go-laucher: A simple program laucher written in go

This simple program was created to be used to launch a list of programs and URL's on a daily basis. Once setup, this can be called from either a shortcut or from the path (like MacOS Spotlight)

Install from source

go install github.com/mikepruett3/go-launcher@latest

Building

When ready to compile, run the following

git clone https://github.com/mikepruett3/go-launcher.git

cd go-launcher
go build

Testing

To test your config.yml, run the following

go run ./main.go

The resulting executable & config.yml file can be placed in your system or user path.

Configuration

All programgs and settings are stored in the config.yml file, which should be located in the same folder as the go program. An example config.yml (config.yml.example) is included with this repo. Rename the file and customize to your tailored experience.

browser:
  exec: "C:\\Program Files\\Google Chrome\\chrome.exe"
  links:
    - "google.com"
    - "msn.com"
    - "reddit.com"

programs:
- exec: "C:\\Windows\\System32\\calc.exe"
  startdir: "C:\\"
  arg: ""

NOTE: For Windows Program Executables, please enter the full path and executable name in the exec: section. Also ensuring to use \ (backslash escaping) each folder in the path. (Same with the startdir: paths as well)

ie:

exec: "C:\\Program Files(x86)\\Application\\app.exe"

Hoepfully this makes sense

Browser Section

For the Browser section, define the program executable and path to the executable in the exec: setting.

If the program executable is defined in your system or user path, then it is safe to omit the full path from the exec: setting. (Just leaving the name of the executable)

Define one or multiple urls as links:

Program Section

Define each program you wish to launch in the Program section.

Each Program should have a defined program executable and path to the executable in the exec: setting.

If the program executable is defined in your system or user path, then it is safe to omit the full path from the exec: setting. (Just leaving the name of the executable)

To specify a different Startup Directory (different from the path that the executable is located in), specify the path in the startdir: setting

For runtime arguments, you can define them using the arg: setting. Support for only one runtime argument per program. arg: setting can be omitted if there is no runtime argurments required.

References

Using Configor GoLang module from jinzhu

# README