Is there a "Portable mode"?

[TheBestPessimist]

Basically, i'd like it if GHelper would store all its data (logs and config json. anything else?) in the installation folder.

I keep a bunch of portable apps in the same folder (any app which can be portable, i use it in that way), which i backup regularly, and this would make my backups easier.

[seerge]

@TheBestPessimist i may consider adding that, but then you will have to "define" if app should use exe folder (or appdata folder as now) for storing config. It doesn't store anything else besides that honestly.

[TheBestPessimist]

One way you could make it work is: if where the exe is you also find a config.json file, then assume it's portable mode and use that one. If there is no config file, then use the one in app data.
With that logic you can start, just like now, with app data storage, as it's assumed by everybody else, and those who want portable, can move the config file to app folder.

[seerge]

Try this build
GHelper.zip

But keep in mind - you will have to either copy (or at least create empty) config.json in same folder as app to make it work

Logic :

g-helper/app/AppConfig.cs

Line 21 in 28e949b

if (File.Exists(startupPath + configName))

[TheBestPessimist]

1. Logs are still in appdata ❌
2. appdata/ghelper folder is still created ❌
3. it uses the config from portable folder ✅

[seerge]

@TheBestPessimist

1. Logs are not part of the user-data :) it's mainly for debug. So i don't see point in changing that as well.
2. Folder is created cause it's needed for logs :)