Make logging more consistent

also added more verbosity, added -menu as an alias for -preferences, and added a migration for people using progress dialog

Bloxstrap/App.xaml.cs

@@ -35,13 +35,14 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
         public static bool IsUninstall { get; private set; } = false;
         public static bool IsNoLaunch { get; private set; } = false;
         public static bool IsUpgrade { get; private set; } = false;
+        public static bool IsMenuLaunch { get; private set; } = false;
         public static string[] LaunchArgs { get; private set; } = null!;
 
 
         public static string Version = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version!.ToString()[..^2];
 
         // singletons
-        public static Logger Logger { get; private set; } = null!;
+        public static readonly Logger Logger = new();
         public static readonly JsonManager<Settings> Settings = new();
         public static readonly JsonManager<State> State = new();
         public static readonly HttpClient HttpClient = new(new HttpClientHandler { AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.All });
@@ -63,10 +64,22 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
             Environment.Exit(code);
         }
 
+        private void InitLog()
+        {
+            // if we're running for the first time or uninstalling, log to temp folder
+            // else, log to bloxstrap folder
+
+            string logdir = IsFirstRun || IsUninstall ? Path.Combine(Directories.LocalAppData, "Temp") : Path.Combine(Directories.Base, "Logs");
+            string timestamp = DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("yyyyMMdd'T'HHmmss'Z'");
+            Logger.Initialize(Path.Combine(logdir, $"{ProjectName}_{timestamp}.log"));
+        }
+
         protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
         {
             base.OnStartup(e);
 
+            Logger.WriteLine($"[App::OnStartup] Starting {ProjectName} v{Version}");
+
             // To customize application configuration such as set high DPI settings or default font,
             // see https://aka.ms/applicationconfiguration.
             ApplicationConfiguration.Initialize();
@@ -78,25 +91,46 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
 
             if (LaunchArgs.Length > 0)
             {
+                if (Array.IndexOf(LaunchArgs, "-preferences") != -1 || Array.IndexOf(LaunchArgs, "-menu") != -1)
+                {
+                    Logger.WriteLine("[App::OnStartup] Started with IsMenuLaunch flag");
+                    IsMenuLaunch = true;
+                }
+
                 if (Array.IndexOf(LaunchArgs, "-quiet") != -1)
+                {
+                    Logger.WriteLine("[App::OnStartup] Started with IsQuiet flag");
                     IsQuiet = true;
+                }
 
                 if (Array.IndexOf(LaunchArgs, "-uninstall") != -1)
+                {
+                    Logger.WriteLine("[App::OnStartup] Started with IsUninstall flag");
                     IsUninstall = true;
+                }
 
                 if (Array.IndexOf(LaunchArgs, "-nolaunch") != -1)
+                {
+                    Logger.WriteLine("[App::OnStartup] Started with IsNoLaunch flag");
                     IsNoLaunch = true;
+                }
 
                 if (Array.IndexOf(LaunchArgs, "-upgrade") != -1)
+                {
+                    Logger.WriteLine("[App::OnStartup] Bloxstrap started with IsUpgrade flag");
                     IsUpgrade = true;
                 }
+            }
 
             // check if installed
-            RegistryKey? registryKey = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey($@"Software\{ProjectName}");
+            using (RegistryKey? registryKey = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey($@"Software\{ProjectName}"))
-
+            {
                 if (registryKey is null)
                 {
+                    Logger.WriteLine("[App::OnStartup] Running first-time install");
+
                     BaseDirectory = Path.Combine(Directories.LocalAppData, ProjectName);
+                    InitLog();
 
                     if (!IsQuiet)
                     {
@@ -108,23 +142,23 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
                 {
                     IsFirstRun = false;
                     BaseDirectory = (string)registryKey.GetValue("InstallLocation")!;
-                registryKey.Close();
+                }
             }
 
             // exit if we don't click the install button on installation
             if (!IsSetupComplete)
+            {
+                Logger.WriteLine("[App::OnStartup] Installation cancelled!");
                 Environment.Exit(Bootstrapper.ERROR_INSTALL_USEREXIT);
+            }
 
             Directories.Initialize(BaseDirectory);
 
-            string logdir = IsFirstRun || IsUninstall ? Path.Combine(Directories.LocalAppData, "Temp") : Path.Combine(Directories.Base, "Logs");
-            string timestamp = DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("yyyyMMdd'T'HHmmss'Z'");
-            Logger = new(Path.Combine(logdir, $"{ProjectName}_{timestamp}.log"));
-
             // we shouldn't save settings on the first run until the first installation is finished,
             // just in case the user decides to cancel the install
             if (!IsFirstRun)
             {
+                InitLog();
                 Settings.Load();
                 State.Load();
             }
@@ -136,9 +170,7 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
 
             string commandLine = "";
 
-            if (LaunchArgs.Length > 0)
+            if (IsMenuLaunch)
-            {
-                if (LaunchArgs[0] == "-preferences")
             {
 #if !DEBUG
                     if (Process.GetProcessesByName(ProjectName).Length > 1)
@@ -150,7 +182,9 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
 
                 new MainWindow().ShowDialog();
             }
-                else if (LaunchArgs[0].StartsWith("roblox-player:"))
+            else if (LaunchArgs.Length > 0)
+            {
+                if (LaunchArgs[0].StartsWith("roblox-player:"))
                 {
                     commandLine = Protocol.ParseUri(LaunchArgs[0]);
                 }

Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs

@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
             uninstallKey.SetValue("InstallLocation", Directories.Base);
             uninstallKey.SetValue("NoRepair", 1);
             uninstallKey.SetValue("Publisher", "pizzaboxer");
-            uninstallKey.SetValue("ModifyPath", $"\"{Directories.Application}\" -preferences");
+            uninstallKey.SetValue("ModifyPath", $"\"{Directories.Application}\" -menu");
             uninstallKey.SetValue("QuietUninstallString", $"\"{Directories.Application}\" -uninstall -quiet");
             uninstallKey.SetValue("UninstallString", $"\"{Directories.Application}\" -uninstall");
             uninstallKey.SetValue("URLInfoAbout", $"https://github.com/{App.ProjectRepository}");
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
                 ShellLink.Shortcut.CreateShortcut(Directories.Application, "", Directories.Application, 0)
                     .WriteToFile(Path.Combine(Directories.StartMenu, "Play Roblox.lnk"));
 
-                ShellLink.Shortcut.CreateShortcut(Directories.Application, "-preferences", Directories.Application, 0)
+                ShellLink.Shortcut.CreateShortcut(Directories.Application, "-menu", Directories.Application, 0)
                     .WriteToFile(Path.Combine(Directories.StartMenu, $"{App.ProjectName} Menu.lnk"));
             }
             else
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
                     File.Delete(oldMenuShortcut);
 
                 if (!File.Exists(newMenuShortcut))
-                    ShellLink.Shortcut.CreateShortcut(Directories.Application, "-preferences", Directories.Application, 0)
+                    ShellLink.Shortcut.CreateShortcut(Directories.Application, "-menu", Directories.Application, 0)
                         .WriteToFile(newMenuShortcut);
             }
 

Bloxstrap/Helpers/DeployManager.cs

@@ -50,40 +50,51 @@ namespace Bloxstrap.Helpers
         };
         #endregion
 
-        private static string BuildBaseUrl(string channel)
+        private static string BuildBaseUrl(string channel) => channel == DefaultChannel ? DefaultBaseUrl : $"{DefaultBaseUrl}/channel/{channel.ToLower()}";
-        {
-            if (channel == DefaultChannel)
-                return DefaultBaseUrl;
-            else
-                return $"{DefaultBaseUrl}/channel/{channel.ToLower()}";
-        }
 
         public static async Task<ClientVersion> GetLastDeploy(string channel, bool timestamp = false)
         {
+            App.Logger.WriteLine($"[DeployManager::GetLastDeploy] Getting deploy info for channel {channel} (timestamp={timestamp})");
+
             HttpResponseMessage deployInfoResponse = await App.HttpClient.GetAsync($"https://clientsettings.roblox.com/v2/client-version/WindowsPlayer/channel/{channel}");
 
+            string rawResponse = await deployInfoResponse.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+
             if (!deployInfoResponse.IsSuccessStatusCode)
             {
                 // 400 = Invalid binaryType.
                 // 404 = Could not find version details for binaryType.
                 // 500 = Error while fetching version information.
                 // either way, we throw
-                throw new Exception($"Could not get latest deploy for channel {channel}");
+                
+                App.Logger.WriteLine(
+                    "[DeployManager::GetLastDeploy] Failed to fetch deploy info!\r\n"+ 
+                    $"\tStatus code: {deployInfoResponse.StatusCode}\r\n"+ 
+                    $"\tResponse: {rawResponse}"
+                );
+
+                throw new Exception($"Could not get latest deploy for channel {channel}! (HTTP {deployInfoResponse.StatusCode})");
             }
 
-            string rawJson = await deployInfoResponse.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+            App.Logger.WriteLine($"[DeployManager::GetLastDeploy] Got JSON: {rawResponse}");
-            ClientVersion clientVersion = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ClientVersion>(rawJson)!;
+
+            ClientVersion clientVersion = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ClientVersion>(rawResponse)!;
 
             // for preferences
             if (timestamp)
             {
+                App.Logger.WriteLine("[DeployManager::GetLastDeploy] Getting timestamp...");
+
                 string channelUrl = BuildBaseUrl(channel);
+                string manifestUrl = $"{channelUrl}/{clientVersion.VersionGuid}-rbxPkgManifest.txt";
 
                 // get an approximate deploy time from rbxpkgmanifest's last modified date
-                HttpResponseMessage pkgResponse = await App.HttpClient.GetAsync($"{channelUrl}/{clientVersion.VersionGuid}-rbxPkgManifest.txt");
+                HttpResponseMessage pkgResponse = await App.HttpClient.GetAsync(manifestUrl);
+
                 if (pkgResponse.Content.Headers.TryGetValues("last-modified", out var values))
                 {
                     string lastModified = values.First();
+                    App.Logger.WriteLine($"[DeployManager::GetLastDeploy] {manifestUrl} - Last-Modified: {lastModified}");
                     clientVersion.Timestamp = DateTime.Parse(lastModified);
                 }
             }

Bloxstrap/Helpers/Logger.cs

@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Printing;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Bloxstrap.Helpers
 {
@@ -14,31 +11,49 @@ namespace Bloxstrap.Helpers
     public class Logger
     {
         private readonly SemaphoreSlim _semaphore = new(1, 1);
-        private readonly FileStream _filestream;
+        private readonly List<string> _backlog = new();
+        private FileStream? _filestream;
 
-        public Logger(string filename)
+        public void Initialize(string filename)
         {
+            if (_filestream is not null)
+                throw new Exception("Logger is already initialized");
+
             string? directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(filename);
 
             if (directory is not null)
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(directory);
 
             _filestream = File.Open(filename, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.Read);
-            WriteLine($"[Logger::Logger] {App.ProjectName} v{App.Version} - Initialized at {filename}");
+
+            if (_backlog.Count > 0)
+                WriteToLog(String.Join("\r\n", _backlog));
+
+            WriteLine($"[Logger::Logger] Initialized at {filename}");
         }
 
-        public async void WriteLine(string message)
+        public void WriteLine(string message)
         {
             string timestamp = DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'");
-            string conout = $"{timestamp} {message}";
+            string outcon = $"{timestamp} {message}";
-            byte[] fileout = Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes($"{conout.Replace(Directories.UserProfile, "<UserProfileFolder>")}\r\n");
+            string outlog = outcon.Replace(Directories.UserProfile, "<UserProfileFolder>");
 
-            Debug.WriteLine(conout);
+            Debug.WriteLine(outcon);
+            WriteToLog(outlog);
+        }
+
+        private async void WriteToLog(string message)
+        {
+            if (_filestream is null)
+            {
+                _backlog.Add(message);
+                return;
+            }
 
             try
             {
                 await _semaphore.WaitAsync();
-                await _filestream.WriteAsync(fileout);
+                await _filestream.WriteAsync(Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes($"{message}\r\n"));
                 await _filestream.FlushAsync();
             }
             finally

Bloxstrap/Helpers/Updater.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Windows;
-
+using Bloxstrap.Enums;
 using Bloxstrap.Views;
 
 namespace Bloxstrap.Helpers
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ namespace Bloxstrap.Helpers
                 
             Bootstrapper.Register();
 
+            // make people using progress dialog auto switch over to fluent on upgrade
+            if (App.Version == "2.0.0" && App.Settings.Prop.BootstrapperStyle == BootstrapperStyle.ProgressDialog)
+                App.Settings.Prop.BootstrapperStyle = BootstrapperStyle.FluentDialog;
+
             if (App.IsQuiet || isAutoUpgrade)
                 return;
                 

Bloxstrap/Properties/launchSettings.json

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     },
     "Bloxstrap (Menu)": {
       "commandName": "Project",
-      "commandLineArgs": "-preferences"
+      "commandLineArgs": "-menu"
     }
   }
 }

Bloxstrap/ViewModels/InstallationViewModel.cs

@@ -40,9 +40,14 @@ namespace Bloxstrap.ViewModels
             OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ChannelDeployInfo));
 
             ClientVersion info = await DeployManager.GetLastDeploy(channel, true);
-            string? strTimestamp = info.Timestamp?.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy h:mm:ss tt", App.CultureFormat);
 
-            ChannelDeployInfo = new DeployInfo() { Version = info.Version, VersionGuid = info.VersionGuid, Timestamp = strTimestamp! };
+            ChannelDeployInfo = new DeployInfo
+            {
+                Version = info.Version, 
+                VersionGuid = info.VersionGuid, 
+                Timestamp = info.Timestamp?.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy h:mm:ss tt", App.CultureFormat)!
+            };
+
             OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ChannelDeployInfo));
         }
 

Bloxstrap/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ namespace Bloxstrap.Views
 
         public MainWindow()
         {
+            App.Logger.WriteLine("[MainWindow::MainWindow] Initializing menu");
+
             DataContext = new MainWindowViewModel(this, _dialogService);
             SetTheme();
             InitializeComponent();