Windows: create desktop/start menu shortcuts on install/update

main/index.js

@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@ var shouldQuit = false
 var argv = sliceArgv(process.argv)
 
 if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-  shouldQuit = squirrelWin32.handleArgv(argv[0])
-
-  // Remove any --squirrel-xxxx arguments
-  argv.shift()
+  shouldQuit = squirrelWin32.handleEvent(argv[0])
+  argv.shift() // Remove any --squirrel-xxxx arguments
+  // app.setAppUserModelId('com.squirrel.WebTorrent.WebTorrent')
 }
 
 if (!shouldQuit) {

main/squirrel-win32.js

@@ -1,34 +1,33 @@
 module.exports = {
-  handleArgv
+  handleEvent
 }
 
+var cp = require('child_process')
 var electron = require('electron')
+var path = require('path')
 
 var app = electron.app
 
+var config = require('../config')
 var handlers = require('./handlers')
 
-function handleArgv (cmd) {
-  if (cmd === '--squirrel-install') {
-    // App was just installed.
-    handlers.init()
+function handleEvent (cmd) {
+  if (cmd === '--squirrel-install' || cmd === '--squirrel-updated') {
+    // App was installed/updated. (Called on new version of app.)
 
-    // TODO:
-    // - Install desktop and start menu shortcuts
-    // - Add explorer context menus
+    // Install protocol/file handlers, desktop/start menu shortcuts.
+    handlers.init()
+    createShortcuts()
 
     // Ensure user sees install splash screen so they realize that Setup.exe actually
     // installed an application and isn't the application itself.
-    setTimeout(function () {
+    if (cmd === '--squirrel-install') {
+      setTimeout(function () {
+        app.quit()
+      }, 5000)
+    } else {
       app.quit()
-    }, 5000)
-    return true
-  }
-
-  if (cmd === '--squirrel-updated') {
-    // App was just updated. (Called on new version of app.)
-    handlers.init()
-    app.quit()
+    }
     return true
   }
 
@@ -54,3 +53,13 @@ function handleArgv (cmd) {
 
   return false
 }
+
+function createShortcuts () {
+  var updateExe = path.join(process.execPath, '..', 'Update.exe')
+  var args = [
+    '--createShortcut="' + config.APP_NAME + '.exe"',
+    '--shortcut-locations="Desktop,StartMenu,Startup"',
+    '--process-start-args="--autostart"'
+  ]
+  cp.execSync(updateExe + args.join(' '))
+}

package.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "webtorrent-app",
+  "name": "WebTorrent",
   "description": "WebTorrent, the streaming torrent client. For OS X, Windows, and Linux.",
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "author": {