How to use regedit - 10 common examples

} else {
  console.log("[OK] Application found at the correct location", applicationLauncherPath)
}

// This now involves writing to the registry, I am a bit scared of that...

var valuesToPut = {
  'HKCU\\Software\\Mozilla\\NativeMessagingHosts\\patchfox': {
    'patchfox': {
      value: appManifestFile,
      type: 'REG_DEFAULT'
    }
  }
}

regedit.createKey('HKCU\\Software\\Mozilla\\NativeMessagingHosts\\patchfox', function (a, b) {
  regedit.putValue(valuesToPut, function (err) {
    if (err) {
      console.log("[ERROR] Problem writing to registry.", err)
      process.exit(1)
    } else {
      console.log("[OK] Wrote manifest path to registry.\n[INFO] Try: npm run check-win")
      process.exit(0)
    }
  })
})

} else {
  console.log("[OK] Application found at the correct location", applicationLauncherPath)
}

// This now involves writing to the registry, I am a bit scared of that...

var valuesToPut = {
  'HKCU\\Software\\Mozilla\\NativeMessagingHosts\\patchfox': {
    'patchfox': {
      value: appManifestFile,
      type: 'REG_DEFAULT'
    }
  }
}

regedit.createKey('HKCU\\Software\\Mozilla\\NativeMessagingHosts\\patchfox', function (a, b) {
  regedit.putValue(valuesToPut, function (err) {
    if (err) {
      console.log("[ERROR] Problem writing to registry.", err)
      process.exit(1)
    } else {
      console.log("[OK] Wrote manifest path to registry.\n[INFO] Try: npm run check-win")
      process.exit(0)
    }
  })
})

// This now involves writing to the registry, I am a bit scared of that...
  if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
    return cb(null)
  }

  let valuesToPut = {}
  valuesToPut[APPPaths.regKey] = {
    'scuttleshell': {
      value: manifestLocation,
      type: 'REG_DEFAULT'
    }
  }

  var RE = require('regedit')

  RE.createKey(APPPaths.regKey, function (err, data) {
    // great.. node-regedit doesn't seem to adhere to cb(err, data)...?
    // https://github.com/ironSource/node-regedit/issues/10
    // https://github.com/ironSource/node-regedit/issues/44
    // https://github.com/ironSource/node-regedit/issues/4
    // ps: it also has problems when embedded in an electron asar since it generates scripts on the fly
    console.log('[DEBUG] regedit.createKey result arguments:', arguments.length)
    console.dir(arguments)
    if (arguments.length === 2 && err !== null) return cb(err)
    RE.putValue(valuesToPut, function (err) {
      if (err) {
        console.error(err)
        return cb(new Error('[ERROR] Problem writing to registry. ' + err.message))
      }
      console.log('[OK] Wrote manifest path to registry.\n[INFO] Try: npm run check-win')
      cb(null)
    })

manifestTemplate.path = appPath
  fs.writeFileSync(appManifestFile, JSON.stringify(manifestTemplate))


  // This now involves writing to the registry, I am a bit scared of that...

  var valuesToPut = {
    'HKCU\\Software\\Mozilla\\NativeMessagingHosts\\scuttleshell': {
      'scuttleshell': {
        value: appManifestFile,
        type: 'REG_DEFAULT'
      }
    }
  }

  regedit.createKey('HKCU\\Software\\Mozilla\\NativeMessagingHosts\\scuttleshell', function (a, b) {
    regedit.putValue(valuesToPut, function (err) {
      if (err) {
        console.log("[ERROR] Problem writing to registry.", err)
        cb(1)
      } else {
        console.log("[OK] Wrote manifest path to registry.\n[INFO] Try: npm run check-win")
        cb(0)
      }
    })
  })
}

RE.createKey(APPPaths.regKey, function (err, data) {
    // great.. node-regedit doesn't seem to adhere to cb(err, data)...?
    // https://github.com/ironSource/node-regedit/issues/10
    // https://github.com/ironSource/node-regedit/issues/44
    // https://github.com/ironSource/node-regedit/issues/4
    // ps: it also has problems when embedded in an electron asar since it generates scripts on the fly
    console.log('[DEBUG] regedit.createKey result arguments:', arguments.length)
    console.dir(arguments)
    if (arguments.length === 2 && err !== null) return cb(err)
    RE.putValue(valuesToPut, function (err) {
      if (err) {
        console.error(err)
        return cb(new Error('[ERROR] Problem writing to registry. ' + err.message))
      }
      console.log('[OK] Wrote manifest path to registry.\n[INFO] Try: npm run check-win')
      cb(null)
    })
  })
}

async _hasWindowsMedia() {
    if (!is.windows) {
      return true
    }

    const version = this.os.release

    if (toInteger(version) < 10) {
      // no windows 10
      return true
    }

    if (!is.development) {
      // regedit commands
      regedit.setExternalVBSLocation(
        getAppResourcesPath('vbs'),
      )
    }

    const value = await new Promise((resolve) => {
      const regKey = 'HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Setup\\WindowsFeatures'

      regedit.list(regKey, (err, result) => {
        if (!isNil(err)) {
          resolve(false)
          return
        }

        resolve(result[regKey].keys.includes('WindowsMediaVersion'))
      })
    })

exports.remove_commands = function(db_path, cb) {
  logger.info("REMOVE COMMAND");
  regedit.deleteKey(db_path, function(err) {
    var e = err && err.code != 'ENOENT' ? err : null;
    return cb && cb(e);
    // if (err) {
    //   logger.infologger.info("ERROR deleteKey:", err);
    // }
    // return cb();   
  })
  //cb();
}

if (process.platform !== "win32") {
  console.log("This script works only on windows")
  process.exit(1)
}

var regedit = require('regedit')
var key = 'HKCU\\Software\\Mozilla\\NativeMessagingHosts\\patchfox'
var fs = require("fs")

regedit.list(key, (err, results) => {
  if (err) {
    console.log(`[ERROR] Registry key: ${key} doesn't exist\n\nTry: npm run setup-win\n`)
    process.exit(1)
  }

  let manifestPath = results[key].values[""].value

  if (!fs.existsSync(manifestPath)) {
    console.log("[ERROR] App manifest not found at declared location", manifestPath)
    console.log("\nTry: npm run setup-win\n")
    process.exit(1)
  }

  console.log("[INFO] App manifest path location:", manifestPath)

  let manifest = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(manifestPath))

regedit.createKey('HKCU\\Software\\Mozilla\\NativeMessagingHosts\\patchfox', function (a, b) {
  regedit.putValue(valuesToPut, function (err) {
    if (err) {
      console.log("[ERROR] Problem writing to registry.", err)
      process.exit(1)
    } else {
      console.log("[OK] Wrote manifest path to registry.\n[INFO] Try: npm run check-win")
      process.exit(0)
    }
  })
})

regedit.createKey('HKCU\\Software\\Mozilla\\NativeMessagingHosts\\patchfox', function (a, b) {
  regedit.putValue(valuesToPut, function (err) {
    if (err) {
      console.log("[ERROR] Problem writing to registry.", err)
      process.exit(1)
    } else {
      console.log("[OK] Wrote manifest path to registry.\n[INFO] Try: npm run check-win")
      process.exit(0)
    }
  })
})