Merge pull request #397 from aclist/aclist-patch-2

fix: markdown syntax

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ labels: ["bug"]
 assignees:
   - aclist
 body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+          ### WARNING: When posting log/config data, redact any sensitive information like API keys.
   - type: checkboxes
     id: kb
     attributes:

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/trouble.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ labels: ["troubleshooting"]
 assignees:
   - aclist
 body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+          ### WARNING: When posting log/config data, redact any sensitive information like API keys.
   - type: dropdown
     id: device
     attributes:

.github/workflows/mirror.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
   mirror-to-codeberg:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: pixta-dev/repository-mirroring-action@v1

.gitignore

@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 tags
+__pycache__
+pre-commit
+tests/

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,30 +1,80 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [6.0.0-beta.8] XXXX-XX-XX
+## [6.0.5] 2026-05-17
-## Added
-- Flag to disable branch toggle for distro-packaged releases
-
-## Fixed
-- ESC key destroying wait dialogs while thread is pending
-- Tooltip signals being processed on main menu
-- Leaky variable name in dialog title
-- Prevent extraneous signals from propagating when column width is adjusted
-
-## [6.0.0-beta.7] 2025-09-20
-## Added
-- Users can save text notes to describe servers
-
 ## Changed
-- State file serialization methods
+- Update symlink hash logic to align with DZGUI 7 beta
+- Update A2S helper to latest commit
 
-## [6.0.0-beta.6] 2025-09-12
+## [6.0.4] 2026-04-13
+## Fixed
+- Update A2S module checksums to support servers with missing description field
+
+## [6.0.3] 2026-04-12
+## Fixed
+- Use GLibUnix namespace where available when setting up SIGINT callback
+
+## [6.0.2] 2026-01-26
+## Fixed
+- Explicitly use Python 3.13 when calling subprocesses
+- Raise error correctly from module
+- Do not spawn dialogs from inside of thread when fetching prereqs
+## Changed
+- Optimize time complexity of startup checks
+- Optimize coordinate calculation by using local records first
+- Rename some internal functions
+- Wrap entire startup process in dialog
+
+## [6.0.1] 2026-01-16
+## Fixed
+- Explicitly use Python 3.13 when calling subprocesses
+
+## [6.0.0] 2026-01-14
 ## Added
 - Support DayZ Experimental
-- Show additional client information in Options menu
+- Ping display on server tables
-- Warn user of client version mismatches
+- Save descriptive text notes on a per-server basis
-- Support clickable hyperlinks
+- Speed up load time and navigation of server tables
+- More robust threading and cache system when filtering servers
+- Show additional DayZ client information in Options menu
+- Warn user of DayZ client version mismatches
+- Support clickable hyperlinks in dialogs
+- Rich server metadata details dialog (right-click on server table)
+- Filter by modded servers
+- Breadcrumbs showing current menu context
+- Dedicated changelog page
+- Dedicated keybindings page
+- Dedicated settings page ("Options")
+- Support sandboxed version of Flatpak
+- Vim-style navigation keybindings
+- Added "Return to main menu" button to dialog windows when failing to load server table
+- Dynamic context menus for modded servers
+- Additional keybindings for new filter toggles
+- If a server is locked, prompt user when connecting
+- Internal flag to allow distro-packaged releases to disable in-app updates
+- Pre-boot checks to test whether script was invoked directly
+- Commandline usage help text (GaryBlackbourne)
+- More descriptive help dialogs when initial dependencies are missing
 
 ## Fixed
+- Script failing to start when remote endpoints are unavailable (GaryBlackbourne)
+- Key stickiness when quickly navigating through entries in tables
+- Servers returning malformed A2S_INFO blocking server browser from loading
+- Normalized buttons in dialogs and restored proper padding
+- GTK errors being emitted to stdout when inserting debug table
+- Entry dialog sensitivity when validating API keys
+- Additional validation on entry dialogs to prevent submitting empty text
+- Suppress errors during pre-boot checks when mods are not installed
+- Centered filter checkboxes within panel
+- Do not pop unhighlight/select stale buttons if no stale mods exist
+- Improved keybinding interaction with side panels
+- Suppress typeahead search in mod dialogs
+- Do not trigger global API cooldown if no LAN/favorite servers are found
+- Fix table column expansion in server mod dialogs
+- Missing parameters when closing application via window decorations
+- Statusbar contents not updating on certain pages
+- Prevent debug button from activating when in certain input fields
+- Window size not updating correctly when unmaximizing window after changing "fullscreen at boot" setting
+- Branch toggle signal being emitted when entering Options menu from other contexts
 - Mods rarely not appearing in local mod list if download completed too quickly
 - Statusbar not updating when clicking a row after spamming keyboard input
 - Extraneous logs being generated when subscribing to mods
@@ -32,342 +82,188 @@
 - Newline terminators in history file
 - Floating point number calculation
 - Window resizing too small if no prior resolution was set
-
+- ESC key destroying wait dialogs while a thread is pending
-## [6.0.0-beta.5] 2025-08-20
+- Tooltip signals being erroneously emitted on main menu
-## Fixed
+- UI not being constructed correctly if CHANGELOG.md was missing
-- Servers returning malformed A2S_INFO blocking server browser from loading
+- Config file erroneously getting updated when populating settings menu
-
+- Leaky variable name in dialog titles
-## [6.0.0-beta.4] 2025-08-13
+- Prevent extraneous signals from propagating when column width is adjusted
-## Fixed
+- Server filter panel not being hidden when entering other page contexts
-- Branch toggle signal being emitted when entering Options menu from other contexts
+- Path to remote changelog being constructed incorrectly
-
+- Dialogs with newlines breaking output in log table
-## [6.0.0-beta.3] 2025-08-08
+- Path discovery during first-time setup when parsing filepaths with whitespaces
-## Added
+- First-time setup dialog continuously triggering when DayZ install path had whitespaces in it
-- Additional server metadata to details dialog
-- Prompt user when connecting if a server is locked
-- Dedicated settings page ("Options")
-
-## Fixed
-- Statusbar contents not updating on certain pages
-- Breadcrumbs not updating when returning from keybindings page
-- Wrap long descriptions in server details
-- Prevent debug button from activating when in certain input fields
-- Window size not updating correctly when unmaximizing window after changing "fullscreen at boot" setting
-
-## Dropped
-- Extraneous information from right statusbar
-
-## [6.0.0-beta.2] 2025-07-29
-## Fixed
-- Missing parameters when closing application via window decorations
-
-## [6.0.0-beta.1] 2025-07-29
-## Added
-- Ping column to server browsing contexts
-- Server details dialog to server browsing contexts
-- Filter by modded servers
-- Breadcrumbs showing current menu context to top of window
-- Speed up load time and navigation of server tables
-- More robust threading and cache system when filtering servers
-- Dedicated changelog page
-- Dedicated keybindings page
-- Vim-style navigation keybindings
-- Additional validation on entry dialogs to prevent submitting empty text
-- Added "Return to main menu" button to dialog windows when failing to load server table
-- Dynamic context menus for modded servers
-- Additional keybindings for filter toggles
-
-## Fixed
-- Entry dialog sensitivity when validating API keys
-- Normalized buttons in dialogs and restored proper padding
-- GTK errors being emitted to stdout when inserting debug table
-- Suppress errors during pre-boot checks when mods are not installed
-- Centered filter checkboxes within panel
-- Do not pop unhighlight/select stale buttons if no stale mods exist
-- Improved keybinding interaction with side panels
-- Key stickiness when quickly navigating through entries in tables
-- Suppress typeahead search in mod dialogs
-- Do not trigger global API cooldown if no LAN/favorite servers are found
-- Fix table column expansion in server mod dialogs
 
 ## Changed
+- Require Python 3.13
 - Reduced global API cooldown from 60s to 30s
 - Clarify dialog messages when DayZ path could not be found
 - Auto-focus first item when opening context menus
 - Opacity setting on side buttons when in a different context
 - Refactored BM API key validation to account for new key format
+- State file serialization methods
+- Optimize time complexity of pre-boot checks (GaryBlackbourne)
+- Rewrote distance calculation module (GaryBlackbourne)
+- Changed preferred client setting from radio toggle to combobox
 
 ## Dropped
 - Ping readout in statusbar
+- Extraneous information from right statusbar
 
-## [5.8.0-beta.2] 2025-07-06
+## [5.8.3] 2026-01-04
+## Fixed
+- Normalize checksum numbers and dates
+
+## [5.8.2] 2026-01-04
+## Fixed
+- Fix regression in symlink routine introduced by previous hotfix
+
+## [5.8.1] 2025-12-27
+## Fixed
+- Path discovery during first-time setup when parsing filepaths with whitespaces
+- First-time setup dialog continuously triggering when DayZ install path had whitespaces in it
+
+## [5.8.0] 2025-07-06
 ## Added
 - Filter servers by official/unofficial status
+- Automatically fetch geolocation records
 ## Changed
 - Updated internal versioning of helper files
-
-## [5.8.0-beta.1] 2025-06-05
-## Added
-- Automatically fetch geolocation records
 ## Fixed
 - Corrected erroneous 2024 date in prior changelog entries
 
-## [5.7.1-beta.1] 2025-04-17
+## [5.7.0] 2025-04-17
-## Changed
+## Added
-- Updated geolocation records
+- Save application dimensions when quitting and restore on subsequent boot
-
-## [5.7.0-beta.13] 2025-04-17
 ## Fixed
-- Updated checksum for UI helper file
+- Issues with the window exceeding the bounds of the screen when displaying some table contexts
+## Changed
+- More direct server ping query method that should return marginally more accurate times
 
-## [5.7.0-beta.12] 2025-04-04
+## [5.6.7] 2025-04-04
 ## Dropped
 - Removed extraneous pre-boot API checks that could cause error messages to be printed if the user had not set up an API key yet
 
-## [5.7.0-beta.11] 2025-03-20
+## [5.6.6] 2025-03-16
-## Fixed
-- Reduce startup time when testing remote APIs
-
-## [5.7.0-beta.10] 2025-03-15
-## Added
-- Restore application size on subsequent startup
-## Fixed
-- Grid scaling causes table to exceeds bounds of display viewport
-- Window exceeds taskbar on Steam Deck
-- Reduce possibility of timeouts when pinging servers
 ## Changed
-- Packed filter checkbox buttons into a 3x3 grid
+- Update IP database records for 2025-03
-- Updated IP database to 2025-03 records
 
-## [5.7.0-beta.9] 2025-03-04
+## [5.6.5] 2025-03-04
 ## Fixed
 - Livonia server results being dropped from batch queries
 
-## [5.7.0-beta.8] 2025-02-10
+## [5.6.4] 2025-02-10
-## Changed
+### Changed
 - Drop launch flag and check for invocation through Steam automatically
 
-## [5.7.0-beta.7] 2025-02-09
+## [5.6.3] 2025-02-09
-## Changed
+### Changed
 - Update IP database records for 2025-02
 
-## [5.7.0-beta.6] 2025-01-10
+## [5.6.2] 2025-01-22
-## Fixed
-- Resolve regression introduced with IP resolution feature in 13c6813
-
-## [5.7.0-beta.5] 2025-01-10
-## Changed
-- Stricter redacting of usernames (again)
-
-## [5.7.0-beta.4] 2025-01-10
-## Fixed
-- Clerical hotfix
-
-## [5.7.0-beta.3] 2025-01-10
-## Changed
-- Support legacy jq syntax for Ubuntu variants
-
-## [5.7.0-beta.2] 2025-01-07
-## Fixed
-- Stricter redacting of usernames
-- Omit nested directories when traversing symlinks
-
-## [5.7.0-beta.1] 2025-01-07
-### Changed
-- Normalize version number
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.21] 2025-01-06
-### Added
-- Add in-app documentation link to Codeberg mirror
-- Hover tooltips to most buttons
 ### Fixed
-- Prevent ArrowUp/ArrowDown input when inside keyword field
+- Resolve regression introduced with IP resolution feature in 5.6.0 (restores functionality of right-click action: Add to My Servers)
+
+## [5.6.1] 2025-01-10
+### Fixed
+- Add fallback support for jq 1.6
+
+## [5.6.0] 2025-01-06
+### Added
+- Application header bar and controls
+- Menu context subtitle in header bar
+- Bulk delete mods (via 'List installed mods' list). Not compatible with Manual Mod install mode
+- Highlight stale mods in mods list
+- Added --steam launch parameter
+- Open Steam workshop subscriptions dialog when switching from Manual to Auto mode
+- Hover tooltips to most buttons
+- Add in-app documentation link to Codeberg mirror
+- Additional logging
+### Fixed
+- Avoid sudo escalation if system map count is sufficient (jiriks74)
+- Duplicate dialog title on Steam Deck
+- Resolve remote IP when saving records for game servers with multiple hosts
+- More performant symlink traversal when checking for legacy links
+- Only iterate on missing symlinks at boot (400% performance uplift)
+- Fix for server list truncation causing some servers to not appear in results
+- Empty dialog popups if user manually deletes local mods while application is running
+- Update statusbar when removing servers from list/repopulating
+- Abort DayZ path discovery if Steam files are not synched
+- Race condition when checking for installed mods
+- Favorite server message not updating correctly
+- Improved handling for cases where there are no locally installed mods
+- Set up mod symlinks at boot, rather than only on server connect
+- Prevent context menus from opening when table is empty
+- When reloading table in-place, prevent duplicate panel elements from being added if already present
+- Clean up local mod signatures from versions file when deleting mods
+- Focus first row when opening mods list
 ### Changed
+- Redact usernames in log files
+- Prevent ArrowUp/ArrowDown input when inside keyword field
+- Admonish user to restart Steam in error dialog if DayZ path could not be found
+- Refactor control flow for more robust contextual parsing
+- Stop sending modal dialog hints to outer window
+- Clean up signal emission
+- Clarify some error messages and normalize text formatting
 - Update forum URL
-- Reword Help section links to include destination
 - Update README.md
 - Update IP database to 2025-01
 - Reduce IP database size by 50%
 - Update documentation to 5.6.x standard
 ### Dropped
-- Removed temporary mod ID output in debug logs
+- Hall of Fame section from button links, to be moved inside documentation
-- Removed Hall of Fame section from button links, moved inside documentation
+- Unused imports
-- Remove unused imports
 
-## [5.6.0-beta.20] 2024-12-23
+## [5.5.3] 2024-12-13
-### Added
-- Output real and resolved mod ids to logs (temporary)
-- Added -steam launch parameter
-### Fixed
-- Only iterate on missing symlinks
-- Move logging up
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.19] 2024-12-18
-### Added
-- Redact usernames in log files
-### Fixed
-- More performant symlink traversal when checking for legacy links
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.18] 2024-12-14
-### Added
-- Open Steam workshop subscriptions dialog
-- Additional logging
-### Fixed
-- Empty dialog popups if user manually deletes local mods while application is running
-- Abort DayZ path discovery if VDF if Steam files are not synched
-- Avoid sudo escalation if system map count is sufficient (jiriks74)
-### Changed
-- Admonish user to restart Steam in error dialog if DayZ path could not be found
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.17] 2024-12-14
-### Added
-- Additional logging
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.16] 2024-12-13
 ### Fixed
 - Add remote resource health checks before downloading updates
 ### Added
 - Add fallback repository
 
-## [5.6.0-beta.11] 2024-12-07
+## [5.5.1] 2024-12-03
 ### Fixed
-- Add missing function definition
+- Support localized decimal separators when parsing installed mod sizes
 
-## [5.6.0-beta.10] 2024-12-04
+## [5.5.0] 2024-11-10
-### Fixed
-- Untoggle highlight button when repopulating mod list
-- Resolve remote IP when saving records for game servers with multiple hosts
-- Update statusbar when removing servers from list/repopulating
-### Added:
-- "Select stale" button to bulk select mods marked as obsolete
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.9] 2024-12-03
-### Fixed
-- Normalize user locale when parsing floats
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.8] 2024-11-28
-### Fixed
-- Normalize user locale when parsing floats
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.7] 2024-11-28
-### Changed
-- Add additional logging when fetching installed mods
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.6] 2024-11-28
-### Fixed
-- Race condition when checking for installed mods
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.5] 2024-11-21
-### Added
-- Highlight stale mods in mods list
-### Fixed
-- Duplicate dialog title on Steam Deck
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.4] 2024-11-20
-### Added
-- Application header bar and controls
-- Menu context subtitle in header bar
-### Changed
-- Refactor control flow for more robust contextual parsing
-- Stop sending modal dialog hints to outer window
-### Fixed
-- Favorite server message not updating correctly
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.3] 2024-11-18
-### Fixed
-- Improved handling for cases where there are no locally installed mods
-- Set up mod symlinks at boot, rather than only on server connect
-- Prevent context menus from opening when table is empty
-- When reloading table in-place, prevent duplicate panel elements from being added if already present
-- Clean up signal emission
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.2] 2024-11-15
-### Fixed
-- Clean up local mod signatures from versions file when deleting mods
-
-## [5.6.0-beta.1] 2024-11-12
-### Added
-- Bulk delete mods (via 'List installed mods' list). Not compatible with Manual Mod install mode
-### Fixed
-- Fix for server list truncation causing some servers to not appear in results
-- Suppress signal emission when switching menu contexts
-- Focus first row when opening mods list
-### Changed
-- Clarify some error messages and normalize text formatting
-
-## [5.5.0-beta.5] 2024-11-03
-### Changed
-- Use updated A2S_RULES logic
-### Fixed
-- Servers in saved servers list would populate context menu with same option when right-clicking in server browser
-
-## [5.5.0-beta.4] 2024-10-31
-### Added
-- Expose a toggle setting for whether to launch the application in fullscreen
-### Fixed
-- Enable adding/removing servers to/from My Saved Servers when in Recent Servers context
-
-## [5.5.0-beta.3] 2024-10-31
-### Fixed
-- Prevent maps combobox from duplicating contents
-
-## [5.5.0-beta.2] 2024-10-31
-### Fixed
-- Restore keyboard input to keyword entry field
-
-## [5.5.0-beta.1] 2024-10-30
 ### Added
 - Support servers running DLC content (fixes Frostline servers)
-- Text autocompletion in maps search field
+- Expose a toggle setting for whether to launch the application in fullscreen
-- Add disk space warning to popup dialog
+- Text autocompletion in maps search field (partial search)
+- Add disk space warning to popup dialog when downloading mods
 ### Fixed
+- Servers in saved servers list would populate context menu with same option when right-clicking in server browser
+- Enable adding/removing servers to/from My Saved Servers when in Recent Servers context
+- Prevent maps combobox from duplicating contents
+- Restore keyboard input to keyword entry field
+### Changed
 - Abort fallback query method if DLC is required
 
-## [5.4.2-beta.1] 2024-10-05
+## [5.4.2] 2024-10-05
 ### Fixed
 - Sanitize third-party API IDs to remove UGC collisions
 
-## [5.4.1-beta.2] 2024-09-12
+## [5.4.1] 2024-09-25
-### Fixed
-- Use fallback logic for modlist queries when user traverses networks
-
-## [5.4.1-beta.2] 2024-09-10
-### Fixed
-- Fix signal handling control flow for checkbox toggles
-
-## [5.4.1-beta.1] 2024-09-10
 ### Added
 - Pre-boot validation check for users with self-compiled version of jq
 ### Fixed
+- Use fallback logic for modlist queries when user traverses networks
+- Fix signal handling control flow for checkbox toggles
 - When reloading the server browser, the map combobox selection would revert to the last selected map instead of All Maps
 - Server filter toggle signals were accessible from the main menu when switching between menu contexts
 - Global cooldown dialog could sometimes block filter toggles after cooldown reset
 - Normalized minor version number due to a previous clerical error
 
-## [5.4.0-beta.5] 2024-08-27
+## [5.4.0] 2024-08-27
-### Added
-- Freedesktop application icons for system taskbar, tray, and other dialogs
-### Fixed
-- Errors being printed to the console when Exit button was explicitly clicked
-
-## [5.4.0-beta.4] 2024-08-21
-### Added
-- Emit CPU model name when exporting system debug log
-### Fixed
-- Detect Steam Deck OLED APU variant during initial setup
-
-## [5.4.0-beta.3] 2024-08-04
 ### Added
 - Scan local area network for DayZ servers
-
+- Freedesktop application icons for system taskbar, tray, and other dialogs
-## [5.4.0-beta.2] 2024-08-03
+- Emit CPU model name when exporting system debug log
-### Fixed
-- Clerical hotfix for previous player names fix
-- Test if DayZ directory is empty at startup, implying that the game was moved to a new library collection
-
-## [5.4.0-beta.1] 2024-07-16
 ### Fixed
+- Errors being printed to the console when Exit button was explicitly clicked
+- Detect Steam Deck OLED APU variant during initial setup
 - Encapsulate player names correctly so that names with whitespace in them are supported
+- Test if DayZ directory is empty at startup, implying that the game was moved to a new library collection
+- Report WM_CLASS name to the window manager
 
 ## [5.3.2] 2024-07-02
 ### Fixed
@@ -505,7 +401,7 @@ As part of this change, version 4.0.0 introduces the ability to connect to or ad
 
 If you encounter any problems with this new release or with the migration of configs, please do not hesitate to submit a bug report.
 
-Attention Fedora 38 users: problems with upstream GNOME packages causing crashes have been reported to GNOME development and a fix has been issued. You have the choice of compiling the zenity package 
+Attention Fedora 38 users: problems with upstream GNOME packages causing crashes have been reported to GNOME development and a fix has been issued. You have the choice of compiling the zenity package
 from source or waiting until the latest version is merged into Fedora's package manager.
 
 ### Added
@@ -530,7 +426,7 @@ from source or waiting until the latest version is merged into Fedora's package
 - Store complete IP:Port instead of server IDs
 - Make Battlemetrics API key optional: this is only used for the 'Connect by ID' and 'Add server by ID' methods and is not required. If you prefer, you can simply connect/add by IP.
 - Prevent the application from launching in Game Mode on Steam Deck: Steam Deck's kiosk mode has problems sending keyboard input to third party applications. To prevent unintended usage, DZGUI now warns the user to launch the app in Desktop Mode if they attempt to use it from Game Mode. Adding DZGUI as a Non-Steam Game does work on desktop PCs, but is not recommended due to the way Steam handles subshells. For best results, launch DZGUI directly via the script/applications menu (PC) or via the desktop icon (Steam Deck).
-- Omit null servers from list: servers that time out or send an empty response are now omitted entirely from the My Servers list, as they will not return meaningful metadata unless they are online.  
+- Omit null servers from list: servers that time out or send an empty response are now omitted entirely from the My Servers list, as they will not return meaningful metadata unless they are online.
   The My Servers list thus shows online and accessible servers
 
 ## [3.3.0] 2023-05-16
@@ -549,7 +445,7 @@ from source or waiting until the latest version is merged into Fedora's package
 - First-time setup: sudo escalation when checking system map count for the first time
 
 ### Fixed
-- Steam Deck: non-ASCII delimiter causing setup menu to despawn on some devices 
+- Steam Deck: non-ASCII delimiter causing setup menu to despawn on some devices
 - Don't add items in My Servers multiple times to array when the list of favorites is paginated
 - Trigger progress dialogs sooner and in sequence to reduce appearance of visual lag
 - First-time setup: break out of dialogs correctly when user backs out

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 # Introduction
 
-Thank you for considering contributing to DZGUI!
+Thank you for your interest in DZGUI!
 
-This is a guide for contributors containing conventions best practices and rules
+This guide goes over development conventions and best practices for contributors.
-of development and aims to ease the beginning of a contribution.
+If you are a developer, you can skip to the end.
 
-# How can I request help?
+# Requesting help
 
-There is an issue tracker on github
+If you encounter a problem with DZGUI, you can submit tickets on the GitHub
-(link)[https://github.com/aclist/dzgui-devel/issues] where you can submit
+[issue tracker](https://github.com/aclist/dztui/issues) under the
-tickets. If you need help troubleshooting a problem, submit a ticket. There is a
+`troubleshooting` tag.
-category called `troubleshooting` which is exactly what you need.
 
 # How can I help the project?
 
@@ -23,44 +22,50 @@ There are several ways to help this project.
 Before making any contribution, please read the `CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md` and act
 accordingly.
 
-## How to report
+## Submitting a ticket
+
+Navigate to the GitHub [issue tracker](https://github.com/aclist/dztui/issues).
+From there, follow the onscreen prompts. You will be asked questions such as:
 
-Reproduce the bug that you found. Navigate to the issue tracker on github:
-(link)[https://github.com/aclist/dzgui-devel/issues]
-Create a ticket where you give us the following:
 - What version are you using?
 - What distribution are you using?
 - What is the issue that you found?
 - How can we reproduce the issue?
-- Possible screenshots, logs, other data that can help us
 
-## How to request a feature
+You can also attach screenshots, logs, or other data that can help us.
 
-Navigate to the projects issue tracker
+## Requesting a feature
-(link)[https://github.com/aclist/dzgui-devel/issues]. Search for your idea to
-see if anyone had posted a simmilar idea. If not, open a ticket where you
-describe your feature and its possible benefits. Please note, that this is a
-community project, it takes time for us to develop features, having a feature
-request doesn't mean that it will be implemented, but we do our best to support
-as many cool ideas as possible.
 
-## How to contribute code or documentation
+You can also request features via the same issue tracker. It is good practice to
+first search for your idea to see if a similar one has already been posted.
+If not, open a ticket where you describe your feature and its possible benefits.
 
-If you have an issue of interest in the issue tracker or any other change that
+Please note that this is a community project, so it takes time for us to develop
-you would like to have implemented you can contribute code to this project. For
+features. Putting in a feature request does not mean that it will be implemented,
-this, you may fork this repository and checkout to
+but we will do our best to support as many cool ideas as possible.
-`prerelease/<latest-version>`. All new features and fixes will be merged to this
+
-branch, so open your branch from here. Name it according to our convention:
+## Contributing code or documentation
-- fix/<your-fix> - fix branches
+
+If you would like to take ownership or assist with an issue on the issue tracker, or
+contribute a new change, please follow the guidelines below.
+
+Fork this repository and check out the code up to `prerelease/<latest-version>`.
+If there is no pending prerelease PR, you can base your changes off of
+the `testing` branch. You may later be asked to retarget your PR to the prerelease
+branch once a new one is made. This is because out-of-band PRs are consolidated into
+the next release before merging.
+
+The following naming conventions apply for PRs:
+- fix/<your-fix> - patch/hotfix branches
 - feat/<your-feature> - feature branches
 - doc/<your-doc-branch> - documentation branches
 - infra/<your-infra-branch> - infrastructure branches
 
-Now you can implement your changes and test it locally. If they work you may
+Implement your changes and test them locally. If they work you may
 open a merge request, and then we review your changes. If everything is OK, it
-will be merged to `prerelease/<latest-version>`, then `testing` and after a live
+will be merged to `prerelease/<latest-version>`, then `testing`, and after a live
 testing phase, to `stable` as well.
 
-During development, it is recommended to follow (conventional
+It is recommended to follow
-commits)[https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/], it helps the project
+[Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/), as this
-maintainers when they review your code.
+integrates well with tooling and helps the project review your code.

README.md

@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ This overcomes certain limitations in the Linux client and helps prepare the gam
 - Concatenate launch options to pass to Steam
 - Connect to mod-enabled LAN servers
 
+## Design philosophy
+
+DZGUI follows a specific set of guidelines, enumerated below:
+
+- Provide a free and open-source tool under GPL
+- Do not use undocumented, third-party servers to aggregate data; no central "DZGUI" server
+- All connections go to Steam and DayZ servers directly; the tool should function in perpetuity without intermediary endpoints
+- Target Linux desktop and Steam deck specifically; not a cross-platform tool
+
 ## Setup and usage
 
 Refer to the documentation for installation and setup instructions:
@@ -18,7 +27,6 @@ Refer to the documentation for installation and setup instructions:
 - [GitHub](https://aclist.github.io/dzgui/index.html)
 - [Mirror (Codeberg)](https://aclist.codeberg.page)
 
-
 ![A screenshot of DZGUI](/images/example.png)
 
 ## Attribution

dzgui.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -o pipefail
 
-version=6.0.0.beta-8
+src_path="$(readlink -e "$0")"
+version=6.0.5
 
 #CONSTANTS
 aid=221100
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ cols_file="$state_path/$prefix.cols.json"
 
 #CACHE FILES
 coords_file="$cache_path/$prefix.coords"
+src_path_file="$cache_path/$prefix.src"
 
 #legacy paths
 hist_file="$config_path/history"
@@ -63,17 +65,14 @@ testing_url="$url_prefix/testing"
 releases_url="https://github.com/$author/$repo/releases/download/browser"
 km_helper_url="$releases_url/latlon"
 
-
 set_im_module(){
     #TODO: drop pending SteamOS changes
-    pgrep -a gamescope | grep -q "generate-drm-mode"
+    if pgrep -a gamescope | grep -q "generate-drm-mode"; then
-    if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+        unset GTK_IM_MODULE
-        GTK_IM_MODULE=""
         logger INFO "Detected Steam Deck (Game Mode), unsetting GTK_IM_MODULE"
-    else
-        return
     fi
 }
+
 redact(){
     sed 's@\(/home/\)[^/]*@\1REDACTED@g'
 }
@@ -87,13 +86,21 @@ logger(){
     printf "%s␞%s␞%s::%s()::%s␞%s\n" "$date" "$tag" "$self" "$caller" "$line" "$string" \
         | redact >> "$debug_log"
 }
+
 setup_dirs(){
-    for dir in "$state_path" "$cache_path" "$share_path" "$helpers_path" "$freedesktop_path" "$config_path" "$log_path"; do
+    directories=()
-        if [[ ! -d $dir ]]; then
+    directories+=("$state_path")
-            mkdir -p "$dir"
+    directories+=("$cache_path")
-        fi
+    directories+=("$share_path")
+    directories+=("$helpers_path")
+    directories+=("$freedesktop_path")
+    directories+=("$config_path")
+    directories+=("$log_path")
+    for dir in "${directories[@]}"; do
+        mkdir -p "$dir"
     done
 }
+
 setup_state_files(){
     if [[ -f "$debug_log" ]]; then
         rm "$debug_log" && touch $debug_log
@@ -104,13 +111,13 @@ setup_state_files(){
         logger INFO "Migrating legacy version file"
     fi
     # wipe cache files
-    local path="$cache_path"
+    if [[ $(ls -A "$cache_path") ]]; then
-    if find "$path" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 | read; then
+        for file in "$cache_path"/*; do
-        for file in $path/*; do
             rm "$file"
         done
         logger INFO "Wiped cache files"
     fi
+    echo "$src_path" > "$src_path_file"
 }
 print_config_vals(){
     local keys=(
@@ -132,10 +139,10 @@ print_config_vals(){
 
 }
 test_gobject(){
-    python3 -c "import gi"
+    python3.13 -c "import gi"
     if [[ ! $? -eq 0 ]]; then
         logger CRITICAL "Missing PyGObject"
-        fdialog "Requires PyGObject (python-gobject)"
+        quit_with_help_dialog "Requires PyGObject (python-gobject)"
         exit 1
     fi
     logger INFO "Found PyGObject in Python env"
@@ -214,17 +221,14 @@ default_steam_path="$default_steam_path"
 
 #Preferred Steam launch command (for Flatpak support)
 preferred_client="$preferred_client"
-
-#DZGUI source path
-src_path="$src_path"
 END
 }
 depcheck(){
     for dep in "${!deps[@]}"; do
-        command -v "$dep" 2>&1>/dev/null
+        if ! command -v "$dep" &> /dev/null; then
-        if [[ $? -eq 1 ]]; then
             local msg="Requires $dep >= ${deps[$dep]}"
-            raise_error_and_quit "$msg"
+            echo "$msg"
+            exit 1
         fi
     done
     local jqmsg="jq must be compiled with support for oniguruma"
@@ -233,14 +237,31 @@ depcheck(){
     [[ $? -ne 0 ]] && raise_error_and_quit "$jqmsg"
     logger INFO "Initial dependencies satisfied"
 }
+open_url(){
+    url="$1"
+    if [[ -n "$BROWSER" ]]; then
+        logger INFO "Opening '$url' in '$BROWSER'"
+        "$BROWSER" "$url"
+    else
+        logger INFO "Opening '$url' with xdg-open"
+        xdg-open "$url"
+    fi
+}
+quit_with_help_dialog(){
+    local sel
+    msg="$1"
+    help_button="Open help page"
+    url="https://aclist.github.io/dzgui/installation.html"
+    logger CRITICAL "$msg"
+    sel=$(zenity --info --extra-button="$help_button" --text="$msg")
+    [[ $sel == "$help_button" ]] && open_url "$url" &
+    exit 1
+}
 check_pyver(){
-    local pyver=$(python3 --version | awk '{print $2}')
+    if [[ ! $(python3.13 --version) ]]; then
-    local minor=$(<<< $pyver awk -F. '{print $2}')
+        local msg="Requires Python 3.13"
-    if [[ -z $pyver ]] || [[ ${pyver:0:1} -lt 3 ]] || [[ $minor -lt 10 ]]; then
+        quit_with_help_dialog "$msg"
-        local msg="Requires Python >=3.10"
-        raise_error_and_quit "$msg"
     fi
-    logger INFO "Found Python version: $pyver"
 }
 watcher_deps(){
     if [[ ! $(command -v wmctrl) ]] && [[ ! $(command -v xdotool) ]]; then
@@ -314,6 +335,8 @@ check_unmerged(){
     fi
 }
 check_version(){
+    echo "# Checking version"
+    [[ -n $reference_branch ]] && return
     local version_url=$(format_version_url)
     local upstream=$(curl -Ls "$version_url" | awk -F= '/^version=/ {print $2}')
     local res=$(get_response_code "$version_url")
@@ -363,7 +386,7 @@ prompt_dl(){
 	Your branch: $branch
 	Your version: $version
 	Upstream version: $upstream
-	
+
 	Version updates introduce important bug fixes and are encouraged. Attempt to download the latest version?
 	EOF
     }
@@ -377,10 +400,11 @@ prompt_dl(){
 dl_changelog(){
     local mdbranch
     local md
+    source "$config_file"
     [[ $branch == "stable" ]] && mdbranch="dzgui"
     [[ $branch == "testing" ]] && mdbranch="testing"
-    local md="$url_prefix/${mdbranch}/$file"
+    local changelog="$url_prefix/${mdbranch}/CHANGELOG.md"
-    curl -Ls "$md" > "$state_path/CHANGELOG.md"
+    curl -Ls "$changelog" > "$state_path/CHANGELOG.md"
 }
 test_display_mode(){
     pgrep -a gamescope | grep -q "generate-drm-mode"
@@ -391,6 +415,7 @@ test_display_mode(){
     fi
 }
 check_architecture(){
+    echo "# Checking system architecture"
     local cpu=$(< /proc/cpuinfo awk -F": " '/AMD Custom APU [0-9]{4}$/ {print $2; exit}')
     read -a APU_MODEL <<< "$cpu"
     if [[ ${APU_MODEL[3]} != "0932" ]] && [[ ${APU_MODEL[3]} != "0405" ]]; then
@@ -407,6 +432,7 @@ check_architecture(){
     logger INFO "Setting architecture to 'Steam Deck'"
 }
 check_map_count(){
+    echo "# Checking map count"
     [[ $is_steam_deck -gt 0 ]] && return 0
     local map_count_file="/proc/sys/vm/max_map_count"
     local min_count=1048576
@@ -456,6 +482,7 @@ tdialog(){
     $steamsafe_zenity --info --text="$1" "${zenity_flags[@]}"
 }
 steam_deps(){
+    echo "# Checking Steam"
     local flatpak
     local steam
     [[ $(command -v flatpak) ]] && flatpak=$(flatpak list | grep valvesoftware.Steam)
@@ -464,50 +491,64 @@ steam_deps(){
         local msg="Found neither Steam nor Flatpak Steam"
         raise_error_and_quit "$msg"
         exit 1
-    elif [[ -n "$steam" ]] && [[ -n "$flatpak" ]]; then
-        [[ -n $preferred_client ]] && return 0
-        if [[ -z $preferred_client ]]; then
-            preferred_client="steam"
-        fi
-    elif [[ -n "$steam" ]]; then
-        preferred_client="steam"
-    else
-        preferred_client="flatpak"
     fi
-    update_config
-    logger INFO "Preferred client set to '$preferred_client'"
-}
-migrate_files(){
-    if [[ ! -f $config_path/dztuirc.oldapi ]]; then
-        cp $config_file $config_path/dztuirc.oldapi
-        logger INFO "Migrated old API file"
-    fi
-    [[ ! -f $hist_file ]] && return
-    rm $hist_file
-    logger INFO "Wiped old history file"
 }
 stale_symlinks(){
+    echo "# Cleaning stale symlinks"
     local game_dir="$steam_path/steamapps/common/DayZ"
-    for l in $(find "$game_dir" -xtype l); do
+    readarray -t links < <(find "$game_dir" -xtype l)
-        logger DEBUG "Updating stale symlink '$l'"
+    for link in "${links[@]}"; do
-        unlink "$l"
+        logger DEBUG "Updating stale symlink '$link'"
+        unlink "$link"
     done
 }
+
+check_availability() {
+    if [[ -z $1 ]]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+    local url=$1
+    local timeout_sec="2"
+    if [[ $2 ]]; then
+        timeout_sec=$2
+    fi
+    if ! ping -w "$timeout_sec" "$url" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        logger WARN "Failed to reach $url, service may be down."
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
 local_latlon(){
+    echo "# Checking coordinates"
     if [[ -z $(command -v dig) ]]; then
-        local local_ip=$(curl -Ls "https://ipecho.net/plain")
+        local url_ipecho="https://ipecho.net/plain"
+        if ! check_availability "ipecho.net"; then
+            logger WARN "Failed to get external ip address, ipecho.net service may be down."
+            return 1
+        fi
+        local local_ip=$(curl -Ls "$url_ipecho")
     else
+        # TODO : implement checking remote
         local local_ip=$(dig -4 +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com)
     fi
-    local url="http://ip-api.com/json/$local_ip"
+    if calc_local_coords "$local_ip"; then
-    local res=$(curl -Ls "$url" | jq -r '"\(.lat)\n\(.lon)"')
+        return 0
+    fi
+    local url_ip_api="http://ip-api.com/json/$local_ip"
+    if ! check_availability "ip-api.com"; then
+        logger WARN "Failed to get local coordinates, ip-api.com service may be down."
+        return 1
+    fi
+    local res=$(curl -Ls "$url_ip_api" | jq -r '"\(.lat)\n\(.lon)"')
     if [[ -z "$res" ]]; then
         logger WARN "Failed to get local coordinates"
         return 1
     fi
     echo "$res" > "$coords_file"
 }
+
 lock(){
+    echo "# Setting up lock file"
     [[ ! -f $lock_file ]] && touch $lock_file
     local pid=$(cat $lock_file)
     ps -p $pid -o pid= >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -526,9 +567,12 @@ get_hash(){
     md5sum "$1" | awk '{print $1}'
 }
 fetch_a2s(){
-    # this file is currently monolithic
+    sum="d26da2fe03df2b95436f823f0496887b"
-    [[ -d $helpers_path/a2s ]] && { logger INFO "A2S helper is current"; return 0; }
+    if [[ -d $helpers_path/a2s ]] && [[ $(get_hash "$helpers_path/a2s/info.py") == $sum ]]; then
-    local sha=c7590ffa9a6d0c6912e17ceeab15b832a1090640
+        logger INFO "A2S helper is current"
+        return 0
+    fi
+    local sha=b40eb24cdbb06ebd08272f224257fe5a81610e86
     local author="yepoleb"
     local repo="python-a2s"
     local url="https://github.com/$author/$repo/tarball/$sha"
@@ -542,13 +586,13 @@ fetch_a2s(){
     logger INFO "Updated A2S helper to sha '$sha'"
 }
 fetch_dzq(){
-    local sum="0a334e1e144e76e560419d155435c91e"
+    local sum="0d316badbb8d943c5f078e73862cac3e"
     local file="$helpers_path/a2s/dayzquery.py"
     if [[ -f $file ]] && [[ $(get_hash "$file") == $sum ]]; then
         logger INFO "DZQ is current"
         return 0
     fi
-    local sha=a22a9f428cbe075d7dda62f78000296955eea92a
+    local sha="07483b88ed096327ebca752f5e177011b604d7fe"
     local author="yepoleb"
     local repo="dayzquery"
     local url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/$author/$repo/$sha/dayzquery.py"
@@ -585,12 +629,12 @@ fetch_helpers_by_sum(){
     [[ -f "$config_file" ]] && source "$config_file"
     declare -A sums
     sums=(
-        ["funcs"]="65134f86b7c9e14173e05d8e3ebea101"
+        ["funcs"]="cff21e5ecfbbf72951f9f772b46024c9"
         ["query_v2.py"]="55d339ba02512ac69de288eb3be41067"
         ["servers.py"]="ed442c3aecf33f777d59dcf53650d263"
-        ["ui.py"]="f03879f088ad074f2ce3c92607c30202"
+        ["ui.py"]="cf52a3d5883afe02a013d8673df494fa"
         ["vdf2json.py"]="2f49f6f5d3af919bebaab2e9c220f397"
-        ["pefile.py"]="21531f2c0d9dfa5f110cf6779f9d22c0"
+        ["pefile.py"]="b452974a84bff1d821872fcebf59e380"
     )
     local author="aclist"
     local repo="dztui"
@@ -609,6 +653,10 @@ fetch_helpers_by_sum(){
         realbranch="dzgui"
     fi
 
+    if [[ -n $reference_branch ]]; then
+        realbranch="$reference_branch"
+    fi
+
     for i in "${!sums[@]}"; do
         file="$i"
         sum="${sums[$i]}"
@@ -646,15 +694,12 @@ fetch_km_helper(){
 }
 get_response_code(){
     local url="$1"
-    curl -Ls -I -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$url"
+    curl --connect-timeout 3 -Ls -I -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$url"
-}
-raise_error_and_quit(){
-    echo "$1"
-    exit 1
 }
+
 fetch_ip_db(){
     parse_dl_url(){
-        curl -Ls "$url" \
+        curl --connect-timeout 3 -Ls "$url" \
         | grep "csv.gz" \
         | awk -F"['']" '{print $2}'
     }
@@ -670,6 +715,9 @@ fetch_ip_db(){
     fetch(){
         logger INFO "Triggering fetch routine"
         local url="$1"
+        local ip_file="${state_path}/ips.csv"
+        local base_file="${state_path}/${this_month}.csv.gz"
+        local extracted_file="${state_path}/${this_month}.csv"
 
         curl -Ls "$url" > "$base_file"
         if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
@@ -689,7 +737,7 @@ fetch_ip_db(){
             logger WARN "Abnormal exit while parsing IPs"
             return
         fi
-        rm "${state_path}/${month}.csv"
+        rm "${state_path}/${this_month}.csv"
 
         readarray -t records < <(cat $ip_file | awk -F, 'NR==1 {print $1} END {print $1}')
         if [[ ${records[0]} != "0.0.0.0" ]] && [[ ${records[1]} != "224.0.0.0" ]]; then
@@ -704,55 +752,57 @@ fetch_ip_db(){
             rm "$ip_file"
         fi
 
-        echo "$month" > "$month_file"
+        echo "$this_month" > "$month_file"
-        logger INFO "Wrote '$month' to stub '$month_file'"
+        logger INFO "Wrote '$this_month' to stub '$month_file'"
         logger INFO "Updated '$ip_file'"
     }
 
+    check_remote(){
+        local url="$1"
+        local res=$(get_response_code "$url")
+        if [[ $res -ne 200 ]]; then
+            logger WARN "Failed to retrieve remote resource: '$url' ($res)"
+            return
+        fi
+        logger INFO "Resolved remote URL: '$url'"
+
+        # test dl url
+        local dl_url="$(parse_dl_url)"
+        local res=$(get_response_code "$dl_url")
+        if [[ $res -ne 200 ]]; then
+            logger WARN "Remote resource unavailable: '$dl_url' ($res)"
+            return
+        fi
+        logger INFO "Resolved download URL: '$dl_url'"
+        fetch "$dl_url"
+    }
+
     local url="https://db-ip.com/db/download/ip-to-city-lite"
-    local month_file="${state_path}/.month"
+    month_file="${state_path}/.month"
-    local ip_file="${state_path}/ips.csv"
+    this_month=$(date +%Y-%m)
-
-    # test main url
-    local res=$(get_response_code "$url")
-    if [[ $res -ne 200 ]]; then
-        logger WARN "Failed to retrieve remote resource: '$url' ($res)"
-        return
-    fi
-    logger INFO "Resolved remote URL: '$url'"
-
-    # test dl url
-    local dl_url="$(parse_dl_url)"
-    local res=$(get_response_code "$dl_url")
-    if [[ $res -ne 200 ]]; then
-        logger WARN "Remote resource unavailable: '$dl_url' ($res)"
-        return
-    fi
-    logger INFO "Resolved download URL: '$dl_url'"
-
-    local month=$(parse_dl_url_date "$dl_url")
-    local base_file="${state_path}/${month}.csv.gz"
-    local extracted_file="${state_path}/${month}.csv"
 
     # no stub file
     if [[ ! -f $month_file ]]; then
         logger WARN "No stub file '$month_file' present"
-        fetch "$dl_url"
+        check_remote "$url"
-        return
-    fi
-
-    # local needs update
-    local last_month=$(< "$month_file")
-    if [[ $last_month != "$month" ]]; then
-        logger WARN "Local stub '$last_month' does not match remote stub '$month'"
-        fetch "$dl_url"
         return
     fi
 
     # if stub is same date, abort
-    logger INFO "Local stub '$last_month' is identical to remote, skipping"
+    local last_month=$(< "$month_file")
+    if [[ $last_month == "$this_month" ]]; then
+        logger INFO "Local stub '$last_month' is identical to remote, skipping"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    # local needs update
+    logger WARN "Local stub '$last_month' does not match '$this_month'"
+    check_remote "$url"
+    return
+
 }
 fetch_helpers(){
+    echo "# Checking helper files"
     fetch_a2s
     fetch_dzq
     fetch_km_helper
@@ -851,12 +901,26 @@ file_picker(){
 }
 find_library_folder(){
     local search_path="$1"
-    steam_path="$(python3 "$helpers_path/vdf2json.py" -i "$1/steamapps/libraryfolders.vdf" \
+    readarray -t paths < <(python3.13 "$helpers_path/vdf2json.py" -i "$1/steamapps/libraryfolders.vdf" \
-        | jq -r '.libraryfolders[]|select(.apps|has("221100")).path')"
+        | jq -r '.libraryfolders[]|select(.apps|has("221100")).path')
-    if [[ ! $? -eq 0 ]] || [[ -z $steam_path ]]; then
+    if [[ ! $? -eq 0 ]]; then
         logger WARN "Failed to parse Steam path using '$search_path'"
         return 1
     fi
+    if [[ ${#paths[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+        logger WARN "No valid VDF paths in '$search_path'"
+        return 1
+    fi
+    if [[ ${#paths[@]} -gt 1 ]]; then
+        for path in "${paths[@]}"; do
+            if [[ -d "$path" ]]; then
+                steam_path="$path"
+                break
+            fi
+        done
+    else
+        steam_path="${paths[0]}"
+    fi
     logger INFO "Steam path resolved to: $steam_path"
 }
 create_config(){
@@ -865,6 +929,7 @@ create_config(){
     unset default_steam_path
     unset steam_path
 
+    preferred_client="steam"
     while true; do
         local player_input="$($steamsafe_zenity \
             --forms \
@@ -925,6 +990,7 @@ create_config(){
     done
 }
 varcheck(){
+    echo "# Checking config file"
     local msg="Config file '$config_file' missing. Start first-time setup now?"
     local msg2="The Steam paths set in your config file appear to be invalid (DayZ was moved or uninstalled). Restart first-time setup now?"
     if [[ ! -f $config_file ]]; then
@@ -938,7 +1004,7 @@ varcheck(){
     source "$config_file"
     local workshop_dir="$steam_path/steamapps/workshop/content/$aid"
     local game_dir="$steam_path/steamapps/common/DayZ"
-    if [[ ! -d $steam_path ]] || [[ ! -d $game_dir ]] || [[ ! $(find $game_dir -type f) ]]; then
+    if [[ ! -d $steam_path ]] || [[ ! -d $game_dir ]] || [[ ! $(find "$game_dir" -type f) ]]; then
         logger WARN "DayZ path resolved to '$game_dir'"
         logger WARN "Workshop path resolved to '$workshop_dir'"
         qdialog "$msg2" "Yes" "Exit"
@@ -949,18 +1015,16 @@ varcheck(){
         create_config
         return 0
     fi
-    if [[ $src_path != $(realpath "$0") ]]; then
-        src_path=$(realpath "$0")
-        update_config
-    fi
 }
 is_dzg_downloading(){
+    echo "# Checking DayZ"
     if [[ -d $steam_path ]] && [[ -d $steam_path/downloading/$aid ]]; then
         logger WARN "DayZ may be scheduling updates"
         return 0
     fi
 }
 is_steam_running(){
+    echo "# Checking Steam"
     local res=$(ps aux | grep "steamwebhelper" | grep -v grep)
     if [[ -z $res ]]; then
         logger WARN "Steam may not be running"
@@ -973,6 +1037,7 @@ get_response_code(){
     curl -Ls -I -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$url"
 }
 test_connection(){
+    echo "# Testing connection"
     declare -A hr
     local res1
     local res2
@@ -1006,6 +1071,7 @@ legacy_cols(){
     mv $cols_file.new $cols_file
 }
 stale_mod_signatures(){
+    echo "# Checking stale mods"
     [[ ! -f "$versions_file" ]] && return
     local workshop_dir="$steam_path/steamapps/workshop/content/$aid"
     if [[ -d $workshop_dir ]]; then
@@ -1019,18 +1085,48 @@ stale_mod_signatures(){
 
 }
 create_new_links(){
+    echo "# Setting up symlinks"
     "$func_helper" "update_symlinks"
 }
+calc_local_coords(){
+    local ip="$1"
+    [[ ! -f "$geo_helper" ]] && return 1
+
+    IFS="." read -ra split <<< "$ip"
+    [[ ${#split[@]} -ne 4 ]] && return 1
+
+    prefix="^${split[0]}.${split[1]}."
+    readarray -t res < <(grep "$prefix" "$geo_helper")
+
+    for address in "${res[@]}"; do
+        IFS="," read -ra fields <<< "$address"
+        upper="${fields[1]}"
+        IFS="." read -ra upper_digits <<< "$upper"
+        if [[ ${split[2]} -gt ${upper_digits[2]} ]]; then
+            continue
+        fi
+        if [[ ${split[2]} -eq ${upper_digits[2]} ]]; then
+            if [[ ${split[3]} -gt ${upper_digits[3]} ]]; then
+                continue
+            fi
+            if [[ ${split[3]} -eq ${upper_digits[3]} ]]; then
+                echo "${fields[-2]}" >> "$coords_file"
+                echo "${fields[-1]}" >> "$coords_file"
+                return 0
+            fi
+        fi
+        if [[ ${split[2]} -lt ${upper_digits[2]} ]]; then
+            echo "${fields[-2]}" >> "$coords_file"
+            echo "${fields[-1]}" >> "$coords_file"
+            return 0
+        fi
+    done
+    return 1
+}
 initial_setup(){
-    setup_dirs
-    setup_state_files
-    depcheck
-    check_pyver
-    test_gobject
-    watcher_deps
     check_architecture
     test_connection
-    fetch_helpers > >(pdialog "Checking helper files")
+    fetch_helpers
     varcheck
     source "$config_file"
     lock
@@ -1039,14 +1135,12 @@ initial_setup(){
     check_version
     check_map_count
     steam_deps
-    migrate_files
     stale_symlinks
     stale_mod_signatures
     create_new_links
     local_latlon
     is_steam_running
     is_dzg_downloading
-    print_config_vals
 }
 uninstall(){
     _full(){
@@ -1090,22 +1184,82 @@ uninstall(){
     rm "$self"
     echo "Uninstall routine complete"
 }
+
+usage(){
+cat <<- EOM
+DZGUI - Free and Open Source DayZ launcher
+
+Usage:
+
+  dzgui.sh [options]
+
+Description:
+
+  When no option is provided, the script launches DZGUI.
+
+Options:
+
+  -u, --uninstall:
+      Uninstalls the software
+
+  -v, --version:
+      Prints the version
+
+  -h, --help:
+      Prints this message
+EOM
+}
+
 main(){
-    local zenv=$(zenity --version 2>/dev/null)
+    # setup zenity environment
+    local zenv=""
+    zenv=$(zenity --version 2>/dev/null)
     [[ -z $zenv ]] && { echo "Requires zenity >= ${deps[$steamsafe_zenity]}"; exit 1; }
-    if [[ $1 == "--uninstall" ]] || [[ $1 == "-u" ]]; then
+
-        uninstall &&
+    # parse arguments
-        exit 0
+    while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
-    fi
+        case $1 in
+            "--uninstall" | "-u")
+                uninstall
+                exit 0
+                # shift
+                ;;
+            "--version" | "-v")
+                echo $version
+                exit 0
+                # shift
+                ;;
+            "--help" | "-h")
+                usage
+                exit 0
+                # shift
+                ;;
+            *)
+                echo "Unrecognized command!"
+                return 1
+        esac
+    done
 
     set_im_module
 
-    printf "Initializing setup...\n"
+    printf "Checking dependencies...\n"
-    initial_setup
+    setup_dirs
+    setup_state_files
+    depcheck
+    check_pyver
+    test_gobject
+    watcher_deps
+
+    initial_setup > >(pdialog "Initializing setup")
 
     printf "All OK. Kicking off UI...\n"
-    python3 "$ui_helper" "--init-ui" "$version" "$is_steam_deck"
+    python3.13 "$ui_helper" "--init-ui" "$version" "$is_steam_deck"
+
 }
-main "$@"
+
-#TODO: tech debt: cruddy handling for steam forking
+if [[ $(basename "$0") == "dzgui.sh" ]]; then
-[[ $? -eq 1 ]] && pkill -f dzgui.sh
+   main "$@"
+
+   #TODO: tech debt: cruddy handling for steam forking
+   [[ $? -eq 1 ]] && pkill -f dzgui.sh
+fi

helpers/funcs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -o pipefail
-version="6.0.0-beta.8"
+version="6.0.5"
 
 #CONSTANTS
 aid=221100
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ _cache_binary="$cache_dir/$prefix.binary"
 _cache_coords="$cache_path/$prefix.coords"
 _cache_cooldown="$cache_path/$prefix.cooldown"
 _cache_lan="$cache_path/$prefix.lan"
+_cache_src_path="$cache_path/$prefix.src"
 
 #XDG
 freedesktop_path="$HOME/.local/share/applications"
@@ -87,17 +88,14 @@ steam_api_url="https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey"
 battlemetrics_api_url="https://www.battlemetrics.com/developers"
 bm_api="https://api.battlemetrics.com/servers"
 
-if [[ $preferred_client == "steam" ]]; then
+steam_cmd="$preferred_client"
-    steam_cmd="steam"
-else
-    steam_cmd="flatpak run com.valvesoftware.Steam"
-fi
 
 declare -A funcs=(
 ["Highlight stale"]="find_stale_mods"
 ["Change player name"]="update_config_val"
 ["Change Steam API key"]="update_config_val"
 ["Change Battlemetrics API key"]="update_config_val"
+["Change client"]="update_config_val"
 ["Change favorite server"]="add_record"
 ["Add server by IP"]="add_record"
 ["Add server by ID"]="add_record"
@@ -288,7 +286,7 @@ a2s(){
     local mode="$3"
     logger INFO "Querying '$ip:$qport' with mode '$mode'"
     local res
-    res=$(python3 "$query_helper" "$ip" "$qport" "$mode")
+    res=$(python3.13 "$query_helper" "$ip" "$qport" "$mode")
     if [[ $? -eq 1 ]]; then
         res=$(try_fallback "$ip" "$qport" "$mode")
         if [[ $? -eq 1 ]]; then
@@ -311,7 +309,7 @@ is_in_favs(){
 find_id(){
     local file="$default_steam_path/config/loginusers.vdf"
     [[ ! -f $file ]] && return 1
-    local res=$(python3 "$helpers_path/vdf2json.py" \
+    local res=$(python3.13 "$helpers_path/vdf2json.py" \
     -i "$file" \
     | jq -r '.users
         |to_entries[]
@@ -340,7 +338,7 @@ list_mods(){
             name=$(awk -F\" '/name/ {print $2}' "${dir}/meta.cpp")
             base_dir=$(basename $(readlink -f $game_dir/$symlink))
             size=$(du -s "$(readlink -f "$game_dir/$symlink")" | awk '{print $1}')
-            size=$(python3 -c "n=($size/1024) +.005; print(round(n,4))")
+            size=$(python3.13 -c "n=($size/1024) +.005; print(round(n,4))")
             LC_NUMERIC=C printf "%s$sep%s$sep%s$sep%3.3f\n" "$name" "$symlink" "$base_dir" "$size"
         done | sort -k1)
         # user may have manually pruned mods out-of-band
@@ -369,6 +367,10 @@ local_latlon(){
 get_dist(){
     shift
     local given_ip="$1"
+    if [[ ! -f $_cache_coords ]]; then
+        printf "Unknown"
+        return
+    fi
     readarray -t coords < "$_cache_coords"
     readarray -t n < <(<<< "$given_ip" awk 'BEGIN{RS="."}{$1=$1}1')
 
@@ -395,6 +397,7 @@ get_dist(){
         logger INFO "Distance: $dist km"
     fi
 }
+
 query_config(){
     [[ -n $2 ]] && local key=$2
     keys=(
@@ -420,6 +423,7 @@ query_config(){
         echo "${!i}"
     done
 }
+
 align_versions_file(){
     shift
     local mod="$1"
@@ -585,9 +589,6 @@ default_steam_path="$default_steam_path"
 
 #Preferred Steam launch command (for Flatpak support)
 preferred_client="$preferred_client"
-
-#DZGUI source path
-src_path="$src_path"
 END
 }
 format_version_url(){
@@ -641,6 +642,7 @@ download_new_version(){
         return 1
     fi
     local version_url="$(format_version_url)"
+    local src_path="$(< "$_cache_src_path")"
     mv "$src_path" "$src_path.old"
     curl -Ls "$version_url" > "$src_path"
     rc=$?
@@ -697,13 +699,6 @@ toggle(){
                 debug=""
             fi
             ;;
-        Toggle[[:space:]]Steam/Flatpak)
-            if [[ $preferred_client == "steam" ]]; then
-                preferred_client="flatpak"
-            else
-                preferred_client="steam"
-            fi
-            ;;
         Toggle[[:space:]]DZGUI[[:space:]]fullscreen[[:space:]]boot)
             if [[ $fullscreen == "true" ]]; then
                 fullscreen="false"
@@ -802,6 +797,9 @@ update_config_val(){
     local context="$1"
     local value="$2"
     case $1 in
+        "Change client")
+            key="preferred_client"
+            ;;
         "Change player name")
             key="name"
             if [[ -z "${value// }" ]]; then
@@ -827,7 +825,6 @@ update_config_val(){
     declare -n nr=$key
     nr="$value"
     update_config
-    echo "Updated the key '$key' to '$value'"
     return 80
 }
 show_log(){
@@ -932,13 +929,19 @@ query_defunct(){
     <<< "$result" awk '{print $2}'
 }
 encode(){
-    echo "$1" | md5sum | cut -c -8
+    echo -n "$1" | md5sum | cut -c -8
 }
 compare(){
     local modlist="$@"
     diff=$(comm -23 <(<<< "$modlist" sort -u) <(installed_mods | sort))
     echo "$diff"
 }
+unlink_all(){
+    readarray -t links < <(find "$game_dir" -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type l)
+    for link in "${links[@]}"; do
+        unlink "$link"
+    done
+}
 legacy_symlinks(){
     logger INFO "Removing legacy symlinks"
 
@@ -1029,7 +1032,10 @@ update_symlinks(){
     if [[ ! -d "$workshop_dir" ]]; then
         return
     fi
-    legacy_symlinks
+    if [[ ! -d "$game_dir" ]]; then
+        return
+    fi
+    unlink_all
     symlinks
 }
 try_fallback(){

helpers/latlon.c

@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <math.h>
-
-#define R 6371
-#define TO_RAD (3.1415926536 / 180)
-double dist(double th1, double ph1, double th2, double ph2)
-{
-	double dx, dy, dz;
-	ph1 -= ph2;
-	ph1 *= TO_RAD, th1 *= TO_RAD, th2 *= TO_RAD;
-
-	dz = sin(th1) - sin(th2);
-	dx = cos(ph1) * cos(th1) - cos(th2);
-	dy = sin(ph1) * cos(th1);
-	return asin(sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy + dz * dz) / 2) * 2 * R;
-}
-
-int main(int argc, const char * argv[])
-{
-	if(argc < 5 || argc > 5){
-		return 1;
-	}
-	float coords[4];
-	for(int i=1;i<5;i++){
-		if(atof(argv[i]) == 0){
-			return 1;
-		}
-		coords[i] = atof(argv[i]);
-	}
-	
-	double d = dist(coords[1], coords[2], coords[3], coords[4]);
-	printf("%.1f\n", d);
-
-	return 0;
-}

helpers/pefile.py

@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def get_dayz_version(file: Path) -> DayZVersion | Exception:
     try:
         version = get_version(file)
     except Exception as e:
-        return e
+        raise e
     patch = str(version.build) + str(version.revision)
     dz_vers = DayZVersion(version.major, version.minor, int(patch))
     return dz_vers

helpers/tools/.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+latlon

helpers/tools/Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+bin := latlon
+
+CC = gcc
+
+CFLAGS += -Wall
+CFLAGS += -Wextra
+CFLAGS += -Wpedantic
+CFLAGS += -std=c23
+CFLAGS += -O3
+
+LDFLAGS += -lm
+
+PREFIX ?= $(HOME)/.local/share/dzgui
+
+all: $(bin)
+
+install: $(bin)
+	install -Dm 755 $(bin) $(PREFIX)
+
+$(bin): latlon.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(bin)

helpers/tools/latlon.c

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// This small program computes the distance between two points on the Earths
+// surface. The algorithm used for computing is called haversine formula.
+// Source for the algorithm can be found here:
+// https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haversine_formula
+
+#include <math.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+// Earth's radius in meters.
+#define RADIUS ((12756L / 2.0L) * 1000L)
+
+// PI natural constant
+#define PI 3.1415926536L
+
+// coordinates struct for storing points
+struct Coordinate {
+    double latitude;
+    double longitude;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief Calculates a radian value from an angle
+ */
+double radian_from(const double angle) {
+    return (angle * PI) / 180;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Calculate the haversine function from an angle in radian
+ */
+double haversine(const double angle) { return ((1.0L - cos(angle)) / 2); }
+
+/**
+ * @brief Calculate the distance between two coordinates
+ */
+double great_circle_distance(const struct Coordinate a,
+                             const struct Coordinate b) {
+
+    // calculate longitude and latitude differences
+    struct Coordinate diff_coord = {
+        .longitude = a.longitude - b.longitude,
+        .latitude  = a.latitude - b.latitude,
+    };
+
+    // calculate haversine(theta) value, where theta is the angle between the
+    // two coordinates
+    double hav_theta = haversine(diff_coord.latitude)
+                       + cos(a.latitude) * cos(b.latitude) * haversine(diff_coord.longitude);
+
+    // calculate distance from radius, and haversine(theta) values 
+    double distance = 2 * RADIUS * asin(sqrt(hav_theta));
+
+    return distance;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
+    if (argc < 5 || argc > 5) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    const struct Coordinate a = {
+        .latitude  = radian_from(atof(argv[1])),
+        .longitude = radian_from(atof(argv[2])),
+    };
+    const struct Coordinate b = {
+        .latitude  = radian_from(atof(argv[3])),
+        .longitude = radian_from(atof(argv[4])),
+    };
+
+    // Returns the distance in meters.
+    // To pretty-print the result in a consumer of this module, it is
+    // recommended to divide the result by 1,000 and round it.
+    printf("%.1f\n", great_circle_distance(a, b));
+
+    return 0;
+}