From d1afc6ed0733b22bc77136c07ef86dbc5aef108b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stjepan Bakrac <S.Bakrac@impeo.org>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 14:34:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added hiding feature for --hide

---
 xiloader/console.cpp | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 xiloader/console.h   | 19 +++++++++++++++
 xiloader/main.cpp    | 10 ++++++++
 3 files changed, 85 insertions(+)

diff --git a/xiloader/console.cpp b/xiloader/console.cpp
index d1138e1..4bcb29a 100644
--- a/xiloader/console.cpp
+++ b/xiloader/console.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ This file is part of DarkStar-server source code.
 
 #include "console.h"
 
+#include <ShObjIdl.h>
+
 /* Global Externs */
 extern CRITICAL_SECTION g_CriticalSection;
+extern bool g_Hide;
 
 namespace xiloader
 {
@@ -134,4 +137,57 @@ namespace xiloader
         LeaveCriticalSection(&g_CriticalSection);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Shows or hides the console based on the provided argument.
+     *
+     * @param visible   "true" to show the console, "false" to hide it.
+     */
+    void console::visible(bool visible)
+    {
+        if (!g_Hide)
+            return;
+
+        HWND console = GetConsoleWindow();
+
+        // Adjust the task bar
+        ITaskbarList* taskbar = nullptr;
+        HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(
+            CLSID_TaskbarList,
+            nullptr,
+            CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
+            IID_ITaskbarList,
+            reinterpret_cast<void**>(&taskbar));
+        if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+        {
+            if (visible)
+            {
+                taskbar->AddTab(console);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                taskbar->DeleteTab(console);
+            }
+            taskbar->Release();
+        }
+
+        // Adjust the window's visibility
+        ShowWindow(console, visible ? SW_SHOW : SW_HIDE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Hides the console window.
+     */
+    void console::hide()
+    {
+        visible(false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Shows the console window.
+     */
+    void console::show()
+    {
+        visible(true);
+    }
+
 }; // namespace xiloader
diff --git a/xiloader/console.h b/xiloader/console.h
index c585467..adbea04 100644
--- a/xiloader/console.h
+++ b/xiloader/console.h
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ namespace xiloader
      */
     class console
     {
+    private:
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Shows or hides the console based on the provided argument.
+         *
+         * @param visible   "true" to show the console, "false" to hide it.
+         */
+        static void visible(bool visible);
+
     public:
 
         /**
@@ -119,6 +128,16 @@ namespace xiloader
          * @param ...       The arguments to fill the format.
          */
         static void output(const xiloader::color::colors& c, const char* format, ...);
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Hides the console window.
+         */
+        static void hide();
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Shows the console window.
+         */
+        static void show();
     };
 
 }; // namespace xiloader
diff --git a/xiloader/main.cpp b/xiloader/main.cpp
index 137d296..2f9b1cd 100644
--- a/xiloader/main.cpp
+++ b/xiloader/main.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ std::string g_Username = ""; // The username being logged in with.
 std::string g_Password = ""; // The password being logged in with.
 char* g_CharacterList = NULL; // Pointer to the character list data being sent from the server.
 bool g_IsRunning = false; // Flag to determine if the network threads should hault.
+bool g_Hide = false; // Determines whether or not to hide the console window after FFXI starts.
 CRITICAL_SECTION g_CriticalSection; // Critical section object to prevent console logging issues from threads.
 
 /* Hairpin Fix Variables */
@@ -294,6 +295,13 @@ int __cdecl main(int argc, char* argv[])
             continue;
         }
 
+        /* Hide Argument */
+        if (!_strnicmp(argv[x], "--hide", 6))
+        {
+            g_Hide = true;
+            continue;
+        }
+
         xiloader::console::output(xiloader::color::warning, "Found unknown command argument: %s", argv[x]);
     }
 
@@ -368,7 +376,9 @@ int __cdecl main(int argc, char* argv[])
                 {
                     /* Attempt to start Final Fantasy.. */
                     IUnknown* message = NULL;
+                    xiloader::console::hide();
                     ffxi->GameStart(polcore, &message);
+                    xiloader::console::show();
                     ffxi->Release();
                 }