add support for game shortcuts on windows

README.md

@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ Install via `pip`.
 
 ## Run from source
 1. Run `pip install -r requirements.txt` to get dependencies. If you use `pacman` you can run `sudo pacman --needed -S python-wheel python-setuptools python-pyqt5 python-qtawesome python-requests python-pillow`
-2. For unix operating systems run `sh start.sh`. For windows run `set PYTHONPATH=%CD% && python Rare`
+2. For unix operating systems run `sh start.sh`. For windows run `set PYTHONPATH=%CD% && python rare`
 
 ## Why Rare?
 
-- Rare uses much less RAM than electron based apps such as [HeroicGL](https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher) and EpicGL which allows the games to run better.
-- Rare supports all major platforms (Windows, Linux, MacOS) unlike the alternatives.
+- Rare only uses ~50MB of RAM which is much less than the electron based [HeroicGamesLauncher](https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher) uses.
+- Rare supports all major platforms (Windows, Linux, macOS) unlike the alternatives.
 
 ## Features
 

freeze.py

@@ -5,15 +5,7 @@ from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable
 from rare import __version__
 
 # Packages to include
-python_packages = [
-    "PyQt5",
-    'requests',
-    'PIL',
-    'qtawesome',
-    'notifypy',
-    'psutil',
-    'pypresence',
-]
+python_packages = []
 
 # Modules to include
 python_modules = []

rare/utils/utils.py

@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@ import json
 import os
 import shutil
 import sys
+import sysconfig
 from logging import getLogger
 
 import requests
 from PIL import Image, UnidentifiedImageError
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, QLocale, QSettings
 
+# Windows
+if os.name == "nt":
+    from win32com.client import Dispatch
+
 from rare import lang_path, __version__, style_path
 from custom_legendary.core import LegendaryCore
 
@@ -164,3 +169,25 @@ def create_desktop_link(app_name, core: LegendaryCore, type_of_link="desktop"):
                                "StartupWMClass=rare-game\n"
                                )
         os.chmod(os.path.expanduser(f"~/Desktop/{igame.title}.desktop"), 0o755)
+
+    # Windows
+    elif os.name == "nt":
+        # Target of shortcut
+        target = sys.argv[0]
+
+        # Name of link file
+        linkName = igame.title + '.lnk'
+
+        desktopFolder = os.path.expanduser('~/Desktop/')
+
+        # Path to location of link file
+        pathLink = os.path.join(desktopFolder, linkName)
+
+        # Add shortcut
+        shell = Dispatch('WScript.Shell')
+        shortcut = shell.CreateShortCut(pathLink)
+        shortcut.Targetpath = target
+        shortcut.Arguments = f'launch {app_name}'
+        shortcut.WorkingDirectory = os.getcwd()
+        shortcut.IconLocation = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'Logo.ico')
+        shortcut.save()