Function handleSquirrelEvent

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export function handleSquirrelEvent(command?: string): boolean {
  if (process.platform !== "win32" || !command) {
    return false;
  }

  switch (command) {
    case "--squirrel-install":
    case "--squirrel-updated": {
      // Create desktop and start menu shortcuts when the app is installed or updated
      const target = path.basename(process.execPath);
      const updateDotExe = path.resolve(
        path.dirname(process.execPath),
        "..",
        "Update.exe",
      );
      const cmd = `"${updateDotExe}" --createShortcut="${target}"`;
      exec(cmd);
      setTimeout(() => app.quit(), 1000);
      return true;
    }

    case "--squirrel-uninstall": {
      // Remove shortcuts created during installation
      const target = path.basename(process.execPath);
      const updateDotExe = path.resolve(
        path.dirname(process.execPath),
        "..",
        "Update.exe",
      );
      const cmd = `"${updateDotExe}" --removeShortcut="${target}"`;
      exec(cmd);

      // Just exit the app cleanly - Windows will handle the uninstall UI
      console.log("Uninstalling Spotify Skip Tracker...");
      setTimeout(() => app.quit(), 500);
      return true;
    }

    case "--squirrel-obsolete":
      // This is called on the outgoing version of your app before
      // we update to the new version - it's the opposite of
      // --squirrel-updated
      app.quit();
      return true;

    default:
      return false;
  }
}
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