Extension Protocol

This extensions protocol is NOT implemented yet.

System object

• name the short name for the system
• fullName the full name for the system
• emus array of emu ids of emulator that can play games made for this system
• mediaType can be 'disc', `pcb' (printed circuit board), or 'cart' (cartridge)
• gameExts array of file type extensions commonly used for games made for this system
• gameFolders boolean for whether games for this system are typically stored in folders

Emulator object

• name the official full name of the emulator, can have capital letters and spaces
• sys the system id of the system this emulator is associated with
• site the official website for the app
• patreon the app developer's Patreon page
• gamesDir the default games folder (if the emulator has one) relative to the folder the app is in
• imagesDir the default image folder (if the emulator has one) relative to the folder the app is in
• jsEmu a boolean signifying if the emulator is a jsEmu (false by default)
• latestVersion the latest version number of the app
• dev a boolean for running the app in developer mode or not (if possible) (false by default)
• mute a boolean for whether the app should run with sound or not (if possible) (false by default)
• volume a number 0-100 representing the emulated sound output volume
• keyboard custom key mappings (more info will be added soon)

The following properties of emu objects must be objects with OS property names: 'linux', 'mac', or 'win'

• app string with the app path
• appDirs array with the default directories the application could be installed to
• appRegex a Regular Expression that can match the name of the emulator app
• cmd the command line arguments needed to run the app

This property have an object with OS + architecture property names: 'linux-x64', 'mac-x64', 'mac-arm64', or 'win-x64'

• install 'prereq', 'jsEmu', 'installer', 'portable', 'standalone'