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+powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File setup.ps1
+pause
diff --git a/setup.ps1 b/setup.ps1
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+Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
+
+function Invoke-Dotnet {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    Param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+        [System.String]
+        $Command,
+
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+        [System.String]
+        $Arguments
+    )
+
+    $DotnetArgs = @()
+    $DotnetArgs = $DotnetArgs + $Command
+    $DotnetArgs = $DotnetArgs + ($Arguments -split "\s+")
+
+    & dotnet $DotnetArgs | Tee-Object -Variable Output
+
+    # Should throw if the last command failed.
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        Write-Warning -Message ($Output -join "; ")
+        throw "There was an issue running the specified dotnet command."
+    }
+}
+
+
+Write-Host "====================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "======= Maple2 Setup Script ========" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "====================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+
+# Create a copy of .env.example and rename it to .env
+if (Test-Path .env) {
+    Write-Host ".env file already exists. Skipping." -ForegroundColor Blue
+} else {
+    Write-Host "Creating .env file" -ForegroundColor Green
+    Copy-Item .env.example .env
+}
+
+# Get the path to the client
+$FileBrowser = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog -Property @{ 
+    InitialDirectory = [Environment]::GetFolderPath('Desktop')
+    Filter = "MapleStory2.exe|MapleStory2.exe"
+}
+$null = $FileBrowser.ShowDialog()
+
+$exePath = $FileBrowser.FileName
+if ($exePath) {
+    Write-Host "Using client path: $exePath" -ForegroundColor Green
+} else {
+    Write-Warning -Message "No client specified, exiting."
+    exit
+}
+
+#Get the parent directory of the client path
+$parentPath = Split-Path $exePath -Parent
+
+# Get the data directory
+$dataPath = Join-Path $parentPath "Data"
+if (-not (Test-Path $dataPath)) {
+    Write-Host "MapleStory2 data directory not found. Did you select the correct client?" -ForegroundColor Red
+    exit
+}
+
+Write-Host "MapleStory2 data directory: $dataPath" -ForegroundColor Green
+Write-Host "====================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "Saving .env data"
+
+# Remove existing key in the .env file
+(Get-Content .env) | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch "MapleStory2 data directory" } | Set-Content .env
+(Get-Content .env) | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch "MS2_DATA_FOLDER" } | Set-Content .env
+
+# Write to the .env file under the MS2_DATA_FOLDER variable
+Add-Content -Path .env -Value "# MapleStory2 data directory"
+Add-Content -Path .env -Value "MS2_DATA_FOLDER=$dataPath"
+
+# Database setup, prompt if they have MySQL setup
+$answer = Read-Host "Do you have MySQL 8.0 installed? (y/n)"
+
+# if starts with y, prompt for connection details
+if ($answer -eq "y") {
+    $ip = Read-Host "MySQL host (leave blank for localhost)"
+    $port = Read-Host "MySQL port (leave blank for 3306)"
+    $user = Read-Host "MySQL user (leave blank for root)"
+    $pass = Read-Host "MySQL password" -AsSecureString
+
+    if ($ip -eq "") {
+        $ip = "localhost"
+    }
+
+    if ($port -eq "") {
+        $port = "3306"
+    }
+
+    if ($user -eq "") {
+        $user = "root"
+    }
+
+    if ($pass -eq "") {
+        Write-Host "No password provided, using empty password." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+        $pass = ""
+    }
+
+    $pass_d = [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($pass))
+
+    (Get-Content .env) | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch "Database connection" } | Set-Content .env
+    (Get-Content .env) | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch "DB_IP" } | Set-Content .env
+    (Get-Content .env) | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch "DB_PORT" } | Set-Content .env
+    (Get-Content .env) | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch "DB_USER" } | Set-Content .env
+    (Get-Content .env) | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch "DB_PASSWORD" } | Set-Content .env
+
+    # Write to the .env file under the DB_* variables
+    Add-Content -Path .env -Value "# Database connection"
+    Add-Content -Path .env -Value "DB_IP=$ip"
+    Add-Content -Path .env -Value "DB_PORT=$port"
+    Add-Content -Path .env -Value "DB_USER=$user"
+    Add-Content -Path .env -Value "DB_PASSWORD=$pass_d"
+} else {
+    Write-Host "Please install MySQL 8.0 and run this script again." -ForegroundColor Red
+    Start-Process "https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/"
+    exit
+}
+
+Write-Host "====================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "Initializing project..." -ForegroundColor Blue
+
+# Set the working directory to the Maple2.File.Ingest project
+Set-Location -Path "Maple2.File.Ingest"
+# Runs the command: 'dotnet run'
+Invoke-Dotnet -Command "run" -Arguments "--init"
+Set-Location -Path ".."
+
+Write-Host "====================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "Seeding database..." -ForegroundColor Blue
+
+# Set the working directory to the Maple2.Database.Seed project
+Set-Location -Path "Maple2.Database.Seed"
+# Runs the command: 'dotnet run'
+Invoke-Dotnet -Command "run" -Arguments "--seed"
+Set-Location -Path ".."
+
+Write-Host "====================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "Done! Happy Mapling!" -ForegroundColor Green