WoWSims Desktop App (Windows)

makefile

@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ $(OUT_DIR)/.dirstamp: \
   $(OUT_DIR)/bundle/.dirstamp
 	touch $@
 
+$(OUT_DIR)/.dirstamp.standalone: \
+  $(OUT_DIR)/lib.wasm \
+  ui/core/proto/api.ts \
+  $(ASSETS) \
+  $(OUT_DIR)/bundle/.dirstamp.standalone
+	touch $@
+
 $(OUT_DIR)/bundle/.dirstamp: \
   $(UI_SRC) \
   $(PAGE_INDECES) \
@@ -63,6 +70,20 @@ $(OUT_DIR)/bundle/.dirstamp: \
 	npx vite build
 	touch $@
 
+$(OUT_DIR)/bundle/.dirstamp.standalone: \
+  $(UI_SRC) \
+  $(PAGE_INDECES) \
+  vite.config.mts \
+  vite.build-workers.mts \
+  node_modules \
+  tsconfig.json \
+  ui/core/index.ts \
+  ui/core/proto/api.ts
+	npx tsc --noEmit
+	npx tsx vite.build-workers.mts
+	VITE_STANDALONE_BUILD=true npx vite build
+	touch $@
+
 ui/core/index.ts: $(TS_CORE_SRC)
 	find ui/core -name '*.ts' | \
 	  awk -F 'ui/core/' '{ print "import \x22./" $$2 "\x22;" }' | \
@@ -164,6 +185,15 @@ binary_dist: $(OUT_DIR)/.dirstamp
 	rm binary_dist/mop/assets/database/db.bin
 	rm binary_dist/mop/assets/database/leftover_db.bin
 
+binary_dist_standalone: $(OUT_DIR)/.dirstamp.standalone
+	rm -rf binary_dist
+	mkdir -p binary_dist
+	cp -r $(OUT_DIR) binary_dist/
+	rm binary_dist/mop/lib.wasm
+	rm -rf binary_dist/mop/assets/db_inputs
+	rm binary_dist/mop/assets/database/db.bin
+	rm binary_dist/mop/assets/database/leftover_db.bin
+
 # Rebuild the protobuf generated code.
 .PHONY: proto
 proto: sim/core/proto/api.pb.go ui/core/proto/api.ts
@@ -173,7 +203,7 @@ proto: sim/core/proto/api.pb.go ui/core/proto/api.ts
 wowsimmop: binary_dist devserver
 
 .PHONY: devserver
-devserver: sim/core/proto/api.pb.go sim/web/main.go binary_dist/dist.go
+devserver: sim/core/proto/api.pb.go sim/web binary_dist/dist.go
 	@echo "Starting server compile now..."
 	@if go build -o wowsimmop ./sim/web/main.go ; then \
 		printf "\033[1;32mBuild Completed Successfully\033[0m\n"; \
@@ -199,10 +229,12 @@ else
 	./wowsimmop --usefs=true --launch=false --host=":3333"
 endif
 
-wowsimmop-windows.exe: wowsimmop
+wowsimmop-windows.exe: binary_dist_standalone binary_dist/dist.go
 # go build only considers syso files when invoked without specifying .go files: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/16090
+# Use standalone build with VITE_STANDALONE_BUILD flag
+# -H windowsgui hides console window for better user experience
 	cp ./assets/favicon_io/icon-windows_amd64.syso ./sim/web/icon-windows_amd64.syso
-	cd ./sim/web/ && GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 GOAMD64=v2 go build -o wowsimmop-windows.exe -ldflags="-X 'main.Version=$(VERSION)' -s -w"
+	cd ./sim/web/ && GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 GOAMD64=v2 go build -o wowsimmop-windows.exe -ldflags="-H windowsgui -X 'main.Version=$(VERSION)' -s -w -X 'main.BuildTime=$(shell date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)' -X 'main.GitCommit=$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)'"
 	cd ./cmd/wowsimcli && GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 GOAMD64=v2 go build -o wowsimcli-windows.exe --tags=with_db -ldflags="-X 'main.Version=$(VERSION)' -s -w"
 	rm ./sim/web/icon-windows_amd64.syso
 	mv ./sim/web/wowsimmop-windows.exe ./wowsimmop-windows.exe

sim/web/main.go

@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ func main() {
 	if Version == "" {
 		Version = "development"
 	}
+
+	if !initWindows() {
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	var useFS = flag.Bool("usefs", false, "Use local file system for client files. Set to true during development.")
 	var wasm = flag.Bool("wasm", false, "Use wasm for sim instead of web server apis. Can only be used with usefs=true")
 	var simName = flag.String("sim", "", "Name of simulator to launch (ex: balance_druid, elemental_shaman, etc)")

sim/web/windows.go

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+//go:build windows
+// +build windows
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"syscall"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+func hideConsoleWindow() {
+	kernel32 := syscall.NewLazyDLL("kernel32.dll")
+	user32 := syscall.NewLazyDLL("user32.dll")
+	getConsoleWindow := kernel32.NewProc("GetConsoleWindow")
+	showWindow := user32.NewProc("ShowWindow")
+
+	hwnd, _, _ := getConsoleWindow.Call()
+	if hwnd != 0 {
+		showWindow.Call(hwnd, 0) // SW_HIDE = 0
+	}
+}
+
+func showMessageBox(title, message string) {
+	user32 := syscall.NewLazyDLL("user32.dll")
+	messageBox := user32.NewProc("MessageBoxW")
+
+	titlePtr, _ := syscall.UTF16PtrFromString(title)
+	messagePtr, _ := syscall.UTF16PtrFromString(message)
+
+	messageBox.Call(0, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(messagePtr)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(titlePtr)), 0)
+}
+
+func initWindows() bool {
+	if !checkSingleInstance() {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	hideConsoleWindow()
+	return true
+}
+
+func checkSingleInstance() bool {
+	cmd := exec.Command("tasklist", "/FI", "IMAGENAME eq wowsimmop-windows.exe", "/FO", "CSV", "/NH")
+	output, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(output)), "\n")
+	runningInstances := 0
+	currentPID := os.Getpid()
+
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(line) == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		fields := strings.Split(line, ",")
+		if len(fields) >= 2 {
+			pidStr := strings.Trim(fields[1], "\"")
+			if pid, err := strconv.Atoi(pidStr); err == nil && pid != currentPID {
+				runningInstances++
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if runningInstances > 0 {
+		// Silently exit if another instance is already running
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}

sim/web/windows_stub.go

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//go:build !windows
+// +build !windows
+
+package main
+
+// Stub implementations for non-Windows platforms
+
+func initWindows() bool {
+	// Always return true on non-Windows platforms
+	return true
+}
+
+func hideConsoleWindow() {
+	// No-op on non-Windows platforms
+}
+
+func showMessageBox(title, message string) {
+	// No-op on non-Windows platforms
+}
+
+func checkSingleInstance() bool {
+	// Always return true on non-Windows platforms (no single instance check)
+	return true
+}

standalone/.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Dependencies
+node_modules/
+
+# Compiled TypeScript
+dist/
+
+# Build output
+build/
+release/
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+
+# Runtime data
+pids
+*.pid
+*.seed
+*.pid.lock
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+coverage/
+
+# nyc test coverage
+.nyc_output
+
+# Dependency directories
+node_modules/
+jspm_packages/
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npm
+
+# Optional REPL history
+.node_repl_history
+
+# Output of 'npm pack'
+*.tgz
+
+# Yarn Integrity file
+.yarn-integrity
+
+# dotenv environment variables file
+.env
+
+# Electron build output
+out/
+dist-electron/
+
+# OS generated files
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+
+# IDE files
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~