From 3e1b938e9a44ab4e242b48f6f69e77ea389ed4db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: GabiZar <GabiZar@proton.me>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:49:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add auto path detection

---
 main.js              | 14 ++++++++++++++
 preload.js           |  6 +++++-
 renderer/index.html  |  2 +-
 renderer/renderer.js | 14 ++++++++++----
 renderer/style.css   |  8 ++++++++
 5 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index c8eaacc..a9d9d0a 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const { app, BrowserWindow , ipcMain} = require('electron/main');
 const path = require('node:path');
 const Store = require('electron-store').default;
+const fs = require('fs/promises');
 
 const store = new Store();
 
@@ -38,4 +39,17 @@ ipcMain.handle('save-path', (event, path) => {
 
 ipcMain.handle('load-path', () => {
   return store.get('silksong-path');
+});
+
+async function fileExists(filePath) {
+  try {
+    await fs.access(filePath);
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+ipcMain.handle('file-exists', async (_, filePath) => {
+  return await fileExists(filePath);
 });
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diff --git a/preload.js b/preload.js
index 9aa5eae..36fa8a4 100644
--- a/preload.js
+++ b/preload.js
@@ -11,4 +11,8 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('save', {
     ipcRenderer.invoke('save-path', path),
   loadSilksongPath: () =>
     ipcRenderer.invoke('load-path')
-})
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+})
+
+contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('files', {
+  fileExists: (path) => ipcRenderer.invoke('file-exists', path)
+});
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diff --git a/renderer/index.html b/renderer/index.html
index 6c8d2c2..b5be715 100644
--- a/renderer/index.html
+++ b/renderer/index.html
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
   <template id="settings-template">
     <h2>General settings</h2>
     <label for="silksong-path-label">Enter Silksong path: </label>
-    <input type="text" id="silksong-path-input" name="silksong-path-input">
+    <input type="text" id="silksong-path-input" name="silksong-path-input"> <button class="default-button">Auto Dectect</button>
   </template>
 
   <script src="renderer.js"></script>
diff --git a/renderer/renderer.js b/renderer/renderer.js
index 6b10458..9200056 100644
--- a/renderer/renderer.js
+++ b/renderer/renderer.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const settingsTemplate = document.getElementById("settings-template");
 const versionText = HomeTemplate.content.getElementById("version-text")
 
 navigate("home")
+autoDetectGamePath()
 
 async function navigate(page) {
   view.replaceChildren()
@@ -37,13 +38,11 @@ async function navigate(page) {
       const settingsTemplateCopy = settingsTemplate.content.cloneNode(true)
       const silksongPathInput = settingsTemplateCopy.getElementById("silksong-path-input")
 
-      silksongPathInput.value = await window.save.loadSilksongPath()
+      silksongPathInput.value = await save.loadSilksongPath()
 
       silksongPathInput.addEventListener('input', async function(event) {
         let silksongPath = silksongPathInput.value
-        console.log(silksongPath)
-        await window.save.saveSilksongPath(silksongPath)
-        console.log(await window.save.loadSilksongPath())
+        await save.saveSilksongPath(silksongPath)
       });
 
       view.appendChild(settingsTemplateCopy)
@@ -52,4 +51,11 @@ async function navigate(page) {
 
 function launch(mode) {
   alert(`Launching the game in ${mode} mode.`);
+}
+
+async function autoDetectGamePath() {
+  const defaultSilksongPath = "C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Hollow Knight Silksong/Hollow Knight Silksong.exe"
+  if (files.fileExists(defaultSilksongPath)) {
+    await save.saveSilksongPath(defaultSilksongPath)
+  }
 }
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diff --git a/renderer/style.css b/renderer/style.css
index 47e5a3c..a07d823 100644
--- a/renderer/style.css
+++ b/renderer/style.css
@@ -133,4 +133,12 @@ body {
 
 input[type="range"] {
   width: 100%;
+}
+
+.default-button {
+  
+}
+
+.default-button:hover {
+  
 }
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