AHK: Executable Wrapper Template

#SingleInstance force
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

EXECUTABLE_PATH=
EXECUTABLE_NAME=
EXECUTABLE_TIMEOUTMSG=

; Config file is the script name with .ini instead of .ahk or .exe
SplitPath, A_ScriptName,,,, ConfigFile
ConfigFile := ConfigFile . ".ini"
gConfigIsNew := false
if (!FileExist(ConfigFile))
    gConfigIsNew := true

IniReadWrite(file, category, key, defaultValue) {
    IniRead, output, %file%, %category%, %key%
    if (output = "ERROR" or !output) {
            IniWrite, %defaultValue%, %file%, %category%, %key%
            output := defaultValue
    }
    return output
}

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; Read config options from the INI file here. ;
;---------------------------------------------;

;---------------------------------------------;

; Open the INI file to be edited by the user, if this is the first time the script has been run
if (gConfigIsNew)
    Run, %ConfigFile%

Process, Exist, %EXECUTABLE_NAME%
if (!ErrorLevel) { ; if the executable isn't already running
    Run, %EXECUTABLE_PATH% ; launch the executable
    loop {
        Process, Wait, %EXECUTABLE_NAME%, 120 ; wait for it to load
        if (ErrorLevel) ; if the executable is running
            break ; break loop
        ; If it took more than two minutes, ask the user if they wish to continue waiting
        MsgBox, 0x40034, Timed Out, %EXECUTABLE_TIMEOUTMSG% Continue waiting?
        IfMsgBox No
            ExitApp
    }
}

Hotkey, IfWinActive, ahk_exe %EXECUTABLE_NAME%
;-----------------------------------------;
; Place dynamically created hotkeys here. ;
;-----------------------------------------;

;-----------------------------------------;
Hotkey, IfWinActive

;-------------------------------;
; Place auto-execute code here. ;
;-------------------------------;

;-------------------------------;

Process, WaitClose, %EXECUTABLE_NAME% ; wait for the executable to close
ExitApp ; then exit app

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; Place hotkeys and other code here. ;
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