simplified ahk template

test.ahk.template

; DEFAULT RUN SCRIPT

#Persistent
#MaxHotkeysPerInterval 200
#SingleInstance Force

debug := {DEBUG_OUTPUT}

executable := "{GAME_PATH}"
SplitPath, executable , , game_dir
exec_file := "{GAME_FILE}"
game_name := "{GAME_NAME}"
forceQuitHoldTime := {ESC_HOLD}000
idleLimit := {IDLE_TIME}000
initialWait := {IDLE_INITIAL}000
launcher_pid := ReadLauncherPid()
launcher_window_id = := ReadWindowLauncherID();

start := SecondsToday()
WriteLog("START ---------------- " . A_Now)

SetTitleMatchMode, 2

; RUN THE GAME
Run, %executable%, , , process_id_1
WriteLog("Launched " . executable . " with pid " . process_id_1)

SetTimer, InitialWait, -%initialWait% ; negative period disables timer after first trigger
MouseMove 3000, 3000, 0

Sleep, 2000 ;give the game some time to boot
Loop {
  IfWinExist, ahk_exe %executable%
      WinActivate ; use the window found above
}

Loop
{
  ; Ensure that the AHK script exits when the game does, because it's *this*
  ; process that the Launcher is watching so it knows when to wake up and
  ; kick back to menu.
  Process, Exist, %process_id_1%
  if (ErrorLevel == 0) {
    WriteLog("detected game not running")
    ExitApp
  }

}

InitialWait:
  ; Some games launch a second process
  ; WinGet, process_id_2, PID, %game_name%
  ; WriteLog("Completed initial wait (pid2: " . process_id_2 . ")")

  SetTimer,  CloseOnIdle, % idleLimit+150
return

; This is the timer
CloseOnIdle:
  if (A_TimeIdle >= idleLimit)
  {
    WriteLog("Idle timeout!")
    ExitApp
    SetTimer,CloseOnIdle, Off
  }
  else
  {
    SetTimer,CloseOnIdle, % idleLimit-A_TimeIdle+150
  }
return

; Do this stuff when Esc is pressed
~Esc::
  ExitApp
return

ReadLauncherPid() {
  EnvGet, homedrive, HOMEDRIVE
  EnvGet, homepath, HOMEPATH

  pid_file := homedrive . homepath . "\winnitron.pid"
  FileReadLine, pid, %pid_file%, 1

  WriteLog("Winnitron Launcher PID: " . pid)
  return pid
}

ReadWindowLauncherID() {
  EnvGet, homedrive, HOMEDRIVE
  EnvGet, homepath, HOMEPATH

  pid_file := homedrive . homepath . "\winnitron.pid"
  FileReadLine, wid, %pid_file%, 2

  WriteLog("Winnitron Launcher Window ID: " . wid)
  return wid
}


; DEBUGGING STUFF

; Number of seconds since midnight.
SecondsToday() {
  return A_Hour * 3600 + A_Min * 60 + A_Sec
}

WriteLog(message)
{
  global debug
  global start
  global game_dir

  if (debug) {
    runningTimeSec := SecondsToday() - start
    debugLog := game_dir . "\ahk_output.txt"
    FileAppend,
    (
    %runningTimeSec%s %A_Tab% %message%

    ), %debugLog%, UTF-8
  }
}

; KEYMAPS BELOW
{KEYMAP}