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20 lines
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# Steam-Local-Game-Importer
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A utility to assist in importing non-steam games to the Steam library.
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The Steam client allows users to add their own software to the launcher, but configuring it can be tedious. I worked to reverse-engineer the internal file structure to automate it from the command line, greatly short-cutting the workflow of adding multiple games.
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Most of the files were simple enough, as JSON was rather easy to read and write. However, the “shortcuts.vdf” configuration file that handled the icon was not in a human-readable format. What I did notice, however, is that the various data bits were labeled in the file. Using that, I was able determine the exact structure of the file and give my program the ability to modify it.
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The initial build of this project took approximately 12 hours to complete. It took another 12 hours to reach a Windows-compatible build that can build a shortcuts file from scratch.
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# A Message on the Future of this Application.
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*To anyone who finds this useful.*
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*I've recently taken on a new job, and, due to the demands of a full-time developer job, I will no longer be able to maintain this project. I've had a lot of fun with it, but continuing it for the future is simply unfeasible.*
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*With that said, this application is fully open-source, and anyone is available to freely use it, modify it, or maintain their own copy. The only thing I require is that the copyright and license is preserved. I hope that you find this useful.*
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*May God bless you all,*
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*Markil 3*
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