Seed client auth from token file and pin the data dir

src/main/constants.ts

@@ -18,10 +18,15 @@ export const PORTABLE =
     !existsSync(join(vesktopDir, "Uninstall Vesktop.exe"));
 
 export const DATA_DIR =
-    process.env.VENCORD_USER_DATA_DIR || (PORTABLE ? join(vesktopDir, "Data") : join(app.getPath("userData")));
+    process.env.VENCORD_USER_DATA_DIR ||
+    process.env.VESKSLOP_DATA_DIR ||
+    (PORTABLE ? join(vesktopDir, "Data") : join(app.getPath("appData"), "veskslop"));
 
 mkdirSync(DATA_DIR, { recursive: true });
 
+/** Durable auth credential. Seeded into the client before it boots. */
+export const TOKEN_FILE = process.env.VESKSLOP_TOKEN_FILE || join(DATA_DIR, "token");
+
 export const SESSION_DATA_DIR = join(DATA_DIR, "sessionData");
 app.setPath("sessionData", SESSION_DATA_DIR);
 

src/main/ipc.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { join } from "path";
 import { IpcEvents } from "../shared/IpcEvents";
 import { setBadgeCount } from "./appBadge";
 import { autoStart } from "./autoStart";
+import { TOKEN_FILE } from "./constants";
 import { enableHardwareAcceleration } from "./main";
 import { mainWin } from "./mainWindow";
 import { Settings, State } from "./settings";
@@ -60,6 +61,17 @@ handleSync(IpcEvents.GET_SETTINGS, () => Settings.plain);
 handleSync(IpcEvents.GET_VERSION, () => app.getVersion());
 handleSync(IpcEvents.GET_ENABLE_HARDWARE_ACCELERATION, () => enableHardwareAcceleration);
 
+handleSync(IpcEvents.VESKSLOP_GET_TOKEN, () => {
+    let token: string | undefined;
+    try {
+        token = readFileSync(TOKEN_FILE, "utf8").trim() || undefined;
+    } catch {
+        // No token file: the client falls back to its normal login.
+    }
+
+    return { token, force: process.env.VESKSLOP_FORCE_TOKEN === "1" };
+});
+
 handleSync(
     IpcEvents.SUPPORTS_WINDOWS_TRANSPARENCY,
     () => process.platform === "win32" && Number(release().split(".").pop()) >= 22621

src/preload/index.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ import { contextBridge, ipcRenderer, webFrame } from "electron/renderer";
 import { IpcEvents } from "../shared/IpcEvents";
 import { VesktopNative } from "./VesktopNative";
 
+// Veskslop: seed the Discord auth token before the client boots, unless a session already exists.
+try {
+    const seed = ipcRenderer.sendSync(IpcEvents.VESKSLOP_GET_TOKEN) as
+        | { token?: string; force?: boolean }
+        | undefined;
+
+    if (seed?.token && (seed.force || !localStorage.getItem("token"))) {
+        localStorage.setItem("token", JSON.stringify(seed.token));
+        console.log("[veskslop] seeded auth token");
+    }
+} catch (error) {
+    console.warn("[veskslop] failed to seed auth token", error);
+}
+
 contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("VesktopNative", VesktopNative);
 
 // While sandboxed, Electron "polyfills" these APIs as local variables.

src/shared/IpcEvents.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ export const enum IpcEvents {
     GET_SETTINGS = "VCD_GET_SETTINGS",
     SET_SETTINGS = "VCD_SET_SETTINGS",
 
+    VESKSLOP_GET_TOKEN = "VCD_VESKSLOP_GET_TOKEN",
+
     IS_USING_CUSTOM_VENCORD_DIR = "VCD_IS_USING_CUSTOM_VENCORD_DIR",
     SHOW_CUSTOM_VENCORD_DIR = "VCD_SHOW_CUSTOM_VENCORD_DIR",
     SELECT_VENCORD_DIR = "VCD_SELECT_VENCORD_DIR",