script: added and updated scripts for more fanciness

startServerLocally.ps1

@@ -1,23 +1,54 @@
-Write-Host "Trying to start server locally"
 
-if ($Args[0] -eq "-r") {
-    Write-Host "Rebuilding application"
-    $build = $true
-} else {
-    Write-Host "No rebuild flag (-r) given. Starting directly..."
-    $build = $false
+#if ($Args[0] -eq "-r") {
+#    Write-Host "Rebuilding application"
+#    $build = $true
+#} else {
+#    Write-Host "No rebuild flag (-r) given. Starting directly..."
+#    $build = $false
+#}
+
+param (
+	[string]$port = 1218,
+	[string]$path = "Server/build/libs/Server.jar",
+	[switch]$r = $false,
+	[switch]$h = $false
+)
+
+if ($h) {
+	Write-Host "Script to start the server on the local machine.";
+	Write-Host "	Flags: -h (help), -r (rebuild from source using Gradle),";
+	Write-Host "           -path [somePath] (start jarfile at non-standard location)";
+	Write-Host "           -port [somePortNumber] (start server at the given port)";
+	exit;
 }
 
-if ($build) {
+Write-Host "Starting server locally"
+
+if ($r) {
+	Write-Host "Rebuild flag (-r) given. Rebuilding from source...";
     try {
-	    .\gradlew Server:jar
+	    .\gradlew Server:jar;
     } catch {
-	    Write-Host "Gradle doesn't seem to be installed."
+	    Write-Host "There was a problem with the gradle build. Trying to start server anyways...";
     }
 }
 
+# Check for the server directory
+
+if (-not(Test-Path $path)) {
+	Write-Host "The jarfile that was requested doesn't seem to exist. Terminating...";
+	exit;
+}
+
 try {
-	java -jar Server/build/libs/Server.jar -c .\configs\marvelheros.character.json -m.\configs\matchconfig_1.game.json -s .\configs\asgard.scenario.json -v
+	Write-Host "Starting server at location $($path) on port $($port)"
+	java -jar Server/build/libs/Server.jar `
+	-c .\configs\marvelheros.character.json `
+	-m.\configs\matchconfig_1.game.json `
+	-s .\configs\asgard.scenario.json `
+	-v `
+	-p $port
 } catch {
 	Write-Host "Couldn't execute. Is Java installed?"
-}
+}
+

updateSubmodule.bat

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @echo off
+echo WARN: This file is DEPRECATED. Please use the powershell script (updateSubmodule.ps1) instead!
 git submodule update --init
 cd .\Gamelib
 git fetch

updateSubmodule.ps1

@@ -1,6 +1,29 @@
-git submodule update --init
-cd .\Gamelib
-git fetch
-git checkout gamelib
-git pull
-cd ..
+param (
+	[switch]$md = $false
+)
+
+Write-Host "Checking for submodule path..."
+if (-not(Test-Path Gamelib)) {
+	Write-Host "Path Gamelib doesn't exist.";
+	if (-not($md)) {
+		Write-Host "Exiting.";
+		Write-Host "If you want to automatically create the subdirectory,";
+		Write-Host "please pass the flag -md";
+		exit;
+	}
+	New-Item -Path Gamelib -Type Directory;
+}
+
+Write-Host "Updating submodule..."
+try {
+	git submodule update --init;
+	Set-Location Gamelib;
+	git fetch;
+	git status;
+	git checkout gamelib;
+	git pull;
+	Set-Location ..;
+	Write-Host "Update done.";
+} catch {
+	Write-Host "There's been an error. Is Git installed?";
+}