InstallFileReader.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

namespace VModLoader
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Deals with reading/writing to install files.
    /// </summary>
    static internal class InstallFileReader
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Reads the given .vml file as install data.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="file">The install file to read.</param>
        /// <returns>The installs loaded from the .vml</returns>
        internal static List<Install> ReadInstallFile(string file)
        {
            List<Install> mods = [];
            try
            {
                string[] lines = File.ReadAllLines(file);

                for (int i = 0; i < lines.Length; i += 3)
                {
                    if (i + 2 >= lines.Length)
                    {
                        break;
                    }

                    mods.Add(new Install(lines[i], lines[i + 1], lines[i + 2]));
                }
            } catch(Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Error when reading install file {file}: {e.Message}");
            }
            return mods;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Writes the install data to a file.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="file">The file to write it to.</param>
        /// <param name="installs">The installs to write to the file.</param>
        internal static void WriteInstallFile(string file, List<Install> installs)
        {
            try
            {
                List<string> content = [];

                foreach (Install inst in installs)
                {
                    content.Add(inst.args);
                    content.Add(inst.executablePath);
                    content.Add(inst.name);
                }

                File.WriteAllLines(file, content);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Error when writing to install file {file}: {e.Message}");
            }
        }
    }
}