start µtorrent with windows IF there are any incomplete downloads

[mrkazoodle]

Basically, what I want to do is start µtorrent automatically with windows so I cannot forget to start it, but I also don't like programs running in the background when I don't need them.

So I wrote a batch script and adapted a python (3.2) script which I use for deluge on linux.

I let µtorrent execute the batch script (C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\µtorrentscript2.bat %S) which then runs the python script with the appropriate argument so that a file containing the number of downloading torrents is updated.

When windows starts I let it run the python script with the start argument (a shortcut which targets C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\script_utorrent\utorrent_script.py -s) so that the script checks if there are active torrents and if so starts µtorrent.

I might rewrite the python script so that I only need a single script, but I'm pretty happy with this result.

However, would anyone know a smarter way to get the job done? I know µtorrent has a webui so I think it can be done more easily, but I don't know the slightest thing about it...

Batch script:

@echo off
set SCRIPTLOCATION="%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\script_utorrent\utorrent_script.py"
IF %1==6   (start python.exe %SCRIPTLOCATION%)
IF %1==3   (start python.exe %SCRIPTLOCATION% -d)
IF %1==5   (start python.exe %SCRIPTLOCATION% -d)
IF %1==11 (start python.exe %SCRIPTLOCATION% -d)
IF %1==13 (start python.exe %SCRIPTLOCATION% -d)
exit

python script:

#!C:/Python32/python.exe -u
import pickle, subprocess, sys

path =  "C:\\Users\\USERNAME\\Documents\\utorrent.txt"
path2 = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\uTorrent\\uTorrent.exe"

try:    argument = sys.argv[1]
except:    argument = 'void'

def main ():
    if (argument == '--start') or (argument == '-s'):    #start
        value = load(path)                             #load the value
        if (value > 0):
                        subprocess.Popen(path2)
    elif (argument == '--decrease') or (argument == '-d'):    #decrease
        save(adjust(-1))
    else:
        save(adjust(1))                                 #default
    return 0

def save(value):
    file = open(path, 'wb')
    pickle.dump(value, file)
    file.close()
    return 0

def adjust(value):
    storedvalue = load(path) + value
    if storedvalue < 0:
                storedvalue = 0
    return storedvalue

def load(path):                         #extract the value from the file
        try:
                unpicklefile = open(path, 'rb')
                data = pickle.load(unpicklefile)
                unpicklefile.close()
        except:                         #no file found; it will be created upon saving
                data = 0
        return data

if __name__ == "__main__":
        main()

[mrkazoodle]

I realised that python isn't as popular on windows as on linux, so I wrote a bit of C++ code to replace the python script, I hope you like it

#include <string>
#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;

string path = "C:/Users/USERNAME/Documents/utorrent_data.txt";
string commando = "start /D \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\uTorrent\" utorrent.exe";
void save(int);
int load();
int adjust(int);

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
        if (argc > 1)
                {
                string arg = argv[1];
                if ((arg == "-s") || (arg == "--start"))
                        {if (load() > 0)
                                system(commando.c_str());
                         else save(0);}
                else if ((arg == "-d") || (arg == "--decrease"))
                        save(adjust(-1));
                }
        else
                save(adjust(1));
        return 0;
}

void save(int value)
{
        ofstream ofile(path.c_str());
        ofile << value;
        ofile.close();
}

int load()
{
        ifstream ifile(path.c_str());
        if (ifile.is_open())
                {
                int value;
                ifile >> value;
                ifile.close();
                return value;
                }
        else
                return 0;
}

int adjust(int value)
{
        if ((load() + value) <= 0)
                return 0;
        else
                return load() + value;
}

the new batch script:

@echo off
set COMMAND=START /D "%USERPROFILE%\Documents" program.exe
IF %1==6   (%COMMAND%)
IF %1==3   (%COMMAND% -d)
IF %1==5   (%COMMAND% -d)
IF %1==11 (%COMMAND% -d)
IF %1==13 (%COMMAND% -d)
exit

[mrkazoodle]

srr for bumping this thread, but doesn't anyone have a better solution?

Couldn't it be possible to do something similar, but better, by making an app which does the job?

I have absolutely no idea how these apps are written, some info on this would be welcome as well.