added start ,minimized setting

Author: ItsRiprod

DeskThingServer/src/main/lifecycle/appLifecycle.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { closeLoadingWindow, buildMainWindow } from '../windows/windowManager'
 import { nextTick } from 'node:process'
 import { updateLoadingStatus } from '@server/windows/loadingWindow'
 import { join } from 'node:path'
+import { checkFlag } from './lifecycleCheck'
 
 /**
  * Initialize the application lifecycle
@@ -35,20 +36,28 @@ export async function initializeAppLifecycle(): Promise<void> {
     optimizer.watchWindowShortcuts(window)
   })
 
+  const startMinimized = await checkFlag('server_startMinimized')
   // Create main window after loading is complete
-  const mainWindow = buildMainWindow()
+  if (!startMinimized) {
+    await updateLoadingStatus('Creating main window')
+    const mainWindow = buildMainWindow()
+    mainWindow.once('ready-to-show', async () => {
+      await updateLoadingStatus('Finishing Up...')
+      closeLoadingWindow()
+      mainWindow.show()
+    })
+  }
 
   // Load modules and set up IPC handlers
   nextTick(async () => {
     await setupIpcHandlers()
     await loadModules()
-    await updateLoadingStatus('Creating main window')
-  })
-
-  mainWindow.once('ready-to-show', async () => {
-    await updateLoadingStatus('Finishing Up...')
-    closeLoadingWindow()
-    mainWindow.show()
+    if (startMinimized) {
+      await updateLoadingStatus('Start Minimized: TRUE')
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        closeLoadingWindow() // ensure the loading window is closed
+      }, 3000)
+    }
   })
 
   app.on('before-quit', async () => {

DeskThingServer/src/main/lifecycle/lifecycleCheck.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+import { updateLoadingStatus } from '@server/windows/loadingWindow'
+import { Settings } from '@shared/types'
+import { app } from 'electron'
+import { readFile } from 'fs/promises'
+import { join } from 'path'
+
+export const checkFlag = async (flagKey: keyof Settings): Promise<boolean> => {
+  const settingsPath = join(app.getPath('userData'), 'settings.json')
+
+  updateLoadingStatus(`Checking flag: ${flagKey}`)
+  try {
+    const settings = JSON.parse(await readFile(settingsPath, 'utf-8')) as Settings
+    return settings?.[flagKey] === true
+  } catch (error) {
+    updateLoadingStatus('Settings file not found', error)
+    return false
+  }
+}

DeskThingServer/src/main/static/defaultSettings.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export const defaultSettings: Settings = {
   // server
   server_LogLevel: LOG_FILTER.INFO,
   server_autoStart: false,
+  server_startMinimized: false,
   server_minimizeApp: true,
   server_localIp: getLocalIpAddresses(),
   server_callbackPort: 8888,

DeskThingServer/src/renderer/src/overlays/settings/ServerSettings.tsx

@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ const ServerSettings: React.FC = () => {
           className="w-full"
           onChange={(selected) => {
             const selectedValue = selected as SingleValue<SettingOption>
-            handleSettingChange('server_LogLevel', selectedValue?.value as LOG_FILTER || LOG_FILTER.INFO)
+            handleSettingChange(
+              'server_LogLevel',
+              (selectedValue?.value as LOG_FILTER) || LOG_FILTER.INFO
+            )
           }}
         />
       </div>
@@ -129,6 +132,22 @@ const ServerSettings: React.FC = () => {
           />
         </Button>
       </div>
+      <div className="w-full px-4 flex justify-between items-center">
+        <h2 className="text-xl">Start Minimized</h2>
+        <Button
+          title="Will start DeskThing minimized"
+          className="bg-transparent p-0"
+          onClick={() =>
+            handleSettingChange('server_startMinimized', !settings.server_startMinimized)
+          }
+        >
+          <IconToggle
+            iconSize={48}
+            checked={settings.server_startMinimized}
+            className={`transition-color ${settings.server_startMinimized ? 'text-green-500' : 'text-gray-500'}`}
+          />
+        </Button>
+      </div>
       <div className="border-t py-5 border-gray-900 w-full flex justify-end">
         <Button
           className={`border-green-500 border group gap-2 ${loading ? 'text-gray-100 bg-green-600' : 'hover:bg-green-500'}`}

DeskThingServer/src/renderer/src/stores/settingsStore.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const useSettingsStore = create<SettingsStoreState>((set, get) => ({
     server_LogLevel: LOG_FILTER.INFO,
     server_autoStart: true,
     server_minimizeApp: true,
+    server_startMinimized: false,
     server_localIp: ['-.-.-.-'],
     server_callbackPort: -1,
     device_devicePort: -1,

DeskThingServer/src/shared/types/types.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ export type Settings = {
   // server
   server_LogLevel: LOG_FILTER
   server_autoStart: boolean
+  /** Whether it should minimize to taskbar OR close on window close */
   server_minimizeApp: boolean
+  server_startMinimized: boolean
   server_localIp: string[]
   server_callbackPort: number
   // device