full autostart support

git annex assistant --autostart will start separate daemons in each
listed autostart repo

running the webapp outside any git-annex repo will open it on the
first listed autostart repo

Assistant/WebApp/Configurators.hs

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import Init
 import qualified Git.Construct
 import qualified Git.Config
 import qualified Annex
+import Locations.UserConfig
 
 import Yesod
 import Data.Text (Text)
@@ -159,7 +160,10 @@ makeRepo path = do
 		error "git init failed!"
 	g <- Git.Config.read =<< Git.Construct.fromPath path
 	state <- Annex.new g
-	Annex.eval state $ initialize $ Just "new repo"
+	Annex.eval state $ initialize $ Just "new repo" -- TODO better description
+	autostart <- autoStartFile
+	createDirectoryIfMissing True (parentDir autostart)
+	appendFile autostart $ path ++ "\n"
 
 getAddRepositoryR :: Handler RepHtml
 getAddRepositoryR = bootstrap (Just Config) $ do

Build/InstallDesktopFile.hs

@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ writeDesktop command = do
 	writeDesktopMenuFile (autostart command) $
 		autoStartPath "git-annex" configdir
 
+	programfile <- programFile
+	createDirectoryIfMissing True (parentDir programFile)
+	writeFile programfile command
+
 main = getArgs >>= go
 	where
 		go [] = error "specify git-annex command"

Command/Assistant.hs

@@ -7,12 +7,66 @@
 
 module Command.Assistant where
 
+import Common.Annex
 import Command
+import qualified Option
 import qualified Command.Watch
+import Init
+import Locations.UserConfig
+
+import System.Environment
+import System.Posix.Directory
 
 def :: [Command]
-def = [withOptions [Command.Watch.foregroundOption, Command.Watch.stopOption] $ 
+def = [noRepo checkAutoStart $ dontCheck repoExists $
+	withOptions [Command.Watch.foregroundOption, Command.Watch.stopOption, autoStartOption] $ 
 	command "assistant" paramNothing seek "automatically handle changes"]
 
+autoStartOption :: Option
+autoStartOption = Option.flag [] "autostart" "start in known repositories"
+
 seek :: [CommandSeek]
-seek = Command.Watch.mkSeek True
+seek = [withFlag Command.Watch.stopOption $ \stopdaemon ->
+	withFlag Command.Watch.foregroundOption $ \foreground ->
+	withFlag autoStartOption $ \autostart ->
+	withNothing $ start foreground stopdaemon autostart]
+
+start :: Bool -> Bool -> Bool -> CommandStart
+start foreground stopdaemon autostart
+	| autostart = do
+		liftIO $ autoStart
+		stop
+	| otherwise = do
+		ensureInitialized
+		Command.Watch.start True foreground stopdaemon
+
+{- Run outside a git repository. Check to see if any parameter is
+ - --autostart and enter autostart mode. -}
+checkAutoStart :: IO ()
+checkAutoStart = ifM (any (== "--autostart") <$> getArgs)
+	( autoStart
+	, error "Not in a git repository."
+	) 
+
+autoStart :: IO ()
+autoStart = do
+	autostartfile <- autoStartFile
+	let nothing = error $ "Nothing listed in " ++ autostartfile
+	ifM (doesFileExist autostartfile)
+		( do
+			dirs <- lines <$> readFile autostartfile
+			programfile <- programFile
+			program <- catchDefaultIO (readFile programfile) "git-annex"
+			when (null dirs) nothing
+			forM_ dirs $ \d -> do
+				putStrLn $ "git-annex autostart in " ++ d
+				ifM (catchBoolIO $ go program d)
+					( putStrLn "ok"
+					, putStrLn "failed"
+					)
+		, nothing
+		)
+	where
+		go program dir = do
+			changeWorkingDirectory dir
+			boolSystem program [Param "assistant"]

Command/Watch.hs

@@ -16,13 +16,10 @@ def :: [Command]
 def = [withOptions [foregroundOption, stopOption] $ 
 	command "watch" paramNothing seek "watch for changes"]
 
-mkSeek :: Bool -> [CommandSeek]
-mkSeek assistant = [withFlag stopOption $ \stopdaemon -> 
-	withFlag foregroundOption $ \foreground ->
-	withNothing $ start assistant foreground stopdaemon]
-
 seek :: [CommandSeek]
-seek = mkSeek False
+seek = [withFlag stopOption $ \stopdaemon -> 
+	withFlag foregroundOption $ \foreground ->
+	withNothing $ start False foreground stopdaemon]
 
 foregroundOption :: Option
 foregroundOption = Option.flag [] "foreground" "do not daemonize"

Command/WebApp.hs

@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ import Utility.Daemon (checkDaemon, lockPidFile)
 import Init
 import qualified Git.CurrentRepo
 import qualified Annex
+import Locations.UserConfig
 
+import System.Posix.Directory
 import Control.Concurrent
 import Control.Concurrent.STM
 
 def :: [Command]
-def = [oneShot $ noRepo firstRun $ dontCheck repoExists $
+def = [oneShot $ noRepo startNoRepo $ dontCheck repoExists $
         command "webapp" paramNothing seek "launch webapp"]
 
 seek :: [CommandSeek]
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ seek = [withNothing start]
 
 start :: CommandStart
 start = notBareRepo $ do
-	ifM (isInitialized) ( go , liftIO firstRun )
+	ifM (isInitialized) ( go , liftIO startNoRepo )
 	stop
 	where
 		go = do
@@ -46,14 +48,24 @@ start = notBareRepo $ do
 			liftIO $ isJust <$> checkDaemon pidfile
 		checkshim f = liftIO $ doesFileExist f
 
-openBrowser :: FilePath -> IO ()
-openBrowser htmlshim = unlessM (runBrowser url) $
-	error $ "failed to start web browser on url " ++ url
-	where
-		url = fileUrl htmlshim
+{- When run without a repo, see if there is an autoStartFile,
+ - and if so, start the first available listed repository.
+ - If not, it's our first time being run! -}
+startNoRepo :: IO ()
+startNoRepo = do
+	autostartfile <- autoStartFile
+	ifM (doesFileExist autostartfile) ( autoStart autostartfile , firstRun )
 
-fileUrl :: FilePath -> String
-fileUrl file = "file://" ++ file
+autoStart :: FilePath -> IO ()
+autoStart autostartfile = do
+	dirs <- lines <$> readFile autostartfile
+	edirs <- filterM doesDirectoryExist dirs
+	case edirs of
+		[] -> firstRun -- what else can I do? Nothing works..
+		(d:_) -> do
+			changeWorkingDirectory d
+			state <- Annex.new =<< Git.CurrentRepo.get
+			void $ Annex.eval state $ doCommand start
 
 {- Run the webapp without a repository, which prompts the user, makes one,
  - changes to it, starts the regular assistant, and redirects the
@@ -92,3 +104,12 @@ firstRun = do
 		{- Set up the pid file in the new repo. -}
 		dummydaemonize = do
 			liftIO . lockPidFile =<< fromRepo gitAnnexPidFile
+
+openBrowser :: FilePath -> IO ()
+openBrowser htmlshim = unlessM (runBrowser url) $
+	error $ "failed to start web browser on url " ++ url
+	where
+		url = fileUrl htmlshim
+
+fileUrl :: FilePath -> String
+fileUrl file = "file://" ++ file

Locations/UserConfig.hs

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{- git-annex user config files
+ -
+ - Copyright 2012 Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
+ -
+ - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
+ -}
+
+module Locations.UserConfig where
+
+import Utility.FreeDesktop
+
+import System.FilePath
+
+{- ~/.config/git-annex/file -}
+userConfigFile :: FilePath -> IO FilePath
+userConfigFile file = do
+	dir <- userConfigDir
+	return $ dir </> "git-annex" </> file
+
+autoStartFile :: IO FilePath
+autoStartFile = userConfigFile "autostart"
+
+{- The path to git-annex is written here; which is useful when cabal
+ - has installed it to some aweful non-PATH location. -}
+programFile :: IO FilePath
+programFile = userConfigFile "program"

Utility/FreeDesktop.hs

@@ -23,10 +23,8 @@ module Utility.FreeDesktop (
 ) where
 
 import Utility.Exception
-import Utility.Directory
 import Utility.Path
 
-import System.IO
 import System.Environment
 import System.Directory
 import System.FilePath

doc/git-annex.mdwn

@@ -809,10 +809,17 @@ For example, this makes two copies be needed for wav files:
 
 # FILES
 
-These files are used by git-annex, in your git repository:
+These files are used by git-annex:
 
-`.git/annex/objects/` contains the annexed file contents that are currently
-available. Annexed files in your git repository symlink to that content.
+`.git/annex/objects/` in your git repository contains the annexed file
+contents that are currently available. Annexed files in your git
+repository symlink to that content.
+
+`.git/annex/` in your git repository contains other run-time information
+used by git-annex.
+
+`~/.config/git-annex/autostart` is a list of git repositories
+to start the git-annex assistant in.
 
 # SEE ALSO