From 16320b92a58a0de2b3815053ba0bc6724271c5bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: IDCs <idc.dts@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 08:57:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Adding ability to import and install archives via cmdline

closes nexus-mods/vortex#16896
---
 src/extensions/download_management/index.ts | 10 +++++++++-
 src/util/commandLine.ts                     |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/extensions/download_management/index.ts b/src/extensions/download_management/index.ts
index 906903d18..71737b123 100644
--- a/src/extensions/download_management/index.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/download_management/index.ts
@@ -811,10 +811,18 @@ function processCommandline(api: IExtensionApi) {
   const { commandLine } = state.session.base;
 
   const cliUrl = commandLine.download ?? commandLine.install;
-
   if (cliUrl) {
     api.events.emit('start-download-url', cliUrl, undefined, commandLine.install !== undefined);
   }
+
+  const arcPath = commandLine.installArchive;
+  if (typeof arcPath === 'string' && path.isAbsolute(arcPath)) {
+    api.events.emit('import-downloads', [arcPath], (dlIds: string[]) => {
+      dlIds.forEach(dlId => {
+        api.events.emit('start-install-download', dlId);
+      });
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 function init(context: IExtensionContextExt): boolean {
diff --git a/src/util/commandLine.ts b/src/util/commandLine.ts
index 1d19b2582..adb60c976 100644
--- a/src/util/commandLine.ts
+++ b/src/util/commandLine.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import startupSettings from './startupSettings';
 export interface IParameters {
   download?: string;
   install?: string;
+  installArchive?: string;
   installExtension?: string;
   report?: string;
   restore?: string;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ const ARG_COUNTS = {
   '-s': 1,
   '--download': 1,
   '--install': 1,
+  '--install-archive': 1,
   '--install-extension': 1,
   '--start-minimized': 1,
   '--game': 1,
@@ -168,6 +170,7 @@ function parseCommandline(argv: string[], electronIsShitHack: boolean): IParamet
                                   + '(any supported protocol like nxm:, https:, ...).')
     .option('-i, --install <url>', 'Start downloadling & installing the specified url '
                                   + '(any supported protocol like nxm:, https:, ...).')
+    .option('--install-archive <path>', 'Start installing the specified archive. Use absolute path.')
     .option('--install-extension <id>', 'Start downloadling & installing the specified '
                                        + 'vortex extension. id can be "modId:<number>".')
     .option('-g, --get <path>', 'Print the state variable at the specified path and quit. '
@@ -222,6 +225,7 @@ const SKIP_ARGS = {
   '--game': 1,
   '--profile': 1,
   '--install': 1,
+  '--install-archive': 1,
   '--install-extension': 1,
   '--restore': 1,
   '--merge': 1,