/// <summary>
/// parses the options.lua file from DCS or returns false if it cannot
/// </summary>
/// <param name="location"></param>
/// <param name="options"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool TryReadOptions(InstallationLocation location, out DCSOptions options)
{
string optionsPath = location.OptionsPath;
if (!File.Exists(optionsPath))
{
options = null;
return(false);
}
try
{
string optionsText = File.ReadAllText(optionsPath);
NLua.Lua parser = new NLua.Lua();
parser.DoString(optionsText, "options.lua");
object graphics = parser.GetObjectFromPath("options.graphics");
if (graphics is NLua.LuaTable graphicsTable &&
graphicsTable["width"] is long width &&
graphicsTable["height"] is long height &&
graphicsTable["multiMonitorSetup"] is string multiMonitorSetup)
{
options = new DCSOptions
{
Graphics = new GraphicsTable(width, height, multiMonitorSetup)
};
return(true);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// this is sort of ok, we might not have access, so we just don't check this part
Logger.Info(ex, "failed to read DCS-owned options.lua file; Helios will not be able to check settings");
}
options = null;
return(false);
}