hs-start.py

# Author: Areeb Beigh
# Created: 10th April 2016

"""
Starts all the programs in config.ini [hs-start]
"""

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# Python imports
import os

# Local imports
from src.errors import *
from src.initialize import Initialize
from src.configreader import ConfigReader

initializer = Initialize()
config_file = initializer.config_file
config_reader = ConfigReader(config_file)
main = initializer.basic_main
# List of programs/files to be opened (will be filled later)
files = config_reader.read_config("hs-start")


def execute():
    # At least one program / file must be specified in the config
    if len(files) > 0:
        for file in files:
            if os.path.isfile(file):
                print(" Opening", file)
                os.startfile(file)
            else:
                print(" Skipping", file, "since it does not exist")
    else:
        raise ConfigError("No programs / files specified in the configuration file")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main(execute)