inDeveloperMode method
Windows 10+ has a developer mode that needs to be enabled to create symlinks without escalated prividedges. For details on enabling dev mode on windows see: https://bsutton.gitbook.io/dcli/getting-started/installing-on-windows
Implementation
bool inDeveloperMode() {
/// Example result:
/// <blank line>
/// HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModelUnlock
/// AllowDevelopmentWithoutDevLicense REG_DWORD 0x1
final response =
r'reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModelUnlock" /v "AllowDevelopmentWithoutDevLicense"'
.toList(runInShell: true, skipLines: 2)
.first;
final parts = response.trim().split(RegExp(r'\s+'));
if (parts.length != 3) {
throw InstallException('Unable to obtain development mode settings');
}
return parts[2] == '0x1';
}