--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Module to fiddle with the Windows registry. -- -- Version 0.1, [copyright (c) 2013 - Thijs Schreijer](http://www.thijsschreijer.nl) -- @name registry -- @class module local registry = {} local lua51 = rawget(_G,'setfenv') --- execute a shell command. -- This is a compatibility function that returns the same for Lua 5.1 and Lua 5.2 -- @param cmd a shell command -- @return true if successful -- @return actual return code local function execute (cmd) local res1,res2,res2 = os.execute(cmd) if lua51 then return res1==0,res1 else return res1,res2 end end --- execute a shell command and return the output. -- This function redirects the output to tempfiles and returns the content of those files. -- @param cmd a shell command -- @return true if successful -- @return actual return code -- @return stdout output (string) -- @return errout output (string) local function executeex(cmd) local outfile = os.tmpname() local errfile = os.tmpname() os.remove(outfile) os.remove(errfile) outfile = os.getenv('TEMP')..outfile errfile = os.getenv('TEMP')..errfile cmd = cmd .. [[ >"]]..outfile..[[" 2>"]]..errfile..[["]] local success, retcode = execute(cmd) local outcontent, errcontent, fh fh = io.open(outfile) if fh then outcontent = fh:read("*a") fh:close() end os.remove(outfile) fh = io.open(errfile) if fh then errcontent = fh:read("*a") fh:close() end os.remove(errfile) return success, retcode, (outcontent or ""), (errcontent or "") end -- Splits a string using a pattern local split = function(str, pat) local t = {} local fpat = "(.-)" .. pat local last_end = 1 local s, e, cap = str:find(fpat, 1) while s do if s ~= 1 or cap ~= "" then table.insert(t,cap) end last_end = e+1 s, e, cap = str:find(fpat, last_end) end if last_end <= #str then cap = str:sub(last_end) table.insert(t, cap) end return t end -- wrap string in double quotes local dqwrap = function(str) assert(type(str)=="string", "Expected string, got "..type(str)) return '"'..str..'"' end -- returns a tree structure with the registry key -- the key-table has fields: -- key : the full key, eg. "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\somekey\subkey\subsubkey" -- keys : table (indexed by name) with key-table of the sub key (same structure) -- values : table (indexed by name) with a values-table having fields: -- value: the value -- type : the registry value type, eg. REG_SZ, REG_MULTI_SZ, etc. -- name : the name local function parsequery(output, i) assert(type(output) == "string" or type(output) == "table", "Expected string or table, got "..type(output)) local lines if type(output) == "string" then lines = split(output, "\n") else lines = output end local i = i or 1 local result = { values = {}, keys = {} } while i <= #lines do if lines[i] ~= "" then if result.key then -- key already set, so this is content if lines[i]:sub(1,1) == " " then -- starts with whitespace, so it is a value local n, t, v = lines[i]:match("^%s%s%s%s(.+)%s%s%s%s(REG_.+)%s%(%d%d?%)%s%s%s%s(.*)$") result.values[n] = { ["type"] = t, value = v, name = n} elseif lines[i]:find(result.key,1,true) == 1 then -- the line starts with the same sequence as our key, so it is a sub-key local skey local name = lines[i]:sub(#result.key + 2, -1) skey, i = parsequery(lines, i) result.keys[name] = skey else -- something else, so a key on a higher level return result, i-1 end else -- key not set, so this is the key result.key = lines[i] end else if result.key then -- blank line while key already set, so we're done with the values while lines[i] == "" and i <= #lines do i = i + 1 end if lines[i] then if lines[i]:find(result.key,1,true) ~= 1 then -- the next key in the list is not a sub key, so we're done return result, i else i = i - 1 end end end end i = i + 1 end if result.key then return result, i else return nil end end --- Returns the contents of a registry key. --- returns a tree structure with the registry key -- the key-table has fields: -- key : the full key, eg. "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\somekey\subkey\subsubkey" -- keys : table (indexed by name) with key-table of the sub key (same structure) -- values : table (indexed by name) with a values-table having fields: -- value: the value -- type : the registry value type, eg. REG_SZ, REG_MULTI_SZ, etc. -- name : the name -- @param key full key eg. "HKLM\SOFTWARE\xPL" -- @param recursive if truthy, then a recursive tree will be generated will all sub keys as well function registry.getkey(key, recursive) assert(type(key)=="string", "Expected string, got "..type(key)) local options = " /z" if recursive then options = options.." /s" end local ok, ec, out, err = executeex([[reg.exe query ]]..dqwrap(key)..options) if not ok then return nil, (split(err,"\n"))[1] -- return only first line of error else local result = parsequery(out) if not recursive then -- when not recursive, then remove empty tables for _, v in pairs(result.keys) do v.keys = nil v.values = nil end end return result end end --- Creates a key -- @param key the registry key to create -- @return `true` on success, `nil+err` on failure function registry.createkey(key) local ok, ec, out, err = executeex([[reg.exe add ]]..dqwrap(key)..[[ /f]]) if not ok then return nil, (split(err,"\n"))[1] -- return only first line of error else return true end end --- Deletes a key (and all of its contents) -- @param key the registry key to delete -- @return `true` on success, `nil+err` on failure (deleting a non-existing key returns success) function registry.deletekey(key) local ok, ec, out, err = executeex([[reg.exe delete ]]..dqwrap(key)..[[ /f]]) if not ok then if not registry.getkey(key) then return true end -- it didn't exist in the first place return nil, (split(err,"\n"))[1] -- return only first line of error else return true end end --- write a value (will create the key in the process). -- Will overwrite existing values without prompt -- use `name = "(Default)"` (or `nil`) for default value -- @param key the registry key to which to add a value -- @param name the name of the value to add -- @param vtype the value type to add -- @param value the actual value -- @return `true` on success, `nil+err` on failure function registry.writevalue(key, name, vtype, value) local command if name == "(Default)" or name == nil then command = ("reg.exe add %s /ve /t %s /d %s /f"):format(dqwrap(key), vtype, dqwrap(value)) else command = ("reg.exe add %s /v %s /t %s /d %s /f"):format(dqwrap(key),dqwrap(name), vtype, dqwrap(value)) end local ok, ec, out, err = executeex(command) if not ok then return nil, (split(err,"\n"))[1] -- return only first line of error else return true end end --- Deletes a value. -- use name = "(Default)" for default value, or name = nil -- @param key the registry key from which to delete a value -- @param name the name of the value to delete -- @return `true` on success, `nil+err` on failure (deleting a non-existing value returns success) function registry.deletevalue(key, name) local command if name == "(Default)" or name == nil then command = ("reg.exe delete %s /ve /f"):format(dqwrap(key)) else command = ("reg.exe delete %s /v %s /f"):format(dqwrap(key),dqwrap(name)) end local ok, ec, out, err = executeex(command) if not ok then if not registry.getvalue(key, name) then return true end -- it didn't exist in the first place return nil, (split(err,"\n"))[1] -- return only first line of error else return true end end --- Returns a value. -- @param key the registry key from which to get the value -- @param name the name of the value -- @return `value` + `type` or `nil` if it doesn't exist function registry.getvalue(key, name) local keyt = registry.getkey(key) if keyt then if keyt[name] then -- it exists, return value and type return keyt[name].value, keyt[name].type end end return nil end return registry