elxr/win_verse.js

// win_verse

const { any, Traq } = require('bbhverse');
const fs = require('fs')
var path = require('path');

var {nodeShellExec, createTask} = require('./nodeshell');


function elevatedRunIPCWriteMessage( target, m ) {
  fs.writeFileSync(target, ', ' + JSON.stringify( m ), { 'flag': 'a+' }) 
}

function toHTML(l, x, r, ol, or){
  ol = ol || '<div>'
  or = or || '</div>'  
  l = l || '<div>'
  r = r || '</div>'
  if(Object.prototype.toString.call(x) === '[object Array]') {
    var ahtml = []
    x.forEach(xi => { ahtml.push( `${l}${xi}${r}` ) })
    return `${ol}${ahtml.join('')}${or}`
  }
}

var __isElevated = null;
var shell_verse = {
  // getCommonTask is agnostic of whether we are running in an elevated shell or not. It runs in either case.
    init( o ){  Object.assign(this, o) }
  , downloadsdir : '../Downloads'
  , getCommonTask( taskToRun ){ return ()=>{ return shell_verse.runTask(taskToRun) }}
  , runTask : ( taskToRun ) => {
    if (__isElevated)  return shell_verse.elevatedRunner( taskToRun )
    else return shell_verse.runNonElevated( taskToRun )
  }

  , elevatedRunner( taskToRun, inBatch ){
    // PB : TODO -- Should be called only when we are in an elevated shell that was already requested from an unelevated shell with a batch of tasks.
    try {
      var runlogjson = `${taskToRun.selectedinstance.root}/.elxr/run-${taskToRun.runtimestamp}/run.log`
      var __runasresult = null;
      return taskToRun().then((r)=>{ 
          // PB : TODO -- Every elevation should have its own messaging file. Async writes from multiple processes are a problem here...
          elevatedRunIPCWriteMessage( runlogjson, { info : taskToRun.info, success: true } ) 
          if(!inBatch) fs.writeFileSync(`${this.tempRunDir()}\\run.done`, 'success')  // PB : TODO -- This should be done conditionally if we are running inproc.
          return __runasresult = r;
        })
        .catch((e) => {
          elevatedRunIPCWriteMessage( runlogjson, e) 
          if(!inBatch)fs.writeFileSync(`${this.tempRunDir()}\\run.done`, 'failure')
          console.error(e)
        })
        .finally(() => {
          // if(__runasresult && !__runasresult.skipped) fs.unlinkSync(`${this.tempRunDir()}\\run.done`)
        })
    }
    catch (e) {
      console.error('Error Invalid command : ' + e)
      if(!inBatch) fs.writeFileSync(`${this.tempRunDir()}\\run.done`, 'error')
    }
    finally {
    }
  }
  , getElevatedTask : function( taskToRun ){ return ()=>{ return shell_verse.runElevated(taskToRun) }}
  , getElevatedTaskInBatch : function( taskToRun ){ return ()=>{ return shell_verse.runElevatedInBatch(taskToRun) }}
  , runElevatedInBatch : ( taskToRun ) => {
    if (__isElevated) return shell_verse.elevatedRunner(taskToRun, true)
    else return shell_verse.requestElevation(shell_verse.elevatedRunner, taskToRun)
  }
  , runElevated : function( taskToRun ){
    fs.writeFileSync( `${this.tempRunDir()}\\run.log`, ', ' + JSON.stringify({ taskstart : true }), {'flag':'a+'} )

    // Let shell_verse decide whether to Elevate Out of Proc or In Proc
    
    // taskToRun by default is the launched command and args. Specially in windows out of proc.
    // taskToRun = taskToRun || (()=>{ return op[processedArgs.label || processedArgs._[0] || 'undefined'](processedArgs) }) 
    if(taskToRun.processedArgs.skipelevated) return Promise.resolve({ skipped : true });


    if (__isElevated) {
      return shell_verse.elevatedRunner(taskToRun)
    }
    else {
      console.log('Requesting Elevated Privileges');
      // requesteElevation is acutally request elevation and run. Both In Proc and Out of Proc.
      // Linux doesnt require elevation for most commands...
      return shell_verse.requestElevation(shell_verse.elevatedRunner, taskToRun)
    }
  }
  , runElevatedBatch( batchToRun ){
    // In windows we don't need to run each task. We hand over to another shell which in elevated state rebuilds the whole batch and runs.
    // Irrespective of the batch we just call runElevated once.
    if (__isElevated) {
      return any(batchToRun).then((r)=>{ 
        // PB : TODO -- Every elevation should have its own messaging file. Async writes from multiple processes are a problem here...
        // fs.writeFileSync('run.log', ', ' + JSON.stringify( { info : taskToRun.info, success: true }), { 'flag': 'a+' })
        fs.writeFileSync(`${this.tempRunDir()}\\run.done`, 'success')  // PB : TODO -- This should be done conditionally if we are running inproc.
        return __runasresult = r;
      })
      .catch((e) => {
        // fs.writeFileSync('run.log', ', ' + JSON.stringify(e), { 'flag': 'a+' })
        fs.writeFileSync(`${this.tempRunDir()}\\run.done`, 'failure')
        console.error(e)
      })
      // .finally(() => {
      //   if(__runasresult && !__runasresult.skipped) fs.unlinkSync(`${this.tempRunDir()}\\run.done`)
      // });
    }
    else {
      return this.runElevated(batchToRun[0])
    }
  }

  , getNonElevatedTask : function( taskToRun ){ return ()=>{ return shell_verse.runNonElevated(taskToRun) } }
  , runNonElevated : ( taskToRun ) => {
    // Let shell_verse decide whether to Elevate Out of Proc or In Proc
    if(__isElevated) {
      return Promise.resolve( 'Skipping regular task in elevated shell.' ) // Regular tasks unless marked as common tasks should not run in elevated shell...
    }
    else {
      // taskToRun by default is the launched command and args.
      // taskToRun = taskToRun || (()=>{ return op[processedArgs.label || processedArgs._[0] || 'undefined'](processedArgs) }) 

      return taskToRun().then(r=>{
        taskToRun.statuslog.statuslog(null, taskToRun.info /*repo*/ )
        return r;
      }).catch((e) => {
        e.info = taskToRun.info;
        if(taskToRun.errHandler) throw taskToRun.errHandler(e)
        taskToRun.statuslog.statuslog(e); //
        // console.error(e)
        throw e;
      }).finally(()=>{})
    }
  }

  , isElevated : ()=>{
    return acquireElevationState().then( ()=>{
      shell_verse.isElevated = () => {
        return Promise.resolve(__isElevated)
      }
      return shell_verse.isElevated()
    })
  }

  // , isElevationOutOfProc : ()=>{ return true }
  
  , acquireElevationState : () => {
    return nodeShellExec("fsutil", ["dirty", "query", "C:"], {
      inherit: true
      // , shell: true
      , stdio: 'ignore'
      , env: process.env
      , title: `check privileged execution mode using "fsutil dirty query C:"`
    }).then((exitcode) => {
      console.log('Elevated')
      __isElevated = true;
      shell_verse.acquireElevationState = ()=> Promise.resolve(__isElevated); 
      shell_verse.isElevated = () => { return Promise.resolve(__isElevated)}
      // fs.writeFileSync( `${this.tempRunDir()}\\run.log`, ', ' + JSON.stringify({ elevated : true}), {'flag':'a+'} )
      return __isElevated
    }).catch((e) => {
      __isElevated = false;
      shell_verse.acquireElevationState = ()=> Promise.resolve(__isElevated); 
      shell_verse.isElevated = () => { return Promise.resolve(__isElevated)}
      console.log('Not Elevated');
      // fs.writeFileSync( `${this.tempRunDir()}\\run.log`, ', ' + JSON.stringify({ elevated : false}), {'flag':'a+'} )
      return __isElevated
    })
    // .finally(()=>{
    //   shell_verse.acquireElevationState = ()=> Promise.resolve(__isElevated); 
    //   shell_verse.isElevated = () => { return Promise.resolve(__isElevated)}
    //   // return __isElevated; // Value returned from finally is not supported by node.
    // })
  }
  
  , getTaskCheckExists : createTask('getTaskCheckExists', 'where')

  , getbash : ()=>{ return "C:\\Program Files\\Git\\bin\\sh.exe" }

  , createJuntionOrLink : (dirOrFile, target, opts) =>{
    return nodeShellExec('mklink', ['/J', dirOrFile, target], opts).catch((e) => { console.error(e)
      fs.writeFileSync( `${this.tempRunDir()}\\run.log`, ', ' + JSON.stringify({ e }), {'flag':'a+'} )
    })
  }
  , removeJuncionOrLink : ( junctionOrLink )=>{
    return nodeShellExec('rmdir', [junctionOrLink], { inherit: true, shell: true, env: process.env })
  }

  , tempRunDir : function(){ return `${this.selectedinstance.root}\\.elxr\\run-${this.runtimestamp}`}
  , requestElevation(elevatedRunner, taskToRun) {
      // PB : TODO -- Multiple parallel request elevations should be queued into a batch and serialized as a single promise.

      var processedArgs = taskToRun.processedArgs, statuslog = taskToRun.statuslog || Traq
      
      // Wait for the runas to complete before we read it.
      try {
        
        fs.unlinkSync(`${this.tempRunDir()}\\run.done`) // Need a unique file for aech elevated run.
      }
      catch (e) { } //Ignore 

      // Find node path to send to hta.
      return nodeShellExec('where', ['node']).then(r => {

        var args = taskToRun.args

        var options = taskToRun.args ? taskToRun.args.pop() : {
            inherit: true
          , shell: true
          , env: taskToRun.ENV
          , runas: 'self'
          , title: `runas`
        }

        options.env = Object.assign({}, taskToRun.ENV, { wd : options.cwd })
        var spawntimestamp = (new Date()).getTime()

        if(!args) {
          var namedArgs = [];
          console.log('result : ' + JSON.stringify(r))
          Object.keys(processedArgs).forEach((v) => { v != '_' ? namedArgs.push('--' + v + '=' + processedArgs[v]) : null; })
          // PB : TODO -- Convert all the cli args back to string.
          args = [].concat(processedArgs._)
          namedArgs.length > 0 ? args = args.concat(namedArgs.join(' ')) : null; 
        }
        else {
          // args = args.splice(-1)  -- Already popped
          args.push(`--root=${selectedinstance.root}`);  
        }

        
        args.splice(0,0, path.normalize(`${taskToRun.selectedinstance.root}/.elxr/run-${taskToRun.runtimestamp}/windowselevate.hta`))
        args.push('--runas=self');
        // args.debug = true
        if(args.debug) args.push(`--debug=${args.debug}`);
        args.push(`--runtimestamp=${this.runtimestamp}`);
        args.push(`--spawntimestamp=${spawntimestamp}`);
        // args.push(`--wd=${options.cwd}`);

        // args.push('--nodepath=' + r.messages[r.messages.length - 1])
        // if (!processedArgs.node_env) args.push('--node_env=' + ENV.NODE_ENV)
        // if (processedArgs.debug) args.push('--debug=true') // Enable to debug elevated..
        // console.dir(processedArgs._)
        // console.dir(namedArgs.join(' '))
        console.dir(args)
        // throw 'test'

        return nodeShellExec('MSHTA', [`"${args.join('" "')}"`], options ).then(() => {
          // runas returned.
          try {
            // PB : TODO -- Log is comma prefixed. Needs to be proper JSON.
            var runlogjson = `${taskToRun.selectedinstance.root}/.elxr/run-${this.runtimestamp}/run.log`
            var runaslog = JSON.parse('[ { "MSHTA" : "done", "success" : true }, ' +  fs.readFileSync(runlogjson, { flags: 'a+' }) + ']');
            try { fs.unlinkSync(runlogjson) } catch(e){  } // PB : TODO -- Have a unique file for each elevated run.
            // console.log( "runaslog : " + runaslog.length )
            // Assemble elevated run results into the main run log
            runaslog.forEach((logEntry) => {
              statuslog.statuslog(logEntry.success ? null : logEntry, logEntry)
              logEntry.error ? (console.error(['error :' + logEntry.result]), console.error((logEntry.messages || []).join(' '))) :
              (console.log(['success :' + (logEntry.result || logEntry.success)]), console.log((logEntry.messages || []).join(' ')))
            })
            if(statuslog) fs.writeFileSync( `${this.tempRunDir()}\\run.log`, ', ' + JSON.stringify(statuslog), {'flag':'a+'} )
          }
          catch (e) {
            // We must have a runas log
            statuslog.statuslog(e)
            console.error('Run log error probably was not created by runas : ' + e)
            fs.writeFileSync( `${this.tempRunDir()}\\run.log`, ', ' + JSON.stringify(statuslog), {'flag':'a+'} )
          }
        })
        .catch(err => console.error('Elevation failed : ' + JSON.stringify(err)));
      })
    }
  , launchui() {
    // PB : TODO -- Multiple parallel requests should be queued into a batch and serialized as a single promise.
    // PB : TODO -- cleanup elevated execution code from here. This is a non elevated hta.

    var processedArgs = this.processedArgs 
    // Wait for the runas to complete before we read it.
    try {
      fs.unlinkSync(`${this.tempRunDir()}\\run.done`) // Need a unique file for aech elevated run.
    }
    catch (e) { } //Ignore 

    console.log(this.processedArgs.awaiturn)

    // Find node path to send to hta.
    return nodeShellExec('where', ['node']).then(r => {
      var namedArgs = [];
      console.log('result : ' + JSON.stringify(r))
      Object.keys(processedArgs).forEach((v) => { v != '_' ? namedArgs.push('--' + v + '=' + processedArgs[v]) : null; })
      // PB : TODO -- Convert all the cli args back to string.
      var _args = []
      if(processedArgs._[0] === 'launchui' ) { _args = processedArgs._.slice(1); _args.splice(0,0, 'pull') } // Default command.
      else  _args = processedArgs._;
      var args = [ path.normalize(`${this.selectedinstance.root}/.elxr/run-${this.runtimestamp}/windowselevate.hta`) ].concat(_args)
      namedArgs.length > 0 ? args = args.concat(namedArgs.join(' ')) : null; 
      // args.push('--runas=self');
      var spawntimestamp = (new Date()).getTime()
      args.push(`--runtimestamp=${this.runtimestamp}`);
      args.push(`--spawntimestamp=${spawntimestamp}`);

      // args.push('--nodepath=' + r.messages[r.messages.length - 1])
      // if (!processedArgs.node_env) args.push('--node_env=' + ENV.NODE_ENV)
      // if (processedArgs.debug) args.push('--debug=true') // Enable to debug elevated..
      // console.dir(processedArgs._)
      // console.dir(namedArgs.join(' '))
      console.dir(args)
      // throw 'test'

      return nodeShellExec('MSHTA', [`"${args.join('" "')}"`]
        , {
          inherit: true
          , shell: true
          , env: this.ENV
          // , runas: 'self'
          // , title: `runas`
        }
      ).then(() => {
        // runas returned.
        try {
          // PB : TODO -- Log is comma prefixed. Needs to be proper JSON.
          var runlogjson = `${this.selectedinstance.root}/.elxr/run-${this.runtimestamp}/run.log`
          var runaslog = JSON.parse('[' +  fs.readFileSync(runlogjson, { flags: 'a+' }) + ']');
          try { fs.unlinkSync(runlogjson) } catch(e){  } // PB : TODO -- Have a unique file for each elevated run.
          // console.log( "runaslog : " + runaslog.length )
          // Assemble elevated run results into the main run log
          runaslog.forEach((logEntry) => {
            this.statuslog.statuslog(logEntry.success ? null : logEntry, logEntry)
            logEntry.success ? (console.log(['success :' + (logEntry.result || logEntry.success)]), console.log((logEntry.messages || []).join(' '))) : (console.error(['error :' + logEntry.result]), console.error((logEntry.messages || []).join(' ')))
          })
        }
        catch (e) {
          // We must have a runas log
          this.statuslog.statuslog(e)
          console.error('Run log error probably was not created by runas : ' + e)
        }
      })
      .catch(err => console.error('Elevation failed : ' + err));
    })
  }
  , ensureDirectoryExistence(filePath) {
    var dirname = path.dirname(filePath);
    if (fs.existsSync(dirname)) {
      return filePath;
    }
    this.ensureDirectoryExistence(dirname);
    fs.mkdirSync(dirname);
    return filePath;
  }

  , generateDependencies(){
    // PB : TODO -- Keep only the last n runs...
    // Currently it retains 2*n when proc needs to be relaunched in elevated mode !!!

    this.ensureDirectoryExistence(`${this.selectedinstance.root}/.elxr/run-${this.runtimestamp}/download.bat`)
    fs.writeFileSync(this.ensureDirectoryExistence(path.normalize(`${this.selectedinstance.root}/${this.downloadsdir}/readme.txt`)), `${this.getVersion()} Your local downloads for this instance`)
    
    // PB : TODO include and build from files... using rollup..
    var downloadbatch =
      `::**************************************************************************
    :Download_ <url> <File>
      Powershell.exe ^
      $AllProtocols = [System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]'Ssl3,Tls,Tls11,Tls12'; ^
      [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = $AllProtocols; ^
      (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('%1','%2')
    exit /b
    ::**************************************************************************`
    fs.writeFileSync(`${this.selectedinstance.root}/.elxr/run-${this.runtimestamp}/download.bat`, downloadbatch)

    
    var windowselevate =
      `     
        <html><HTA:APPLICATION  ID="windowselevate" icon="#"/>
        <script language="vbscript">
          document.title = "elxr control panel"
          self.ResizeTo 1024,1000
          
          Sub Window_Onload
          self.MoveTo (screen.availWidth - (screen.availWidth/2 + 40)),10
          End Sub

          Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
          Set objENV = objShell.Environment("Process")
          dim NODE_ENV 
          NODE_ENV = objENV("NODE_ENV")
          
        </script>

        <script language="javascript">
          //WINDOWSTATE="minimize" SHOWINTASKBAR="no" SYSMENU="no" CAPTION="no"
          // https://devblogs.microsoft.com/scripting/how-can-i-pass-command-line-variables-to-an-hta-when-it-starts/
          // alert(windowselevate.commandLine)
          var args = windowselevate.commandLine.split('"').slice(3);
          // alert(args)
          var processedArgs = { _ : [] }
          var namedArgs = [];
          namedArgs.push('--wd=' + objENV('wd'))
          // alert(namedArgs)
          for(var item in args){
            if(args[item].charAt(0) === '-'){ 
              namedArgs.push(args[item])
              var split = args[item].split('=');
              processedArgs[split[0].slice(2)] = split[1] || true;
            } 
            else processedArgs._.push(args[item]);
          }
          var awaitrun = true;
          if(!processedArgs.awaitrun) {
            awaitrun = false;
            delete processedArgs.awaitrun
          }
          
          // args = args.forEach(function(item){ })
          // alert('processedArgs._ : ' + processedArgs._);
          // alert(processedArgs.runas);
          // alert(objENV('wd'))
          // PB : TODO -- Convert all the cli args back to string.
          // __filename will sure we are launhed using the same entry point.
          var cargs = (processedArgs.debug ? '--inspect-brk=9226' : '') + ' ${this.selectedinstance.launchscript.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\')}' + ' ' + processedArgs._.join(' ') + ' ' +  namedArgs.join(' ');
          // cargs = (processedArgs.debug ? '--inspect-brk=9226' : '') + ' ${__filename.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace("win_verse", "index")}' + processedArgs._.join(' ') + ' ' +  namedArgs.join(' '); 
          // alert(cargs)
          var shell = new ActiveXObject('shell.application'); 
          // alert('launching node privilged. ' + processedArgs['nodepath']) 
          // shell.ShellExecute('cmd.exe', '/k where node', '', '', 10);
          // shell.ShellExecute('cmd.exe', '/k notepad.exe', '', 'runas', 1);
          // shell.ShellExecute('cmd.exe ', '/k node ', '', 'runas', 1);
          // shell.ShellExecute('cmd.exe ', '/k node ' + cargs + '', '', 'runas', 1);
          // alert(cargs)
          function run(runas){ shell.ShellExecute('node', cargs, '', runas, 1); }
          if(!awaitrun) { run('runas') } 

          var log = document.createElement('div');
          log.innerHTML='Please Wait';
          function l(msg){ log.innerHTML+= msg; };
          // log.style.color = 'blue';
          log.style.width = '95%';
          log.id = 'log';

          function endconsole(from){
            // alert('endconsole ' + from)
            if(fso.FileExists('${(this.tempRunDir()+'\\run.done').replace(/\\/g, '\\\\')}')) {
              fso.DeleteFile('${(this.tempRunDir()+'\\run.done').replace(/\\/g, '\\\\')}')  // PB : TODO -- IPC through files is needed only for windows we need to do it per run...
            }
            // alert('closing window')
            window.close();
          };
          var timer = function(){
            // alert('here')
            l('.');
            l('endconsole '  + ' ' + '${(this.tempRunDir()+'\\run.done').replace(/\\/g, '\\\\')} <br/>')
            if(fso.FileExists('${(this.tempRunDir()+'\\run.done').replace(/\\/g, '\\\\')}')) {
              endconsole('timer')
            }
            else window.setTimeout(timer, 3000);
          };

          // alert('/k node ' + cargs + '')
          // shell.ShellExecute(processedArgs['nodepath'], cargs, '', 'runas', 1);
          var fso = new ActiveXObject('Scripting.FileSystemObject');

          function i(html){  var e = document.createElement('div'); e.innerHTML = html; document.body.appendChild(e);  };

          // window.onbeforeunload = function (e) {
          //   endconsole('onbeforeunload')
          // };
          window.onload = function() {
            document.body.style.backgroundColor = 'black';
            document.body.style.fontFamily = 'arial';
            document.body.style.color = 'cyan';
            var cmds = document.createElement('div');
            cmds.innerHTML = '';
            cmds.w = function(msg){ cmds.innerHTML+= msg; };
            cmds.w('<Br/>Current config : ')
            // cmds.w('<div style="width:50%" onclick="endconsole()">X</div>' )
            cmds.w('<input type="button" value="Close Console" onclick="endconsole()">')
            cmds.w('<Br/>NODE_ENV = ' + NODE_ENV)
            var namedArgs = [];
            for(var v in processedArgs){
              if(v != '_' && v!== 'runtimestamp') { 
                namedArgs.push('--' + v + '=' + processedArgs[v])
              } 
            }
            // cmds.w('<Br/>cmd = ' + processedArgs._.join(' ') + ' ' + namedArgs.join(' ') )
            cmds.w('<Br/><Br/>')
            cmds.w('cmd = <input style="width:80%" type="text" value="' + processedArgs._.join(' ') + ' ' + namedArgs.join(' ') + '"></input> <input type="button" value="Run" onclick="run()"></input>')
            cmds.w('${toHTML('<option>', Object.keys(this.cmds), '</option>', '<select>', '</select>')}');

            // cmds.style.color = 'blue';
            // processedArgs._[1] === 'use' ? l('<Br/>using = ' + processedArgs._[2]) : null;
            

            document.body.appendChild(cmds);  
            document.body.appendChild(log);  

            // alert(fso.GetAbsolutePathName("."))
            window.setTimeout(timer, 3000);
          };
          
        </script>
        </html>
      
      `
    fs.writeFileSync(`${this.selectedinstance.root}/.elxr/run-${this.runtimestamp}/windowselevate.hta`, windowselevate)
  }
  , getchrome(){
    // Chrome install location from registry.
    return shell_verse.regread("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\App Paths\\chrome.exe\\").then(chromepath => {
    // HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\chrome.exe
      console.log(chromepath)
      return chromepath 
    });
  }
  , regread(s){ 
    var uniquerun = (new Date()).getTime()
    var out = `${this.selectedinstance.root}/.elxr/run-${this.runtimestamp}/${uniquerun}-regread.out`
    var outescaped = out.replace(/\\/g,"\\\\")
    // console.log('out ::: ' + out)
    fs.writeFileSync(`${this.selectedinstance.root}/.elxr/run-${this.runtimestamp}/${uniquerun}-regread.js`,
      `
      // WScript.Echo('------------UNNAMED-----------')
      // WScript.Echo(WScript.Arguments.Item(0))
      argEnumerator = new Enumerator(WScript.Arguments.Unnamed)
      var args = []
      for(; !argEnumerator.atEnd(); argEnumerator.moveNext()){
        args.push('' + argEnumerator.item() + '')  
        // WScript.Echo('-arg-' + argEnumerator.item() + '-arg-')    // Value
      }

      // WScript.Echo(args[0])
      var objShell = WScript.createobject("wscript.shell")
      if(!args[0]) {
        WScript.Echo( '' )
      }
      else {
        WScript.Echo(args[0])
        var read = objShell.RegRead(args[0])
        try {
          var fs = new ActiveXObject('Scripting.FileSystemObject');
          var fh = fs.CreateTextFile('${outescaped}', true); 
          fh.WriteLine(read); 
          fh.Close();
        }
        catch(e){ WScript.Echo(e.message) }
        // WScript.Echo( read )
      }
    
      `
    )
    return nodeShellExec('cscript', [path.normalize(`${this.selectedinstance.root}/.elxr/run-${this.runtimestamp}/${uniquerun}-regread.js`), `${s}`])
    .then(read => {
      // console.log("REGREAD RESULT : " + read)
      // console.dir(read)
      if(read.success) {
        return (fs.readFileSync(out) + "").trim()
      }
      else throw 'regread failed'
    }) 
  }
  , isWin(){ return true}
  , islin(){ return false}
}

module.exports = shell_verse