1 files changed, 37 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-node/src/meshbay_node/cli/lifecycle.py b/packages/meshbay-node/src/meshbay_node/cli/lifecycle.py
index b461055..1c9e026 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-node/src/meshbay_node/cli/lifecycle.py
+++ b/packages/meshbay-node/src/meshbay_node/cli/lifecycle.py
@@ -179,6 +179,35 @@ def restart_daemon(args) -> None:
     return
 
 
+# In the Store package the sign-in start is the package's startup task, which
+# Windows lists in Settings > Apps > Startup (platform.startup_task).
+STORE_SIGNIN = ("In MeshBay from the Microsoft Store, the node starts at sign-in through "
+                "the \"MeshBay Node\" entry of Windows Settings > Apps > Startup "
+                "(meshbay-node autostart install | remove).")
+
+
+def _store_autostart(sub: str) -> None:
+    """autostart install | remove | status in the Store package. The first line
+    is "startup task <state>", which the desktop app reads."""
+    from meshbay_node import platform as _plat
+    action = {"install": "enable", "remove": "disable", "status": "query"}[sub]
+    try:
+        state = _plat.startup_task(action)
+    except RuntimeError as e:
+        print(f"Could not reach {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    print(f"startup task {state}")
+    if state == "DisabledByUser":
+        print("Switched off in Windows Settings > Apps > Startup (\"MeshBay Node\"): "
+              "only you can switch it back on, there.")
+    elif state.endswith("ByPolicy"):
+        print("Set by a policy on this computer.")
+    elif state == "Enabled":
+        print("meshbay-node starts at each sign-in (no window, no admin).")
+    if sub == "install" and not state.startswith("Enabled"):
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
 def autostart(args) -> None:
     from meshbay_node import platform as _plat
     if sys.platform != "win32":
@@ -186,6 +215,9 @@ def autostart(args) -> None:
               "'systemctl --user enable --now meshbay-node'.")
         sys.exit(1)
     sub = args.subcommand or "status"
+    if sub in ("install", "remove", "status") and _plat.in_store_package():
+        _store_autostart(sub)
+        return
     service_mode = _plat.service_status()["installed"]
     if sub == "install":
         if service_mode:
@@ -226,6 +258,11 @@ def service(args) -> None:
               "'systemctl --user enable --now meshbay-node'.")
         sys.exit(1)
     sub = args.subcommand or "status"
+    if sub == "install" and _plat.in_store_package():
+        print("Starting the node at boot, before anyone signs in, needs MeshBay's .exe "
+              "installer: the Microsoft Store version starts it at sign-in at most. "
+              + STORE_SIGNIN)
+        sys.exit(1)
     if sub == "install":
         # A node already running in this session holds the control API's port:
         # the service's own would exit at once, leaving the old one in charge.