Windows batch file association

README.md

wicon

Generates two windows .reg file to install and uninstall a collection of associations for your prefered software.

Also, you can configure it to include:

• create new file (for any file of your collection)
• Open with... when right click a file
• Open with... when right click a folder
• Open with... when right click an empty area inside a opened folder.

And for each association you can define the icon and description of each file type.

⚠️ To put it clear: It will not touch your Windows registry, all it does is to create a .reg file with your configuration. Is up to you to check everything and then apply the changes by double clicking the .reg file or by importing it into regedit.exe.

assoc.yaml

# the base path for all .ico files
iconpath: D:\Projetos\small-tools\XIcon\ico\
programs: # a list of programs
    - exec: C:\Users\Gustavo\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.5.4\atom.exe # full path to executable
      # optional to create Open with...    
      context:
        # mandatory
        name: atom                        # unique name for this program
        # optional (remove declaration to suppress creation of registry)
        file: Open File in Atom           # text for "Open with..." for files
        folder: Open Folder in Atom       # text for "Open with..." for folders
        background: Open Folder in Atom   # text for "Open with..." for background area
      extensions:
          # list of file types:
          # [extension, description, iconfile.ico, newContext]  the last one is optional
          - [txt, Texto, txt.ico, True]
          - [h, Header, h.ico]
          - [hpp, Header, hpp.ico]
          - [c, C, c.ico]
          - [cpp, C++, cpp.ico]
          - [vhd, VHDL, vhd.ico]
          - [vhdl, VHDL, vhd.ico]
          - [asm, Assembly, asm.ico]
          - [java, Java, java.ico]
          - [php, PHP, php.ico]
          - [js, Javascript, js.ico]
          - [css, Estilos, css.ico]
          - [less, Estilos, less.ico]
          - [sass, Estilos, sass.ico]
          - [scss, Estilos, scss.ico]
          - [ts, Typescript, ts.ico]
          - [xml, XML, xml.ico]
          - [json, JSON, json.ico]
          - [yaml, YAML, yaml.ico]
          - [sql, SQL, geral.ico]
        #   - [lst, Listagem, lst.ico]
          - [rst, reStructuredText, rst.ico]
          - [md, Markdown, md.ico, True]

wicon.py

#! /usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

template_intro = '''Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
\n;--------------------------------------------------------------------
; Please review all this file BEFORE apply changes to your system.
; I'm NOT responsable for any damage caused to your system.
;--------------------------------------------------------------------'''

template_reg = '''
\n; cria associacao de {descr} <.{ext}>
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.{ext}]
@="file_{ext}"
"PerceivedType"="text"
"Content Type"="text/plain"
\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\file_{ext}]
@="{descr}"
"EditFlags"=dword:00040000
\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\file_{ext}\\DefaultIcon]
@="{iconpath}{icon}"
\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\file_{ext}\\shell\\open\\command]
@="{executable} \\"%1\\""'''

template_new = '''
\n; inclue <.{ext}> na lista de opcao do menu "Novo" do botao direito
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.{ext}\\ShellNew]
"NullFile"=""'''

template_unreg = '''
\n; remove associacao de <.{ext}>
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\.{ext}]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\file_{ext}]'''


template_context_file = '''
\n; quando clica botao direito num arquivo
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\{name}]
@="{caption}"
"Icon"="{executable}"
\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\{name}\command]
@="{executable} \"%1\""'''

template_context_file_unreg = '''
\n; remove clique direito num arquivo
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\{name}]'''

template_context_folder = '''
\n; quando clica botao direito numa pasta
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\{name}]
@="{caption}"
"Icon"="{executable}"
\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\{name}\command]
@="{executable} \"%1\""'''

template_context_folder_unreg = '''
\n; remove clique direito num folder
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\{name}]'''

template_context_background = '''
\n; quando clica botao direito numa parte vazia de uma pasta aberta
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\{name}]
@="{caption}"
"Icon"="{executable}"
\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\{name}\command]
@="{executable} \"%V\""'''

template_context_background_unreg = '''
\n; remove clique direito numa parte vazia da pasta
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\{name}]'''

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

import yaml

data = yaml.load(open('assoc.yaml', 'r'))

reg = open('register.reg', 'wt')
unreg = open('unregister.reg', 'wt')
reg.write(template_intro)
unreg.write(template_intro)

iconpath = repr(data['iconpath'])[1:-1]

for prog in data['programs']:
    executable = repr(prog['exec'])[1:-1]

    if 'context' in prog:
        if 'name' in prog['context']:
            if 'file' in prog['context']:
                r = template_context_file.format(name=prog['context']['name'], caption=prog['context']['file'], executable=executable)
                reg.write(r)
                u = template_context_file_unreg.format(name=prog['context']['name'])
                unreg.write(u)

            if 'folder' in prog['context']:
                r = template_context_folder.format(name=prog['context']['name'], caption=prog['context']['folder'], executable=executable)
                reg.write(r)
                u = template_context_folder_unreg.format(name=prog['context']['name'])
                unreg.write(u)

            if 'background' in prog['context']:
                r = template_context_background.format(name=prog['context']['name'], caption=prog['context']['background'], executable=executable)
                reg.write(r)
                u = template_context_background_unreg.format(name=prog['context']['name'])
                unreg.write(u)

    for ext in prog['extensions']:
        r = template_reg.format(ext=ext[0], descr=ext[1], iconpath=iconpath, icon=ext[2], executable=executable)
        reg.write(r)

        if len(ext) == 4:
            if ext[3]:
                n = template_new.format(ext=ext[0])
                reg.write(n)

        u = template_unreg.format(ext=ext[0])
        unreg.write(u)

reg.close()
unreg.close()