"""
This utility classes provides methods to check players installed DCS environment.
TODO : add method 'is_using_open_beta', 'is_using_stable'
TODO : [NICE to have] add method to check list of installed DCS modules (could be done either through windows registry, or through filesystem analysis ?)
"""
import os
is_windows_os = True
try:
import winreg
except ImportError:
is_windows_os = False
winreg = None
print("WARNING : Trying to run pydcs on non Windows machine")
def is_using_dcs_steam_edition():
"""
Check if DCS World : Steam Edition version is installed on this computer
:return True if DCS Steam edition is installed,
-1 if DCS Steam Edition is registered in Steam apps but not installed,
False if never installed in Steam
"""
if not is_windows_os:
return False
try:
# Note : Steam App ID for DCS World is 223750
dcs_steam_app_key = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\\Valve\\Steam\\Apps\\223750")
installed = winreg.QueryValueEx(dcs_steam_app_key, "Installed")
winreg.CloseKey(dcs_steam_app_key)
if installed[0] == 1:
return True
else:
return False
except FileNotFoundError as fnfe:
return False
def is_using_dcs_standalone_edition():
"""
Check if DCS World standalone edition is installed on this computer
:return True if Standalone is installed, False if it is not
"""
if not is_windows_os:
return False
try:
dcs_path_key = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\\Eagle Dynamics\\DCS World")
winreg.CloseKey(dcs_path_key)
return True
except FileNotFoundError as fnfe:
try:
dcs_path_key = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\\Eagle Dynamics\\DCS World OpenBeta")
winreg.CloseKey(dcs_path_key)
return True
except FileNotFoundError:
return False
def get_dcs_install_directory():
"""
Get the DCS World install directory for this computer
:return DCS World install directory
"""
if is_using_dcs_standalone_edition():
try:
dcs_path_key = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\\Eagle Dynamics\\DCS World")
path = winreg.QueryValueEx(dcs_path_key, "Path")
dcs_dir = path[0] + os.path.sep
winreg.CloseKey(dcs_path_key)
return dcs_dir
except FileNotFoundError as fnfe:
try:
dcs_path_key = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\\Eagle Dynamics\\DCS World OpenBeta")
path = winreg.QueryValueEx(dcs_path_key, "Path")
dcs_dir = path[0] + os.path.sep
winreg.CloseKey(dcs_path_key)
return dcs_dir
except FileNotFoundError:
print("Couldn't detect DCS World installation folder")
return ""
except Exception as e:
print("Couldn't detect DCS World installation folder")
return ""
elif is_using_dcs_steam_edition():
return _find_steam_dcs_directory()
else:
print("Couldn't detect any installed DCS World version")
return ""
def get_dcs_saved_games_directory():
"""
Get the save game directory for DCS World
:return: Save game directory as string
"""
return os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "Saved Games", "DCS")
def _find_steam_directory():
"""
Get the Steam install directory for this computer from registry
:return Steam installation path
"""
try:
steam_key = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\\Valve\\Steam")
path = winreg.QueryValueEx(steam_key, "SteamPath")[0]
winreg.CloseKey(steam_key)
return path
except FileNotFoundError as fnfe:
print(fnfe)
return ""
def _get_steam_library_folders():
"""
Get the installation directory for Steam games
:return List of Steam library folders where games can be installed
"""
try:
steam_dir = _find_steam_directory()
"""
For reference here is what the vdf file is supposed to look like :
"LibraryFolders"
{
"TimeNextStatsReport" "1561832478"
"ContentStatsID" "-158337411110787451"
"1" "D:\\Games\\Steam"
"2" "E:\\Steam"
}
"""
vdf_file_location = steam_dir + os.path.sep + "steamapps" + os.path.sep + "libraryfolders.vdf"
with open(vdf_file_location) as adf_file:
paths = [l.split("\"")[3] for l in adf_file.readlines()[1:] if ':\\\\' in l]
return paths
except Exception as e:
print(e)
return []
def _find_steam_dcs_directory():
"""
Find the DCS install directory for DCS World Steam Edition
:return: Install directory as string, empty string if not found
"""
for library_folder in _get_steam_library_folders():
folder = library_folder + os.path.sep + "steamapps" + os.path.sep + "common" + os.path.sep + "DCSWorld"
if os.path.isdir(folder):
return folder + os.path.sep
return ""
if __name__ == "__main__":
print("Using Windows : " + str(is_windows_os))
print("Using STEAM Edition : " + str(is_using_dcs_steam_edition()))
print("Using Standalone Edition : " + str(is_using_dcs_standalone_edition()))
print("DCS Installation directory : " + get_dcs_install_directory())
print("DCS saved games directory : " + get_dcs_saved_games_directory())
