builder.py

# creates a release
import json
import os,sys
import shutil

curDir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]))

# join some folder/file from the root to it's full path
def local_file_path(filename):
    return os.path.join(curDir, filename)

def release_file_path(filename):
    return os.path.join(release_folder_path, filename)

# read the info.json for the release name
def get_version():
    filename = "info.json"
    fileAbsolutePath = local_file_path(filename)
    with open(fileAbsolutePath) as data_file:
        config = json.load(data_file)
        return config["version"]

# read the info.json for the mod name
def get_mod_name():
    filename = "info.json"
    fileAbsolutePath = local_file_path(filename)
    with open(fileAbsolutePath) as data_file:
        config = json.load(data_file)
        return config["name"]

# make the release
version = get_version()
release_name = get_mod_name() + "_" + version
# release_folder_path = local_file_path(os.path.join("releases", release_name))
release_folder_path = os.path.join("C:\\Users\\jrcontre\\AppData\\Roaming\\Factorio\\mods", release_name)
print("release_folder_path", release_folder_path)

if (os.path.exists(release_folder_path)):
    print("Release already exists at " + release_folder_path + " . Deleting path.")
    shutil.rmtree(release_folder_path, ignore_errors=True)
    # exit(0)
else:
    print("Creating release dir at " + release_folder_path)
    os.mkdir(release_folder_path)

# copy the files to releases
whitelisted_files = ["lang", "controller", "locale", "prototypes", "graphics", "LICENSE", "control.lua", "data.lua", "info.json"]

for file in whitelisted_files:
    try:
        localpath = local_file_path(file)
        releasepath = release_file_path(file)

        print("localpath", localpath)
        print("releasepath", releasepath)
        if (os.path.isfile(localpath)):
            print("Copying file from localpath " + localpath + " to releasepath " + releasepath)
            shutil.copyfile(localpath, releasepath)
        else:
            print("Copying tree from localpath " + localpath + " to releasepath " + releasepath)
            shutil.copytree(localpath, releasepath)
    except Exception as e:
        pass

# create the zip file
# shutil.make_archive(release_folder_path, 'zip', release_folder_path)