bestForArch method

Future<String> bestForArch({ String to = 'install', })

Determines the best installation method for Arch Linux.

The to parameter is the installation target.

Implementation

Future<String> bestForArch({String to = 'install'}) async {
  /// Here can be the path to sudo if the package manager is pacman, others ask for sudo automatically.
  String needsSudo = '';

  final methods = package.methods ?? [];
  final hasMethod = methods.contains('pacman');

  final defaults = package.defaults ?? [];
  final hasDefault = defaults.contains('pacman');

  if (hasMethod || hasDefault) {
    final paru = await Executable('paru').find();
    final yay = await Executable('yay').find();
    final pacman = await Executable('pacman').find();
    String? bestArchLinux = paru ?? yay ?? pacman;

    if (bestArchLinux != null) {
      if (bestArchLinux == pacman) {
        needsSudo = Global.sudoPath;
      }
      Global.updateCommand = '${Global.sudoPath} $bestArchLinux -Sy || $errorOnUpdate';
      if (hasDefault) {
        final operation = to == 'install' ? '-S' : '-R';
        return '$needsSudo $bestArchLinux --noconfirm $operation ${package.name}';
      }
      return '${to}_pacman "$needsSudo $bestArchLinux --noconfirm"';
    }
  }

  stopIfForcedMethodNotFound();

  return await bestForAny(to: to);
}