Early initialization for Torch Client.

- Assembly resolution
- SE installation directory locating
Dependency manager with automatic sorting and resolution
- Drop in replacement for the system currently in TorchBase
Shared binary directory for all Torch projects

Torch.API/Torch.API.csproj

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 <Project ToolsVersion="15.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
-    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
     <ProjectGuid>{FBA5D932-6254-4A1E-BAF4-E229FA94E3C2}</ProjectGuid>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Debug\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)\bin\x64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -23,14 +21,14 @@
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)\bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
-    <DocumentationFile>bin\x64\Release\Torch.API.xml</DocumentationFile>
+    <DocumentationFile>$(SolutionDir)\bin\x64\Release\Torch.API.xml</DocumentationFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="HavokWrapper, Version=1.0.6278.22649, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=AMD64">

Torch.Client/Program.cs

@@ -1,17 +1,166 @@
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
 using NLog;
+using MessageBox = System.Windows.MessageBox;
 
 namespace Torch.Client
 {
     public static class Program
     {
+        public const string SpaceEngineersBinaries = "Bin64";
+        private static string _spaceEngInstallAlias = null;
+        public static string SpaceEngineersInstallAlias
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                // ReSharper disable once ConvertIfStatementToNullCoalescingExpression
+                if (_spaceEngInstallAlias == null)
+                {
+                    // ReSharper disable once AssignNullToNotNullAttribute
+                    _spaceEngInstallAlias = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(typeof(Program).Assembly.Location), "SpaceEngineersAlias");
+                }
+                return _spaceEngInstallAlias;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static readonly string[] _steamInstallDirectories = new[] {
+            @"C:\Program Files\Steam\", @"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\"
+        };
+        private const string _steamSpaceEngineersDirectory = @"steamapps\common\SpaceEngineers\";
+        private const string _spaceEngineersVerifyFile = SpaceEngineersBinaries + @"\SpaceEngineers.exe";
+
+        public const string ConfigName = "Torch.cfg";
+
         private static Logger _log = LogManager.GetLogger("Torch");
 
+#if DEBUG
+        [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
+        private static extern void AllocConsole();
+        [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
+        private static extern void FreeConsole();
+#endif
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
-            AppDomain.CurrentDomain.UnhandledException += CurrentDomain_UnhandledException;
+#if DEBUG
+            try
+            {
+                AllocConsole();
+#endif
+                AppDomain.CurrentDomain.UnhandledException += CurrentDomain_UnhandledException;
 
+                // Early config: Resolve SE install directory.
+                if (!File.Exists(Path.Combine(SpaceEngineersInstallAlias, _spaceEngineersVerifyFile)))
+                    SetupSpaceEngInstallAlias();
+
+                using (new TorchAssemblyResolver(Path.Combine(SpaceEngineersInstallAlias, SpaceEngineersBinaries)))
+                {
+                    RunClient();
+                }
+#if DEBUG
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                FreeConsole();
+            }
+#endif
+        }
+
+        private static void SetupSpaceEngInstallAlias()
+        {
+            string spaceEngineersDirectory = null;
+            foreach (string steamDir in _steamInstallDirectories)
+            {
+                spaceEngineersDirectory = Path.Combine(steamDir, _steamSpaceEngineersDirectory);
+                if (File.Exists(Path.Combine(spaceEngineersDirectory, _spaceEngineersVerifyFile)))
+                {
+                    _log.Debug("Found Space Engineers in {0}", spaceEngineersDirectory);
+                    break;
+                }
+                _log.Debug("Couldn't find Space Engineers in {0}", spaceEngineersDirectory);
+            }
+            if (spaceEngineersDirectory == null)
+            {
+                var dialog = new System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog
+                {
+                    Description = "Please select the SpaceEngineers installation folder"
+                };
+                do
+                {
+                    if (dialog.ShowDialog() != DialogResult.OK)
+                    {
+                        var ex = new FileNotFoundException("Unable to find the Space Engineers install directory, aborting");
+                        _log.Fatal(ex);
+                        LogManager.Flush();
+                        throw ex;
+                    }
+                    spaceEngineersDirectory = dialog.SelectedPath;
+                    if (File.Exists(Path.Combine(spaceEngineersDirectory, _spaceEngineersVerifyFile)))
+                        break;
+                    if (MessageBox.Show(
+                            $"Unable to find {0} in {1}.  Are you sure it's the Space Engineers install directory?",
+                            "Invalid Space Engineers Directory", MessageBoxButton.YesNo) == MessageBoxResult.Yes)
+                        break;
+                } while (true);  // Repeat until they confirm.
+            }
+            if (!JunctionLink(SpaceEngineersInstallAlias, spaceEngineersDirectory))
+            {
+                var ex = new IOException($"Failed to create junction link {SpaceEngineersInstallAlias} => {spaceEngineersDirectory}. Aborting.");
+                _log.Fatal(ex);
+                LogManager.Flush();
+                throw ex;
+            }
+            string junctionVerify = Path.Combine(SpaceEngineersInstallAlias, _spaceEngineersVerifyFile);
+            if (!File.Exists(junctionVerify))
+            {
+                var ex = new FileNotFoundException($"Junction link is not working.  File {junctionVerify} does not exist");
+                _log.Fatal(ex);
+                LogManager.Flush();
+                throw ex;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static bool JunctionLink(string linkName, string targetDir)
+        {
+            var junctionLinkProc = new ProcessStartInfo("cmd.exe", $"/c mklink /J \"{linkName}\" \"{targetDir}\"")
+            {
+                WorkingDirectory = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(),
+                UseShellExecute = false,
+                RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+                StandardOutputEncoding = Encoding.ASCII
+            };
+            Process cmd = Process.Start(junctionLinkProc);
+            // ReSharper disable once PossibleNullReferenceException
+            while (!cmd.HasExited)
+            {
+                string line = cmd.StandardOutput.ReadLine();
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(line))
+                    _log.Info(line);
+                Thread.Sleep(100);
+            }
+            if (cmd.ExitCode != 0)
+                _log.Error("Unable to create junction link {0} => {1}", linkName, targetDir);
+            return cmd.ExitCode == 0;
+        }
+        
+        private static void CurrentDomain_UnhandledException(object sender, UnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
+        {
+            var ex = (Exception)e.ExceptionObject;
+            _log.Error(ex);
+            LogManager.Flush();
+            MessageBox.Show(ex.StackTrace, ex.Message);
+        }
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
+        private static void RunClient()
+        {
             var client = new TorchClient();
 
             try
@@ -27,11 +176,5 @@ namespace Torch.Client
 
             client.Start();
         }
-
-        private static void CurrentDomain_UnhandledException(object sender, UnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
-        {
-            var ex = (Exception)e.ExceptionObject;
-            MessageBox.Show(ex.StackTrace, ex.Message);
-        }
     }
 }

Torch.Client/Torch.Client.csproj

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 <Project ToolsVersion="15.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
-    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
     <ProjectGuid>{E36DF745-260B-4956-A2E8-09F08B2E7161}</ProjectGuid>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
@@ -18,7 +16,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Debug\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)\bin\x64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)\bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
-    <DocumentationFile>bin\x64\Release\Torch.Client.xml</DocumentationFile>
+    <DocumentationFile>$(SolutionDir)\bin\x64\Release\Torch.Client.xml</DocumentationFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ApplicationIcon>torchicon.ico</ApplicationIcon>
@@ -48,6 +46,7 @@
     <Reference Include="Sandbox.Common, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\GameBinaries\Sandbox.Common.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>False</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Sandbox.Game">
       <HintPath>..\GameBinaries\Sandbox.Game.dll</HintPath>
@@ -64,6 +63,7 @@
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@
       <HintPath>..\GameBinaries\VRage.Game.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>False</Private>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="VRage.Game.XmlSerializers">
+      <HintPath>..\GameBinaries\VRage.Game.XmlSerializers.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>False</Private>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="VRage.Input, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=AMD64">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\GameBinaries\VRage.Input.dll</HintPath>
@@ -104,7 +108,8 @@
       <Private>False</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="VRage.Steam">
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\..\..\steamcmd\steamapps\common\SpaceEngineersDedicatedServer\DedicatedServer64\VRage.Steam.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\GameBinaries\VRage.Steam.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>False</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="WindowsBase" />
     <Reference Include="PresentationCore" />
@@ -117,7 +122,9 @@
       <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo1.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="TorchAssemblyResolver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TorchClient.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="TorchClientConfig.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TorchConsoleScreen.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TorchMainMenuScreen.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TorchSettingsScreen.cs" />
@@ -147,12 +154,12 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Torch.API\Torch.API.csproj">
       <Project>{fba5d932-6254-4a1e-baf4-e229fa94e3c2}</Project>
       <Name>Torch.API</Name>
-      <Private>True</Private>
+      <Private>False</Private>
     </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Torch\Torch.csproj">
       <Project>{7E01635C-3B67-472E-BCD6-C5539564F214}</Project>
       <Name>Torch</Name>
-      <Private>True</Private>
+      <Private>False</Private>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -169,7 +176,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <PostBuildEvent>copy "$(SolutionDir)NLog.config" "$(TargetDir)"</PostBuildEvent>
+    <PostBuildEvent>copy "$(SolutionDir)NLog.config" "$(TargetDir)"
+    </PostBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.

Torch.Client/TorchAssemblyResolver.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using NLog;
+
+namespace Torch.Client
+{
+    public class TorchAssemblyResolver : IDisposable
+    {
+        private static readonly Logger _log = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
+
+        private readonly Dictionary<string, Assembly> _assemblies = new Dictionary<string, Assembly>();
+        private readonly string[] _paths;
+        private readonly string _removablePathPrefix;
+
+        public TorchAssemblyResolver(params string[] paths)
+        {
+            string location = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location;
+            location = location != null ? Path.GetDirectoryName(location) + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar : null;
+            _removablePathPrefix = location ?? "";
+            _paths = paths;
+            AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += CurrentDomainOnAssemblyResolve;
+        }
+
+        private string SimplifyPath(string path)
+        {
+            return path.StartsWith(_removablePathPrefix) ? path.Substring(_removablePathPrefix.Length) : path;
+        }
+
+        private Assembly CurrentDomainOnAssemblyResolve(object sender, ResolveEventArgs args)
+        {
+            string assemblyName = new AssemblyName(args.Name).Name;
+            lock (_assemblies)
+            {
+                if (_assemblies.TryGetValue(assemblyName, out Assembly asm))
+                    return asm;
+            }
+            lock (AppDomain.CurrentDomain)
+            {
+                foreach (Assembly asm in AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies())
+                    if (asm.GetName().Name.Equals(assemblyName))
+                    {
+                        lock (this)
+                        {
+                            _assemblies.Add(assemblyName, asm);
+                            return asm;
+                        }
+                    }
+            }
+            lock (this)
+            {
+                foreach (string path in _paths)
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        string assemblyPath = Path.Combine(path, assemblyName + ".dll");
+                        if (!File.Exists(assemblyPath))
+                            continue;
+                        _log.Debug("Loading {0} from {1}", assemblyName, SimplifyPath(assemblyPath));
+                        LogManager.Flush();
+                        Assembly asm = Assembly.LoadFrom(assemblyPath);
+                        _assemblies.Add(assemblyName, asm);
+                        // Recursively load SE dependencies since they don't trigger AssemblyResolve.
+                        // This trades some performance on load for actually working code.
+                        foreach (AssemblyName dependency in asm.GetReferencedAssemblies())
+                            CurrentDomainOnAssemblyResolve(sender, new ResolveEventArgs(dependency.Name, asm));
+                        return asm;
+                    }
+                    catch
+                    {
+                        // Ignored
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve -= CurrentDomainOnAssemblyResolve;
+            _assemblies.Clear();
+        }
+    }
+}

Torch.Client/TorchClient.cs

@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
 using Sandbox;
+using Sandbox.Engine.Networking;
 using Sandbox.Engine.Platform;
-using Sandbox.Engine.Utils;
 using Sandbox.Game;
-using Sandbox.ModAPI;
 using SpaceEngineers.Game;
 using VRage.Steam;
 using Torch.API;
+using VRage;
 using VRage.FileSystem;
 using VRageRender;
+using VRageRender.ExternalApp;
 
 namespace Torch.Client
 {
@@ -24,47 +23,49 @@ namespace Torch.Client
         private IMyRender _renderer;
         private const uint APP_ID = 244850;
 
+        public TorchClient()
+        {
+            Config = new TorchClientConfig();
+        }
+
         public override void Init()
         {
+            Directory.SetCurrentDirectory(Program.SpaceEngineersInstallAlias);
+            MyFileSystem.ExePath = Path.Combine(Program.SpaceEngineersInstallAlias, Program.SpaceEngineersBinaries);
             Log.Info("Initializing Torch Client");
             base.Init();
-
+            
-            if (!File.Exists("steam_appid.txt"))
-            {
-                Directory.SetCurrentDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(typeof(VRage.FastResourceLock).Assembly.Location) + "\\..");
-            }
-
             SpaceEngineersGame.SetupBasicGameInfo();
             _startup = new MyCommonProgramStartup(RunArgs);
             if (_startup.PerformReporting())
-                return;
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Torch client won't launch when started in error reporting mode");
 
             _startup.PerformAutoconnect();
             if (!_startup.CheckSingleInstance())
-                return;
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Only one instance of Space Engineers can be running at a time.");
 
             var appDataPath = _startup.GetAppDataPath();
             MyInitializer.InvokeBeforeRun(APP_ID, MyPerGameSettings.BasicGameInfo.ApplicationName, appDataPath);
             MyInitializer.InitCheckSum();
+            _startup.InitSplashScreen();
             if (!_startup.Check64Bit())
-                return;
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Torch requires a 64bit operating system");
 
             _startup.DetectSharpDxLeaksBeforeRun();
-            using (var mySteamService = new SteamService(Game.IsDedicated, APP_ID))
+            var steamService = new SteamService(Game.IsDedicated, APP_ID);
-            {
+            MyServiceManager.Instance.AddService(steamService);
-                _renderer = null;
+            _renderer = null;
-                SpaceEngineersGame.SetupPerGameSettings();
+            SpaceEngineersGame.SetupPerGameSettings();
+            // I'm sorry, but it's what Keen does in SpaceEngineers.MyProgram
+#pragma warning disable 612
+            SpaceEngineersGame.SetupRender();
+#pragma warning restore 612
+            InitializeRender();
+            if (!_startup.CheckSteamRunning())
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Space Engineers requires steam to be running");
 
-                OverrideMenus();
+            if (!Game.IsDedicated)
-
+                MyFileSystem.InitUserSpecific(MyGameService.UserId.ToString());
-                InitializeRender();
-
-                if (!Game.IsDedicated)
-                    MyFileSystem.InitUserSpecific(mySteamService.UserId.ToString());
-            }
-
-            _startup.DetectSharpDxLeaksAfterRun();
-            MyInitializer.InvokeAfterRun();
         }
 
         private void OverrideMenus()
@@ -81,19 +82,46 @@ namespace Torch.Client
 
             MyPerGameSettings.GUI.MainMenu = typeof(TorchMainMenuScreen);
         }
-
+        
         public override void Start()
         {
             using (var spaceEngineersGame = new SpaceEngineersGame(RunArgs))
             {
                 Log.Info("Starting client");
+                OverrideMenus();
                 spaceEngineersGame.OnGameLoaded += SpaceEngineersGame_OnGameLoaded;
-                spaceEngineersGame.Run();
+                spaceEngineersGame.OnGameExit += Dispose;
+                spaceEngineersGame.Run(false, _startup.DisposeSplashScreen);
             }
         }
 
+        private void SetRenderWindowTitle(string title)
+        {
+            MyRenderThread renderThread = MySandboxGame.Static?.GameRenderComponent?.RenderThread;
+            if (renderThread == null)
+                return;
+            FieldInfo renderWindowField = typeof(MyRenderThread).GetField("m_renderWindow",
+                BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
+            if (renderWindowField == null)
+                return;
+            var window = renderWindowField.GetValue(MySandboxGame.Static.GameRenderComponent.RenderThread) as System.Windows.Forms.Form;
+            if (window != null)
+                renderThread.Invoke(() =>
+                {
+                    window.Text = title;
+                });
+        }
+
         private void SpaceEngineersGame_OnGameLoaded(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
+            SetRenderWindowTitle($"Space Engineers v{GameVersion} with Torch v{TorchVersion}");
+        }
+
+        public override void Dispose()
+        {
+            MyGameService.ShutDown();
+            _startup.DetectSharpDxLeaksAfterRun();
+            MyInitializer.InvokeAfterRun();
         }
 
         public override void Stop()

Torch.Client/TorchClientConfig.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Torch.Client
+{
+    public class TorchClientConfig : ITorchConfig
+    {
+        // How do we want to handle client side config?  It's radically different than the server.
+        public bool GetPluginUpdates { get; set; } = false;
+        public bool GetTorchUpdates { get; set; } = false;
+        public string InstanceName { get; set; } = "TorchClient";
+        public string InstancePath { get; set; }
+        public bool NoUpdate { get; set; } = true;
+        public List<string> Plugins { get; set; }
+        public bool ShouldUpdatePlugins { get; } = false;
+        public bool ShouldUpdateTorch { get; } = false;
+        public int TickTimeout { get; set; }
+        public bool Autostart { get; set; } = false;
+        public bool ForceUpdate { get; set; } = false;
+        public bool NoGui { get; set; } = false;
+        public bool RestartOnCrash { get; set; } = false;
+        public string WaitForPID { get; set; } = null;
+
+        public bool Save(string path = null)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+}

Torch.Server/Torch.Server.csproj

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 <Project ToolsVersion="15.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
-    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
     <ProjectGuid>{CA50886B-7B22-4CD8-93A0-C06F38D4F77D}</ProjectGuid>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
@@ -18,7 +16,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Debug\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)\bin\x64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)\bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
-    <DocumentationFile>bin\x64\Release\Torch.Server.xml</DocumentationFile>
+    <DocumentationFile>$(SolutionDir)\bin\x64\Release\Torch.Server.xml</DocumentationFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <StartupObject>Torch.Server.Program</StartupObject>
@@ -124,6 +122,7 @@
     <Reference Include="VRage.Audio, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=AMD64">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\GameBinaries\VRage.Audio.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>False</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="VRage.Dedicated, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=AMD64">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
@@ -290,12 +289,12 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Torch.API\Torch.API.csproj">
       <Project>{fba5d932-6254-4a1e-baf4-e229fa94e3c2}</Project>
       <Name>Torch.API</Name>
-      <Private>True</Private>
+      <Private>False</Private>
     </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Torch\Torch.csproj">
       <Project>{7e01635c-3b67-472e-bcd6-c5539564f214}</Project>
       <Name>Torch</Name>
-      <Private>True</Private>
+      <Private>False</Private>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -367,9 +366,7 @@
   <ItemGroup />
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <PostBuildEvent>cd "$(TargetDir)"
+    <PostBuildEvent>copy "$(SolutionDir)NLog.config" "$(TargetDir)"</PostBuildEvent>
-copy "$(SolutionDir)NLog.config" "$(TargetDir)"
-"Torch Server Release.bat"</PostBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.

Torch/Managers/DependencyManager.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using NLog;
+using Torch.API.Managers;
+
+namespace Torch.Managers
+{
+    public sealed class DependencyManager
+    {
+        private static readonly Logger _log = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
+
+        private class DependencyInfo
+        {
+            internal Type DependencyType => Field.FieldType;
+            internal FieldInfo Field { get; private set; }
+            internal bool Optional { get; private set; }
+
+            public DependencyInfo(FieldInfo field)
+            {
+                Field = field;
+                Optional = field.GetCustomAttribute<Manager.DependencyAttribute>().Optional;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Represents a registered instance of a manager.
+        /// </summary>
+        private class ManagerInstance
+        {
+            public IManager Instance { get; private set; }
+
+            internal readonly List<DependencyInfo> Dependencies;
+            internal readonly HashSet<Type> SuppliedManagers;
+            internal readonly HashSet<ManagerInstance> Dependents;
+
+            public ManagerInstance(IManager manager)
+            {
+                Instance = manager;
+
+                SuppliedManagers = new HashSet<Type>();
+                Dependencies = new List<DependencyInfo>();
+                Dependents = new HashSet<ManagerInstance>();
+                var openBases = new Queue<Type>();
+                openBases.Enqueue(manager.GetType());
+                while (openBases.TryDequeue(out Type type))
+                {
+                    if (!SuppliedManagers.Add(type))
+                        continue;
+
+                    foreach (FieldInfo field in type.GetFields(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public))
+                        if (field.HasAttribute<Manager.DependencyAttribute>())
+                            Dependencies.Add(new DependencyInfo(field));
+
+                    foreach (Type parent in type.GetInterfaces())
+                        openBases.Enqueue(parent);
+                    if (type.BaseType != null)
+                        openBases.Enqueue(type.BaseType);
+                }
+            }
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Used by <see cref="DependencyManager"/> internally to topologically sort the dependency list.
+            /// </summary>
+            public int UnsolvedDependencies { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        private readonly Dictionary<Type, ManagerInstance> _dependencySatisfaction;
+        private readonly List<ManagerInstance> _registeredManagers;
+        private readonly List<ManagerInstance> _orderedManagers;
+
+        public DependencyManager()
+        {
+            _dependencySatisfaction = new Dictionary<Type, ManagerInstance>();
+            _registeredManagers = new List<ManagerInstance>();
+            _orderedManagers = new List<ManagerInstance>();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Registers the given manager into the dependency system.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This method only returns false when there is already a manager registered with a type derived from this given manager,
+        /// or when the given manager is derived from an already existing manager.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="manager">Manager to register</param>
+        /// <returns>true if added, false if not</returns>
+        public bool AddManager(IManager manager)
+        {
+            // Protect against adding a manager derived from an existing manager
+            if (_registeredManagers.Any(x => x.Instance.GetType().IsInstanceOfType(manager)))
+                return false;
+            // Protect against adding a manager when an existing manager derives from it.
+            if (_registeredManagers.Any(x => manager.GetType().IsInstanceOfType(x.Instance)))
+                return false;
+
+            var instance = new ManagerInstance(manager);
+            _registeredManagers.Add(instance);
+
+            foreach (Type supplied in instance.SuppliedManagers)
+                if (_dependencySatisfaction.ContainsKey(supplied))
+                    // When we already have a manager supplying this component we have to unregister it.
+                    _dependencySatisfaction[supplied] = null;
+                else
+                    _dependencySatisfaction.Add(supplied, instance);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private void Sort()
+        {
+            // Resets the previous sort results
+            #region Reset
+            _orderedManagers.Clear();
+            foreach (ManagerInstance manager in _registeredManagers)
+            {
+                manager.Dependents.Clear();
+                foreach (DependencyInfo dependency in manager.Dependencies)
+                    dependency.Field.SetValue(manager.Instance, null);
+            }
+            #endregion
+
+            // Creates the dependency graph
+            #region Prepare
+            var dagQueue = new List<ManagerInstance>();
+            foreach (ManagerInstance manager in _registeredManagers)
+            {
+                var inFactor = 0;
+                foreach (DependencyInfo dependency in manager.Dependencies)
+                {
+                    if (_dependencySatisfaction.TryGetValue(dependency.DependencyType, out var dependencyInstance))
+                    {
+                        inFactor++;
+                        dependencyInstance.Dependents.Add(manager);
+                    }
+                    else if (!dependency.Optional)
+                        _log.Warn("Unable to satisfy dependency {0} ({1}) of {2}.", dependency.DependencyType.Name,
+                            dependency.Field.Name, manager.Instance.GetType().Name);
+                }
+                manager.UnsolvedDependencies = inFactor;
+                dagQueue.Add(manager);
+            }
+            #endregion
+
+            // Sorts the dependency graph into _orderedManagers
+            #region Sort
+            var tmpQueue = new List<ManagerInstance>();
+            while (dagQueue.Any())
+            {
+                tmpQueue.Clear();
+                for (var i = 0; i < dagQueue.Count; i++)
+                {
+                    if (dagQueue[i].UnsolvedDependencies == 0)
+                        tmpQueue.Add(dagQueue[i]);
+                    else
+                        dagQueue[i - tmpQueue.Count] = dagQueue[i];
+                }
+                dagQueue.RemoveRange(dagQueue.Count - tmpQueue.Count, tmpQueue.Count);
+                if (tmpQueue.Count == 0)
+                {
+                    _log.Fatal("Dependency loop detected in the following managers:");
+                    foreach (ManagerInstance manager in dagQueue)
+                    {
+                        _log.Fatal("   + {0} has {1} unsolved dependencies.", manager.Instance.GetType().FullName, manager.UnsolvedDependencies);
+                        _log.Fatal("        - Dependencies: {0}",
+                            string.Join(", ", manager.Dependencies.Select(x => x.DependencyType.Name + (x.Optional ? " (Optional)" : ""))));
+                        _log.Fatal("        - Dependents: {0}",
+                            string.Join(", ", manager.Dependents.Select(x => x.Instance.GetType().Name)));
+                    }
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Unable to satisfy all required manager dependencies");
+                }
+                // Update the number of unsolved dependencies
+                foreach (ManagerInstance manager in tmpQueue)
+                    foreach (ManagerInstance dependent in manager.Dependents)
+                        dependent.UnsolvedDependencies--;
+                // tmpQueue.Sort(); If we have priorities this is where to sort them.
+                _orderedManagers.AddRange(tmpQueue);
+            }
+            #endregion
+
+            // Updates the dependency fields with the correct manager instances
+            #region Satisfy
+            foreach (ManagerInstance manager in _registeredManagers)
+            {
+                manager.Dependents.Clear();
+                foreach (DependencyInfo dependency in manager.Dependencies)
+                    dependency.Field.SetValue(manager.Instance, _dependencySatisfaction.GetValueOrDefault(dependency.DependencyType));
+            }
+            #endregion
+        }
+
+        private bool _initiated = false;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes the dependency manager, and all its registered managers.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void Init()
+        {
+            if (_initiated)
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Can't start the dependency manager more than once");
+            _initiated = true;
+            Sort();
+            foreach (ManagerInstance manager in _orderedManagers)
+                manager.Instance.Init();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the manager that provides the given type.  If there is no such manager, returns null.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">Type of manager</typeparam>
+        /// <returns>manager, or null if none exists</returns>
+        public T GetManager<T>() where T : class, IManager
+        {
+            return (T)_dependencySatisfaction.GetValueOrDefault(typeof(T))?.Instance;
+        }
+    }
+}

Torch/Managers/Manager.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,24 @@ namespace Torch.Managers
 
     public abstract class Manager : IManager
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Indicates a field is a dependency of this parent manager.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <example>
+        /// <code>
+        /// public class NetworkManager : Manager { }
+        /// public class ChatManager : Manager {
+        ///     [Dependency(Optional = false)]
+        ///     private NetworkManager _network;
+        /// }
+        /// </code>
+        /// </example>
+        [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Field)]
+        public class DependencyAttribute : Attribute
+        {
+            public bool Optional { get; set; } = false;
+        }
+
         protected ITorchBase Torch { get; }
 
         protected Manager(ITorchBase torchInstance)

Torch/Torch.csproj

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 <Project ToolsVersion="15.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
-    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
     <ProjectGuid>{7E01635C-3B67-472E-BCD6-C5539564F214}</ProjectGuid>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x64'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Debug\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)\bin\x64\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -23,14 +21,14 @@
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x64'">
-    <OutputPath>bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)\bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
-    <DocumentationFile>bin\x64\Release\Torch.xml</DocumentationFile>
+    <DocumentationFile>$(SolutionDir)\bin\x64\Release\Torch.xml</DocumentationFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="HavokWrapper, Version=1.0.6278.22649, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=AMD64">
@@ -143,7 +141,8 @@
       <Private>False</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="VRage.Steam">
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\..\..\steamcmd\steamapps\common\SpaceEngineersDedicatedServer\DedicatedServer64\VRage.Steam.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\GameBinaries\VRage.Steam.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>False</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="WindowsBase" />
   </ItemGroup>
@@ -151,6 +150,7 @@
     <Compile Include="ChatMessage.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Collections\ObservableList.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DispatcherExtensions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Managers\DependencyManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SaveGameStatus.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Collections\KeyTree.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Collections\ObservableDictionary.cs" />
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Torch.API\Torch.API.csproj">
       <Project>{fba5d932-6254-4a1e-baf4-e229fa94e3c2}</Project>
       <Name>Torch.API</Name>
-      <Private>True</Private>
+      <Private>False</Private>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>

Torch/TorchBase.cs

@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ namespace Torch
         /// Common log for the Torch instance.
         /// </summary>
         protected static Logger Log { get; } = LogManager.GetLogger("Torch");
-        private readonly List<IManager> _managers;
+
+        private readonly DependencyManager _managers;
+
         private bool _init;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -89,38 +91,37 @@ namespace Torch
             TorchVersion = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version; 
             RunArgs = new string[0];
 
+            _managers = new DependencyManager();
+
             Plugins = new PluginManager(this);
             Multiplayer = new MultiplayerManager(this);
             Entities = new EntityManager(this);
             Network = new NetworkManager(this);
             Commands = new CommandManager(this);
 
-            _managers = new List<IManager> { new FilesystemManager(this), new UpdateManager(this), Network, Commands, Plugins, Multiplayer, Entities, new ChatManager(this), };
+            _managers.AddManager(new FilesystemManager(this));
+            _managers.AddManager(new UpdateManager(this));
+            _managers.AddManager(Network);
+            _managers.AddManager(Commands);
+            _managers.AddManager(Plugins);
+            _managers.AddManager(Multiplayer);
+            _managers.AddManager(Entities);
+            _managers.AddManager(new ChatManager(this));
 
 
             TorchAPI.Instance = this;
         }
 
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public ListReader<IManager> GetManagers()
-        {
-            return new ListReader<IManager>(_managers);
-        }
-
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public T GetManager<T>() where T : class, IManager
         {
-            return _managers.FirstOrDefault(m => m is T) as T;
+            return _managers.GetManager<T>();
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public bool AddManager<T>(T manager) where T : class, IManager
         {
-            if (_managers.Any(x => x is T))
+            return _managers.AddManager(manager);
-                return false;
-
-            _managers.Add(manager);
-            return true;
         }
 
         public bool IsOnGameThread()
@@ -248,8 +249,7 @@ namespace Torch
             MySession.OnUnloading += OnSessionUnloading;
             MySession.OnUnloaded += OnSessionUnloaded;
             RegisterVRagePlugin();
-            foreach (var manager in _managers)
+            _managers.Init();
-                manager.Init();
             _init = true;
         }