');
 import SysTray, { MenuItem } from 'systray2';
 import { join } from 'path';
-import { getExecutablePath } from 'apps/server/src/utilities/pathUtil';
+import { getExecutablePath, getSimbridgeDir } from 'apps/server/src/utilities/pathUtil';
 import { NetworkService } from './network.service';
 import serverConfig from '../config/server.config';
 import { ShutDownService } from './shutdown.service';
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class SysTrayService implements OnApplicationShutdown {
     tooltip: 'Open resource folder in your file explorer',
     enabled: true,
     click: () => {
-      open.openApp('explorer', { arguments: [`${getExecutablePath()}\\resources`] });
+      open.openApp('explorer', { arguments: [`${getSimbridgeDir()}\\resources`] });
     },
   };
 

package.json

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
     "pdf-to-printer": "5.3.0",
     "pdfjs-dist": "^2.13.216",
     "pdfkit": "^0.13.0",
+    "platform-folders": "^0.6.0",
     "react": "^17.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.0",
     "react-use-websocket": "^2.9.1",
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@
       "node_modules/bit-twiddle/**/*.*",
       "node_modules/@flybywiresim/msfs-nodejs/**/*.*",
       "node_modules/es-get-iterator/**/*.*",
+      "node_modules/platform-folders/build/**/*.*",
       "/node_modules/systray2/traybin/*.exe",
       "dist/mcdu/**/*",
       "dist/assets/**/*",