Add script to create .desktop file for Linux

For #208

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Release date: TBD
 - Added an option to make the taskbar icon flash on new messages
 - Added the badge to count mentions for Unity.
 - An existing application instance will be reused instead of starting another instance.
+- Added a script to create `Mattermost.desktop` desktop entry file.
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 - Fixed an issue where the maximized state of the app window was lost in some cases.

docs/setup.md

@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ For Ubuntu 16.04.
 
 2. Extract the archive, then execute `Mattermost` which is located at inside of the extracted directory
 
-3. If you need the Desktop Entry, please refer https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Desktop_entries
+3. If you need the Desktop Entry, please execute `create_desktop_file.sh`. It creates `Mattermost.desktop`.
+
+    Please refer https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Desktop_entries
 
 ## Configuration
 You have to configure the application to interact with your teams.

gulpfile.js

@@ -224,7 +224,28 @@ function makePackage(platform, arch, callback) {
       callback(err);
     }
     else {
+      if (arch === 'linux' || arch === 'all') {
+        const dest_32 = 'release/Mattermost-linux-ia32';
+        const dest_64 = 'release/Mattermost-linux-x64';
+        fs.createReadStream('resources/icon.png').pipe(fs.createWriteStream(`${dest_32}/icon.png`));
+        fs.createReadStream('resources/icon.png').pipe(fs.createWriteStream(`${dest_64}/icon.png`));
+        fs.createReadStream('resources/linux/create_desktop_file.sh')
+          .pipe(fs.createWriteStream(`${dest_32}/create_desktop_file.sh`))
+          .on('finish', () => {
+            fs.chmodSync(`${dest_32}/create_desktop_file.sh`, '755');
+          });
+        fs.createReadStream('resources/linux/create_desktop_file.sh')
+          .pipe(fs.createWriteStream(`${dest_64}/create_desktop_file.sh`))
+          .on('finish', () => {
+            fs.chmodSync(`${dest_64}/create_desktop_file.sh`, '755');
+          });
+        setTimeout(() => {
           callback();
+        }, 1000); // should wait all pipes
+      }
+      else {
+        callback();
+      }
     }
   });
 };

package.json

@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
     "package": "gulp package",
     "package:windows": "gulp package:windows",
     "package:osx": "gulp package:osx",
-    "package:linux": "gulp build && build --platform linux --arch all",
+    "package:linux": "gulp build && build --platform linux --arch all && npm run linux-additions",
+    "linux-additions": "cp resources/icon.png resources/linux/create_desktop_file.sh release/linux/ && cp resources/icon.png resources/linux/create_desktop_file.sh release/linux-ia32/",
     "package:all": "gulp package:all",
     "prettify": "gulp prettify",
     "installer": "node ./script/installer.js"

resources/linux/create_desktop_file.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+WORKING_DIR=`pwd`
+THIS_PATH=`readlink -f $0`
+cd `dirname ${THIS_PATH}`
+FULL_PATH=`pwd`
+cd ${WORKING_DIR}
+cat <<EOS > Mattermost.desktop
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Mattermost
+Comment=Mattermost Desktop application for Linux
+Exec="${FULL_PATH}/Mattermost"
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Icon=${FULL_PATH}/icon.png
+EOS
+chmod +x Mattermost.desktop