This is probably irrelevant to you if you are not a developer. GameVault internally needs to behave different in each of the following scenarios.
Scenario 1: No paths exist
| Path | State |
|---|---|
D:/GameVault/Downloads/(74) Assassin's Creed Unity/ |
empty or non-existent |
D:/GameVault/Installations/(74) Assassin's Creed Unity/ |
empty or non-existent |
When does this happen
- The Game was not even downloaded yet.
- The Game was deleted.
What needs to be done
- Don't show the game in download or library tab (obviously).
Scenario 2: Download Path exists
| Path | State |
|---|---|
D:/GameVault/Downloads/(74) Assassin's Creed Unity/ |
contains the (partial) game.zip |
D:/GameVault/Installations/(74) Assassin's Creed Unity/ |
empty or non-existent |
When does this happen
- The Game is still downloading.
- The Game was freshly downloaded but not installed.
- The Game was installed sometime ago but then deleted but the download was never cleared (unlikely)
What needs to be done
- Identify the game using the id
- Show the Game as "Downloaded" in the Downloaded Tab
- Show the Game in the library but grey out the play button, inform the user that they need to install the game into the folder
D:/GameVault/Installations/(74) Assassin's Creed Unity/to play and track it using gamevault. - Change Download button to play button in Library View -> Game Details, link it to the Installations -> Game entry with greyed out play button.
Scenario 3: Both paths exist
| Path | State |
|---|---|
D:/GameVault/Downloads/(74) Assassin's Creed Unity/ |
contains the game.zip |
D:/GameVault/Installations/(74) Assassin's Creed Unity/ |
contains game files (.exe) |
When does this happen
- The Game has been freshly installed and User has not deleted the download yet
- User forgot to delete download files or wants to keep it for offline/archival purposes.
What needs to be done
- Identify the game using the id
- Make the game playable in Installations tab
- Offer User to clear the download folder using "Clear All" button, now that the game is installed to save some space.
- Change Download button to play button in Library View -> Game Details, link it to the Installations -> Game entry.
- Cracktime Daemon monitors Game Folder for running exes
Scenario 4: Installations Path exists
| Path | State |
|---|---|
D:/GameVault/Downloads/(74) Assassin's Creed Unity/ |
empty or non-existent |
D:/GameVault/Installations/(74) Assassin's Creed Unity/ |
contains game files (.exe) |
When does this happen
- The Game has been installed and the Download deleted.
What needs to be done
- Identify the game using the id
- Make the game playable in Installations tab
- Offer User to clear the download folder using "Clear All" button, now that the game is installed to save some space.
- Change Download button to play button in Library View -> Game Details, link it to the Installations -> Game entry.
- Cracktime Daemon monitors Game Folder for running exes
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