[Work Automation] Create Game Console App (VSCode + PowerShell + Qt for Python)

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Windows work automation development history :
  • Windows PowerShell (Windows PowerShell 5.1, .NET Framework)
  • PowerShell Core (PowerShell 7, .NET Core 3.1)

The following is an introduction to using PowerShell and Qt in VSCode :

Environment Build

Windows Environment Settings

setup.ps1
# following power shell script must be run on administrator

# enable administrator and set password
net user administrator [password] /active:yes

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

# after loging administrator account

# set execution policy for run *.ps1 using Invoke-Command
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

# setup WinRM
winrm quickconfig -Force
Enable-PSRemoting -Force -SkipNetworkProfileCheck
Set-Item wsman:localhost\client\trustedhosts -Force -Value *

Deploy

deploy.ps1
param([String]$ip="")
$username = "administrator"
$password = "*********"
$source = "C:\DStudio\GameConsole\"
$destination = "C:\DStudio\GameConsole\"

$secureStringPwd = $password | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
$creds = New-Object PSCredential -ArgumentList $username,$secureStringPwd
$Session = New-PSSession -ComputerName $ip -Credential $creds
Invoke-Command -Session $Session -ScriptBlock {Remove-Item -Path $args[0] -Recurse} -ArgumentList $destination
Copy-Item -Path $source -Destination $destination -ToSession $Session -Recurse

Create a Game Console App
  • Design User Interface

    Qt Creator

    New project > Application (Qt for Python) > Qt for Python - Window (UI file)


    > Location > Details > Define Class > Base class = "QWidget"

    // Do NOT select "QDialog" or "QMainWindow" to base class, else *.ui will load failed by default code.

    Done. Like this.


  • User Interface Control

    Visual Studio Code

    Buttons event binding :

    main.py
    # Buttons Event
widget.pushButton_StartVideo.clicked.connect(lambda:buttonEvent("StartVideo"))
widget.pushButton_StopVideo.clicked.connect(lambda:buttonEvent("StopVideo"))
widget.pushButton_StartGame.clicked.connect(lambda:buttonEvent(widget.comboBox_GameName.currentIndex()))
widget.pushButton_StopGame.clicked.connect(lambda:buttonEvent("StopGame"))

    Run powershell script :

    main.py
    def buttonEvent(name):    

    def getPsCode(var):
        return{
            "StartVideo": "StartVideo.ps1",
            "StopVideo": "StopVideo.ps1",

            0: "StartGame.ps1", #GameNameA
            1: "StartGame.ps1", #GameNameB
            2: "StartGame.ps1", #GameNameC            

            "StopGame": "StopGame.ps1",
        }.get(var,"error") #'error' default return
    
    def getGameName(var):
        return{
            0: "GameNameA",
            1: "GameNameB",
            2: "GameNameC",            
        }.get(var,"error") #'error' default return

    print(getGameName(name))
    path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), getPsCode(name))
    cmd = ["powershell.exe", "-ExecutionPolicy", "RemoteSigned", "-File", path, "-playerNum", widget.comboBox_PlayerNum.currentText(), "-gameName", getGameName(name)]
    subprocess.Popen(cmd)

    All :

main.py
    # This Python file uses the following encoding: utf-8
import sys
import os
import subprocess


from PySide2.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow, QPushButton
from PySide2.QtCore import QFile
from PySide2.QtUiTools import QUiLoader
import PySide2.QtXml


def buttonEvent(name):    

    def getPsCode(var):
        return{
            "StartVideo": "StartVideo.ps1",
            "StopVideo": "StopVideo.ps1",

            0: "StartGame.ps1", #GameNameA
            1: "StartGame.ps1", #GameNameB
            2: "StartGame.ps1", #GameNameC            

            "StopGame": "StopGame.ps1",
        }.get(var,"error") #'error' default return
    
    def getGameName(var):
        return{
            0: "GameNameA",
            1: "GameNameB",
            2: "GameNameC",            
        }.get(var,"error") #'error' default return

    print(getGameName(name))
    path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), getPsCode(name))
    cmd = ["powershell.exe", "-ExecutionPolicy", "RemoteSigned", "-File", path, "-playerNum", widget.comboBox_PlayerNum.currentText(), "-gameName", getGameName(name)]
    subprocess.Popen(cmd)

if __name__ == "__main__":        
    app = QApplication([])

    # Load UI
    ui_file_name = "form.ui"
    path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ui_file_name)
    ui_file = QFile(path)

    if not ui_file.open(QFile.ReadOnly):
        print("Cannot open {}: {}".format(ui_file_name, ui_file.errorString()))
        sys.exit(-1)

    loader = QUiLoader()
    window = loader.load(ui_file)
    ui_file.close()
    window.show()

    # Buttons Event
    window.startVideo.clicked.connect(lambda:buttonEvent("StartVideo"))
    window.stopVideo.clicked.connect(lambda:buttonEvent("StopVideo"))
    window.pushButton_StartGame.clicked.connect(lambda:buttonEvent(window.comboBox_GameName.currentIndex()))
    window.pushButton_StopGame.clicked.connect(lambda:buttonEvent("StopGame"))

    sys.exit(app.exec_())

  • Task Automation

    computers.txt
    192.168.1.101
192.168.1.102
192.168.1.103

    startGame.ps1
    param([Int32]$playerNum, [String]$gameName)


function SelectPlayer {
    param (
        $_playerNum
    )
    
    if ($_playerNum -eq 1) {
        return $computers[0]
    }
    elseif ($_playerNum -eq 2) {
        return $computers[0] + "," + $computers[1]
    }
    elseif ($_playerNum -eq 3) {
        return $computers[0] + "," + $computers[1] + "," + $computers[2]
    }
    
    return ""
}

function SelectGame {
    param (
        $_gameName
    )
    
    if ($_gameName -eq "GameNameA") {
        return $filePathA
    }
    elseif ($_gameName -eq "GameNameB") {
        return $filePathB
    }
    elseif ($_gameName -eq "GameNameC") {
        return $filePathC
    }
    
    return ""
}


$username = "administrator"
$password = "*********"
$computers =  Get-Content -Path "C:\DStudio\GameConsole\computers.txt"
$players = SelectPlayer $playerNum
$filePathA = "C:\DStudio\GameConsole\GameNameA.exe"
$filePathB = "C:\DStudio\GameConsole\GameNameB.exe"
$filePathC = "C:\DStudio\GameConsole\GameNameC.exe"
$filePath = SelectGame $gameName

& psexec.exe \\$players -u administrator -p $password -i -d -accepteula cmd /c start $filePath
    // GUI program doesn't work, use psexec instead of Invoke-Command.

    Detail : PsExec v2.2

    stopGame.ps1
    $username = "administrator"
$password = "*********"
$computers =  Get-Content -Path "C:\DStudio\GameConsole\computers.txt"
$processA = "GameNameA"
$processB = "GameNameB"
$processC = "GameNameC"
$dirPath = "C:\PumpkinStudio\GameConsole"
$filePath = "Video.mp4"

$secureStringPwd = $password | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
$creds = New-Object PSCredential -ArgumentList $username,$secureStringPwd
$Session = New-PSSession -ComputerName $computers -Credential $creds
Invoke-Command -Session $Session -ScriptBlock {Stop-Process -Name $args[0] -Force} -ArgumentList $processA
Invoke-Command -Session $Session -ScriptBlock {Stop-Process -Name $args[0] -Force} -ArgumentList $processB
Invoke-Command -Session $Session -ScriptBlock {Stop-Process -Name $args[0] -Force} -ArgumentList $processC
Invoke-Command -Session $Session -ScriptBlock {Start-Process -FilePath $args[0] -WorkingDirectory $args[1]} -ArgumentList $filePath,$dirPath
    // Before executing Video.UI.exe (Movie & TV) through the remote command for the first time, it must be executed manually once.
    // Use Video.UI to open the video remotely. To maximize it, manually press the maximize button on the upper right

  • Freeze Program
    pyinstaller -w .\main.py
    // Console window invisible





    // Python Log : ./build/[ProjectName]/warn-main.txt

    Complete! But don't forget to copy form.ui to the same directory as the executable file.

    Detail : Using PyInstaller

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