feat: custom symlink creation in thread

dzgui/util/symlink.py

@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(APP_NAME)
 
 
 def rebuild_symlinks(config: Path) -> None:
+    # TODO: pass direct path as argument
     path = lookup(config, Preferences.DEFAULT)
     steam_path = Path(path)
     dayz_path = PeFile.get_nested_app_path(steam_path, APPID_DAYZ)
     # NOTE: unlink stale symlinks
+    # TODO: expunge ephemeral (@C) links (possibility of name collisions)
+    # if str(file)[:2] == "@C": file.unlink()
     for file in dayz_path.iterdir():
         if file.is_symlink() and file.exists() is False:
             file.unlink()
@@ -30,6 +33,21 @@ def rebuild_symlinks(config: Path) -> None:
     clone_symlinks(steam_path)
 
 
+def create_custom_symlinks(steam_path: Path, custom_dir: Path, uids: list[str]) -> None:
+    dayz_path = PeFile.get_nested_app_path(steam_path, APPID_DAYZ)
+    links = []
+    for uid in uids:
+        md5sum = _hash(uid, use_custom=True)
+        source = dayz_path.joinpath(md5sum)
+        target = custom_dir.joinpath(uid)
+        links.append(md5sum)
+        if source.exists() is False:
+            source.symlink_to(target)
+    clone_symlinks(steam_path)
+    return links
+
+
+
 def clone_symlinks(steam_path: Path) -> None:
     """
     Shares symlinks between builds. Used after any symlink operation