Autostart

You can use the app.set_auto_start() function to set whether the application should start automatically when the user logs in. The app_name of the Pyloid class is used as the key name for auto-start.

app.set_auto_start(True)  # Enable auto-start
app.set_auto_start(False)  # Disable auto-start

This function takes a boolean value as an argument. If the value is True, the application will start automatically when the user logs in. If the value is False, the application will not start automatically.

Notes

• set_auto_start(True) only works in production environments.

• set_auto_start(False) works in all environments.

• Calling set_auto_start(True) in a non-production environment will print a warning message and return None.

Checking Auto-start Status

You can use the app.is_auto_start() function to check the current auto-start setting status.

is_auto_start = app.is_auto_start()
print(is_auto_start)  # Prints True or False

This function returns True if auto-start is enabled, and False otherwise.

Using app_name from the Pyloid class

The app_name defined in the Pyloid class plays an important role in the auto-start feature. This app_name is used as a key to identify the application in the operating system's auto-start registry or settings. Therefore, it's important to set the app_name to something unique and meaningful.

For example:

from pyloid import Pyloid

app = Pyloid(app_name="MyUniqueApp")
app.set_auto_start(True)

In this case, the name "MyUniqueApp" is used as the key in the auto-start settings. This allows you to distinguish between multiple applications and manage auto-start individually for each one.