Merge pull request #3 from bitSheriff/feature/autostart

Auto start (systemd service) added

autostart_shelfslide.sh

@@ -1,4 +1,47 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# copy this file to "~/.config/autostart/"
 
-python3 ~/ShelfSlide/shelfslide.py
+# Path to the Python program
+PROGRAM_PATH="$HOME/ShelfSlide/shelfslide.py"
+
+# Name of the systemd service
+SERVICE_NAME="shelfslide"
+
+# Get the username of the person running the script
+CURRENT_USER="$USER"
+
+# Check if the service already exists
+if systemctl is-active --quiet ${SERVICE_NAME}.service; then
+  echo "The service ${SERVICE_NAME} already exists."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if the script is executed with root privileges
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "This script requires root privileges. Please run it as root."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Create the unit file
+cat <<EOF > /etc/systemd/system/${SERVICE_NAME}.service
+[Unit]
+Description=ShelfSlide Python Program
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 ${PROGRAM_PATH}
+WorkingDirectory=$HOME/ShelfSlide
+User=$CURRENT_USER
+Group=$CURRENT_USER
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+
+# Reload systemd
+systemctl daemon-reload
+
+# Enable and start the service
+systemctl enable ${SERVICE_NAME}.service
+systemctl start ${SERVICE_NAME}.service
+
+# Display the status of the service
+systemctl status ${SERVICE_NAME}.service

shelfslide.py

@@ -260,4 +260,5 @@ def main():
 ##
 # @brief Main function
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+    main()