autostarter

autostarter is a Node.js module that allows you to enable, disable, and check the autostart status of your applications. With autostarter, you can easily manage whether your application starts automatically on system boot.

Table of Contents

• autostarter
  • Table of Contents
  • Installation
    • npm
    • yarn
  • Simple Usage
  • API Documentation
    • enableAutostart(appName, command, path)
    • disableAutostart(appName)
    • isAutostartEnabled(appName)
  • Examples
    • Enable Autostart
    • Disable Autostart
    • Check Autostart Status
  • Contributing

Installation

You can install autostarter using either npm or yarn:

npm

npm install autostarter

yarn

yarn add autostarter

Simple Usage

Here's a basic example demonstrating how to use the autostarter module:

const autostarter = require("autostarter");

// Enable autostart for an application
enableAutostart("myApp", "node myApp.js", "/path/to/app")
  .then(() => console.log("Autostart enabled"))
  .catch((error) => console.error("Failed to enable autostart:", error));

// Disable autostart for an application
disableAutostart("myApp")
  .then(() => console.log("Autostart disabled"))
  .catch((error) => console.error("Failed to disable autostart:", error));

// Check if autostart is enabled
isAutostartEnabled("myApp")
  .then((isEnabled) => {
    if (isEnabled) {
      console.log("Autostart is enabled");
    } else {
      console.log("Autostart is not enabled");
    }
  })
  .catch((error) => console.error("Failed to check autostart:", error));

API Documentation

enableAutostart(appName, command, path)

Enables autostart for the specified application.

• Parameters:

  • appName (string): The name of the application to be enabled for autostart.
  • command (string): The command to run the application.
  • path (string): The path where the application is located.

• Returns: Promise<void>: Resolves when autostart is successfully enabled.

disableAutostart(appName)

Disables autostart for the specified application.

• Parameters:

  • appName (string): The name of the application to be disabled for autostart.

• Returns: Promise<void>: Resolves when autostart is successfully disabled.

isAutostartEnabled(appName)

Checks if autostart is enabled for the specified application.

• Parameters:

  • appName (string): The name of the application to check.

• Returns: Promise<boolean>: Resolves with true if autostart is enabled, false otherwise.

Examples

Enable Autostart

const autostarter = require("autostarter");

autostarter
  .enableAutostart("myApp", "node myApp.js", "/path/to/app")
  .then(() => console.log("Autostart successfully enabled for myApp"))
  .catch((error) => console.error("Error enabling autostart:", error));

Disable Autostart

const autostarter = require("autostarter");

autostarter
  .disableAutostart("myApp")
  .then(() => console.log("Autostart successfully disabled for myApp"))
  .catch((error) => console.error("Error disabling autostart:", error));

Check Autostart Status

const autostarter = require("autostarter");

autostarter
  .isAutostartEnabled("myApp")
  .then((isEnabled) => {
    if (isEnabled) {
      console.log("Autostart is enabled for myApp");
    } else {
      console.log("Autostart is not enabled for myApp");
    }
  })
  .catch((error) => console.error("Error checking autostart status:", error));

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any suggestions, improvements, or bug reports, please submit an issue or pull request on the GitHub repository.