PR: Automatically launch Spyder after installation (Installers)

.github/workflows/installers-conda.yml

@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ jobs:
 
           shortcut_path=$HOME/.local/share/applications/spyder_spyder.desktop
           if [[ -e $shortcut_path ]]; then
-              echo "\nContents of" $HOME/.local/spyder-* :
+              echo -e "\nContents of" $HOME/.local/spyder-* :
               ls -al $HOME/.local/spyder-*
               echo -e "\nContents of ${shortcut_path}:"
               cat $shortcut_path

installers-conda/build_installers.py

@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ def _definitions():
                 ),
                 "check_path_length": False,
                 "installer_type": "exe",
+                "post_install": str(RESOURCES / "post-install.bat"),
             }
         )
 

installers-conda/resources/post-install.bat

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+:: This script launches Spyder after install
+@echo off
+
+echo %PREFIX% | findstr /b "%USERPROFILE%" > nul && (
+    set shortcut_root=%APPDATA%
+) || (
+    set shortcut_root=%ALLUSERSPROFILE%
+)
+set shortcut="%shortcut_root%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\spyder\Spyder.lnk"
+
+set tmpdir=%TMP%\spyder
+set launch_script=%tmpdir%\launch_script.bat
+
+mkdir %tmpdir% 2> nul
+(
+echo @echo off
+echo :loop
+echo tasklist /fi "ImageName eq Spyder-*" /fo csv 2^>NUL ^| findstr /r "Spyder-.*-Windows-x86_64.exe"^>NUL
+echo if "%%errorlevel%%"=="0" ^(
+echo     timeout /t 1 /nobreak ^> nul
+echo     goto loop
+echo ^) else ^(
+echo     start "" /B %shortcut%
+echo     exit
+echo ^)
+) > %launch_script%
+
+C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -WindowStyle hidden -Command "& {Start-Process -FilePath %launch_script% -NoNewWindow}"

installers-conda/resources/post-install.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash -i
 set -e
+unset HISTFILE
 
 echo "*** Running post install script for ${INSTALLER_NAME} ..."
 
@@ -63,20 +64,32 @@ add_alias() (
 
 # ----
 echo "Creating uninstall script..."
-cat <<EOF > ${u_spy_exe}
+cat <<END > ${u_spy_exe}
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "You are about to uninstall Spyder."
-echo "If you proceed, aliases will be removed from ~/.bashrc (if present)"
-echo "and the following will be removed:"
-echo "  ${shortcut_path}"
-echo "  ${PREFIX}"
-echo ""
-echo "Do you wish to continue?"
-read -p " [yes|NO]: " confirm
-if [[ \$confirm != [yY] && \$confirm != [yY][eE][sS] ]]; then
-    echo "Uninstall aborted."
-    exit 1
+while getopts "f" option; do
+    case "\$option" in
+        (f) force=true ;;
+    esac
+done
+shift \$((\$OPTIND - 1))
+
+if [[ -z \$force ]]; then
+    cat <<EOF
+You are about to uninstall Spyder.
+If you proceed, aliases will be removed from ${shell_init}
+(if present) and the following will be removed:
+  ${shortcut_path}
+  ${PREFIX}
+
+Do you wish to continue?
+EOF
+    read -p " [yes|NO]: " confirm
+    confirm=\$(echo \$confirm | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+    if [[ ! "\$confirm" =~ ^y(es)?$ ]]; then
+        echo "Uninstall aborted."
+        exit 1
+    fi
 fi
 
 if [[ \$OSTYPE = "darwin"* ]]; then
@@ -96,7 +109,7 @@ rm -rf ${shortcut_path}
 rm -rf ${PREFIX}
 
 echo "Spyder successfully uninstalled."
-EOF
+END
 chmod u+x ${u_spy_exe}
 
 # ----
@@ -106,37 +119,55 @@ if [[ -n "$shell_init" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # ----
-if [[ $OSTYPE = "linux"* ]]; then
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" = "linux"* ]]; then
     cat <<EOF
 
+###############################################################################
+#                             !!! IMPORTANT !!!
 ###############################################################################
 Spyder can be launched by standard methods in Gnome and KDE desktop
-environments. Additionally, Spyder can be launched in Gtk-based desktop
-environments (e.g. Xfce) from the command line:
-
-$ gtk-launch spyder
-
-Spyder can also be launched from the command line for all Linux variants by:
+environments. It can also be launched from the command line on all Linux
+distros with the command:
 
 $ spyder
 
 To uninstall Spyder, run the following from the command line:
 
 $ uninstall-spyder
 
-#####################
-# !!! IMPORTANT !!! #
-#####################
-
-The spyder and uninstall-spyder commands will only be available in new shell
-sessions. To make them available in this session you must source your .bashrc
-file with:
+These commands will only be available in new shell sessions. To make them
+available in this session, you must source your $shell_init file with:
 
-$ source ~/.bashrc
+$ source $shell_init
 
 ###############################################################################
 
 EOF
 fi
 
 echo "*** Post install script for ${INSTALLER_NAME} complete"
+
+# ----
+[[ -n "$CI" ]] && exit 0  # Running in CI, don't launch Spyder
+
+echo "Launching Spyder now..."
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" = "darwin"* ]]; then
+    tmp_dir=${SHARED_INSTALLER_TEMP}/spyder
+    launch_script=${tmp_dir}/post-install-launch.sh
+    echo "Creating post-install launch script ..."
+    mkdir -p $tmp_dir
+    cat <<EOF > $launch_script
+#!/bin/bash
+while pgrep -fq Installer.app; do
+    sleep 1
+done
+open -a $shortcut_path
+EOF
+    chmod +x $launch_script
+
+    nohup $launch_script &>/dev/null &
+elif [[ -n "$(which gtk-launch)" ]]; then
+    gtk-launch $(basename $shortcut_path)
+else
+    nohup $spy_exe &>/dev/null &
+fi