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libretro/install.py
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Abdessamad Derraz 34619c778f fix: publish target aliases and refuse an unknown one
The pack builder accepts the aliases declared in the target overrides,
so --target switch works there, but the installer's target manifests
carried only canonical names. The documented word was the one that
failed, and the installer then carried on with every file: 1911 files
and 4.1 GB where the user had asked for the 863 that target needs.

Aliases are emitted beside their canonical target, and an unknown
target now stops the run and lists what is available. A filter is
applied or refused, never ignored.
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Universal BIOS installer for retrogaming platforms.
Self-contained script using only Python stdlib. Downloads missing BIOS files
from the retrobios repository and places them in the correct location for
the detected emulator platform.
Usage:
python install.py
python install.py --platform retroarch --dest ~/custom/bios
python install.py --check
python install.py --list-platforms
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import argparse
import concurrent.futures
import hashlib
import json
import os
import platform
import re
import shutil
import sys
import tempfile
import urllib.error
import urllib.parse
import urllib.request
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
from pathlib import Path, PurePosixPath
# Manifests are read from the same ref the bootstrap verified this installer
# against, so a file list and the code reading it always come from one commit.
# RETROBIOS_REF pins an installation to a tag when reproducibility matters.
DEFAULT_RELEASE_REF = "main"
RELEASE_REF = os.environ.get("RETROBIOS_REF", DEFAULT_RELEASE_REF)
DEFAULT_BASE_URL = (
"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Abdess/retrobios/"
+ urllib.parse.quote(RELEASE_REF, safe="")
)
_LOOPBACK_HOSTS = ("localhost", "127.0.0.1", "::1")
def _checked_base_url(value: str) -> str:
"""Refuse a base URL that is neither HTTPS nor loopback.
This base serves the manifest and the files it declares, so whoever
controls it controls the expected hashes too and verification stops
proving anything. install.sh and install.ps1 make the same check on the
URL they fetch the installer from.
Plain HTTP to loopback stays allowed: nothing sits between the two ends
to intercept it, and it is how the installer is exercised end to end.
"""
parsed = urllib.parse.urlparse(value)
if parsed.scheme == "https":
return value
host = (parsed.hostname or "").lower()
if parsed.scheme == "http" and host in _LOOPBACK_HOSTS:
return value
print(
f"Error: RETROBIOS_BASE_URL must use HTTPS, got {value!r}",
file=sys.stderr,
)
sys.exit(1)
BASE_URL = _checked_base_url(os.environ.get("RETROBIOS_BASE_URL", DEFAULT_BASE_URL))
MANIFEST_URL = f"{BASE_URL}/install/{{platform}}.json"
TARGETS_URL = f"{BASE_URL}/install/targets/{{platform}}.json"
RAW_FILE_URL = f"{BASE_URL}/{{path}}"
RELEASE_URL = (
"https://github.com/Abdess/retrobios/releases/download/large-files/{asset}"
)
MAX_RETRIES = 3
MAX_MANIFEST_BYTES = 16 * 1024 * 1024
MAX_TARGETS_BYTES = 4 * 1024 * 1024
MAX_MANIFEST_FILES = 100_000
MAX_DOWNLOAD_SIZE = 1024 * 1024 * 1024
MAX_TOTAL_DOWNLOAD_SIZE = 64 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024
_SHA1_RE = re.compile(r"^[0-9a-fA-F]{40}$")
_SHA256_RE = re.compile(r"^[0-9a-fA-F]{64}$")
# Platforms with a manifest in install/. Manifest URLs are case sensitive,
# so user input is normalized against this list before any fetch.
AVAILABLE_PLATFORMS = (
"retroarch", "batocera", "recalbox", "retrobat", "emudeck",
"lakka", "retrodeck", "rocknix", "romm", "bizhawk", "misterfpga",
"retropie",
)
# Fallback BIOS destination per platform when --platform is forced
# but auto-detection finds nothing on the machine.
DEFAULT_DESTS = {
"batocera": Path("/userdata/bios"),
"recalbox": Path("/recalbox/share/bios"),
"lakka": Path("/storage/system"),
"retrodeck": Path.home() / "retrodeck",
"emudeck": Path.home() / "Emulation" / "bios",
"rocknix": Path("/storage/roms/bios"),
"misterfpga": Path("/media/fat/games"),
"retropie": Path.home() / "RetroPie" / "BIOS",
}
def detect_os() -> str:
"""Return normalized OS identifier."""
system = platform.system().lower()
if system == "linux":
proc_version = Path("/proc/version")
if proc_version.exists():
try:
content = proc_version.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
if "microsoft" in content.lower():
return "wsl"
except OSError:
pass
return "linux"
if system == "darwin":
return "darwin"
if system == "windows":
return "windows"
return system
def _parse_os_release() -> dict[str, str]:
"""Parse /etc/os-release KEY=value format."""
result: dict[str, str] = {}
path = Path("/etc/os-release")
if not path.exists():
return result
try:
for line in path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace").splitlines():
line = line.strip()
if "=" not in line or line.startswith("#"):
continue
key, _, value = line.partition("=")
value = value.strip('"').strip("'")
result[key] = value
except OSError:
pass
return result
def _expand_retroarch_path(value: str, app_dir: Path) -> Path:
"""Expand the notations RetroArch writes into its config values.
fill_pathname_expand_special (libretro-common/file/file_path.c) maps a
leading '~' to the home directory and a leading ':' to the application
directory, dropping the two leading characters in both cases.
"""
if value[:1] == "~":
return Path(str(Path.home())) / value[2:]
if value[:1] == ":":
return app_dir / value[2:]
return Path(os.path.expandvars(os.path.expanduser(value)))
def _parse_retroarch_system_dir(
cfg_path: Path, app_dir: Path | None = None
) -> Path | None:
"""Parse system_directory from retroarch.cfg.
app_dir is RetroArch's application directory, used to expand ':' values.
It defaults to the directory holding the config, which is where a portable
install keeps both.
"""
if not cfg_path.exists():
return None
app_dir = app_dir or cfg_path.parent
try:
for line in cfg_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace").splitlines():
line = line.strip()
if line.startswith("system_directory"):
_, _, value = line.partition("=")
value = value.strip().strip('"').strip("'")
if not value or value == "default":
return app_dir / "system"
return _expand_retroarch_path(value, app_dir)
except OSError:
pass
return None
def _shell_unquote(value: str) -> str:
"""Resolve a shell right-hand side into its effective string value.
Handles concatenated quoted/unquoted segments the way bash does
(e.g. "/run/media/deck/EmuSD"/Emulation), expands variables in
double-quoted and unquoted segments, and stops at unquoted
whitespace or a comment.
"""
parts: list[str] = []
i = 0
n = len(value)
while i < n:
c = value[i]
if c == '"':
end = value.find('"', i + 1)
if end == -1:
parts.append(os.path.expandvars(value[i + 1:]))
break
parts.append(os.path.expandvars(value[i + 1:end]))
i = end + 1
elif c == "'":
end = value.find("'", i + 1)
if end == -1:
parts.append(value[i + 1:])
break
parts.append(value[i + 1:end])
i = end + 1
elif c.isspace() or c == "#":
break
else:
end = i
while end < n and value[end] not in "\"'#" and not value[end].isspace():
end += 1
parts.append(os.path.expandvars(value[i:end]))
i = end
return os.path.expanduser("".join(parts))
def _parse_bash_var(path: Path, key: str) -> str | None:
"""Extract the effective value of key= from a bash/shell file."""
if not path.exists():
return None
try:
for line in path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace").splitlines():
line = line.strip()
if line.startswith(f"{key}="):
_, _, value = line.partition("=")
return _shell_unquote(value)
except OSError:
pass
return None
def _parse_json_path(path: Path, *keys: str) -> str | None:
"""Extract a nested string value from a JSON file."""
if not path.exists():
return None
try:
data = json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace"))
for key in keys:
data = data[key]
return data if isinstance(data, str) and data else None
except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError, TypeError):
return None
def _parse_ps1_var(path: Path, key: str) -> str | None:
"""Extract value of $key= or key= from a PowerShell file."""
if not path.exists():
return None
normalized = key.lstrip("$")
try:
for line in path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace").splitlines():
line = line.strip()
check = line.lstrip("$")
if check.startswith(f"{normalized}="):
_, _, value = check.partition("=")
return value.strip('"').strip("'")
except OSError:
pass
return None
def _detect_embedded() -> list[tuple[str, Path]]:
"""Check for embedded Linux retrogaming OSes."""
found: list[tuple[str, Path]] = []
os_release = _parse_os_release()
os_id = os_release.get("ID", "").lower()
if os_id == "rocknix":
found.append(("rocknix", Path("/storage/roms/bios")))
return found
# MiSTer keeps the SD card at /media/fat with the main binary at its root
# (Main_MiSTer file_io.cpp:1150-1156), and cores read from games/
# (file_io.h:168)
if Path("/media/fat/MiSTer").exists():
found.append(("misterfpga", Path("/media/fat/games")))
return found
if Path("/etc/knulli-release").exists():
found.append(("batocera", Path("/userdata/bios")))
return found
if os_id == "lakka":
found.append(("lakka", Path("/storage/system")))
return found
if Path("/etc/batocera-version").exists():
found.append(("batocera", Path("/userdata/bios")))
return found
if (
Path("/recalbox/recalbox.version").exists()
or Path("/usr/bin/recalbox-settings").exists()
):
found.append(("recalbox", Path("/recalbox/share/bios")))
return found
if Path("/opt/muos").exists() or Path("/mnt/mmc/MUOS/").exists():
found.append(("retroarch", Path("/mnt/mmc/MUOS/bios")))
return found
if Path("/home/ark").exists() and Path("/opt/system").exists():
found.append(("retroarch", Path("/roms/bios")))
return found
if Path("/mnt/vendor/bin/dmenu.bin").exists():
found.append(("retroarch", Path("/mnt/mmc/bios")))
return found
return found
def _lnk_target(lnk_path: Path, exe_name: str) -> Path | None:
"""Read the target path of a Windows shortcut.
Shortcuts embed the target as a plain local path; scanning for it avoids
parsing the whole .lnk structure for the one field that matters here.
"""
try:
if lnk_path.stat().st_size > 64 * 1024:
return None
blob = lnk_path.read_bytes()
except OSError:
return None
pattern = re.compile(
rb"[A-Za-z]:\\[ -~]{0,260}?" + re.escape(exe_name.encode()), re.IGNORECASE
)
match = pattern.search(blob)
if not match:
return None
return Path(match.group().decode("ascii", "replace").replace("\\", "/"))
def launchbox_root(os_type: str) -> Path | None:
"""Locate the LaunchBox installation directory.
LaunchBox installs wherever the user points its installer and writes no
uninstall registry key, so the Start menu shortcut is the only record of
that choice. Everything else falls back to the default location.
"""
if os_type not in ("windows", "wsl"):
return None
candidates: list[Path] = []
appdata = os.environ.get("APPDATA", "")
if appdata:
lnk = (
Path(appdata)
/ "Microsoft"
/ "Windows"
/ "Start Menu"
/ "Programs"
/ "LaunchBox"
/ "LaunchBox.lnk"
)
if lnk.exists():
target = _lnk_target(lnk, "LaunchBox.exe")
if target:
# The shortcut points at Core/LaunchBox.exe
candidates.append(target.parent.parent)
candidates.append(target.parent)
userprofile = os.environ.get("USERPROFILE", "")
if userprofile:
candidates.append(Path(userprofile) / "LaunchBox")
for root in candidates:
if (root / "Data" / "Emulators.xml").exists():
return root
return None
def launchbox_emulators(emulators_xml: Path) -> dict[str, Path]:
"""Map each emulator LaunchBox knows about to its installation directory.
LaunchBox stores its emulator list in Data/Emulators.xml; ApplicationPath
is either absolute or relative to the LaunchBox root directory. Keys are
the lowercase executable names.
"""
found: dict[str, Path] = {}
if not emulators_xml.exists():
return found
try:
if emulators_xml.stat().st_size > 10 * 1024 * 1024:
return found
raw = emulators_xml.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
# ElementTree expands internal entities; LaunchBox writes no doctype
if "<!DOCTYPE" in raw.upper():
return found
tree = ET.ElementTree(ET.fromstring(raw))
except (ET.ParseError, OSError):
return found
lb_root = emulators_xml.parent.parent
for emu in tree.getroot().iter("Emulator"):
app_path = (emu.findtext("ApplicationPath") or "").replace("\\", "/")
if not app_path:
continue
exe = Path(app_path)
if not exe.is_absolute():
exe = lb_root / exe
if exe.parent.is_dir():
found.setdefault(exe.name.lower(), exe.parent)
return found
def _launchbox_retroarch_system_dir(emulators_xml: Path) -> Path | None:
"""Resolve the system dir of a RetroArch referenced by LaunchBox.
Mirrors the plugin's UpdateSystemPath: read system_directory from the
retroarch.cfg sitting next to the executable, else assume system/.
"""
emu_dir = launchbox_emulators(emulators_xml).get("retroarch.exe")
if emu_dir is None:
return None
system_dir = _parse_retroarch_system_dir(emu_dir / "retroarch.cfg", emu_dir)
return system_dir or emu_dir / "system"
def _pcsx2_bios_dir(emu_dir: Path) -> Path:
"""Resolve the BIOS folder of a PCSX2 installed under LaunchBox.
EmuFolders (pcsx2/Pcsx2Config.cpp) enters portable mode when portable.ini
or portable.txt sits next to the executable, and then takes the data root
from the contents of portable.txt, relative to the executable. Otherwise
the data root is Documents/PCSX2. Bios defaults to "bios" below it and the
Bios key of PCSX2.ini overrides that.
"""
documents = Path(os.environ.get("USERPROFILE", str(Path.home()))) / "Documents"
portable_txt = emu_dir / "portable.txt"
portable = (emu_dir / "portable.ini").exists() or portable_txt.exists()
if portable:
subpath = ""
try:
subpath = portable_txt.read_text(
encoding="utf-8", errors="replace"
).strip()
except OSError:
pass
data_root = emu_dir / subpath if subpath else emu_dir
else:
data_root = documents / "PCSX2"
ini = data_root / "inis" / "PCSX2.ini"
try:
for line in ini.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace").splitlines():
if line.startswith("Bios = "):
value = line[len("Bios = "):].strip()
candidate = Path(value)
return candidate if candidate.is_absolute() else data_root / value
except OSError:
pass
return data_root / "bios"
def _xemu_bios_dir(emu_dir: Path) -> Path:
"""Resolve the BIOS folder of a xemu managed by LaunchBox.
Follows the plugin: xemu.toml next to the executable else the roaming
copy, with bootrom_path and flashrom_path naming a file whose directory
holds the images. Both default to bios/ under the executable.
"""
appdata = os.environ.get("APPDATA", "")
toml = emu_dir / "xemu.toml"
if not toml.exists() and appdata:
toml = Path(appdata) / "xemu" / "xemu" / "xemu.toml"
if toml.exists():
try:
for line in toml.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace").splitlines():
if line.startswith(("bootrom_path", "flashrom_path")):
parts = line.split("'")
if len(parts) > 1 and Path(parts[1]).exists():
return Path(parts[1]).parent
except OSError:
pass
return emu_dir / "bios"
def launchbox_bios_dirs(root: Path) -> dict[str, Path]:
"""Map emulator ids to the BIOS directory LaunchBox expects for them.
Only emulators whose destination LaunchBox itself computes are listed;
the rest keep the default locations declared in the manifest.
"""
emulators = launchbox_emulators(root / "Data" / "Emulators.xml")
dirs: dict[str, Path] = {}
emu_dir = emulators.get("pcsx2.exe")
if emu_dir:
dirs["pcsx2"] = _pcsx2_bios_dir(emu_dir)
emu_dir = emulators.get("xemu.exe")
if emu_dir:
dirs["xemu"] = _xemu_bios_dir(emu_dir)
emu_dir = emulators.get("dolphin.exe")
if emu_dir and (emu_dir / "portable.txt").exists():
# portable.txt beside the executable moves the user directory to
# User (SetUserDirectory in Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.cpp,
# PORTABLE_USER_DIR in Source/Core/Common/CommonPaths.h)
dirs["dolphin"] = emu_dir / "User"
return dirs
def detect_frontends(os_type: str, home: Path | None = None) -> list[str]:
"""Detect frontends that reference emulators without owning a BIOS dir.
ES-DE resolves its application data directory to $ESDE_APPDATA_DIR or
<home>/ES-DE (es-core FileSystemUtil.cpp getAppDataDirectory).
"""
home = home or Path.home()
frontends: list[str] = []
esde_env = os.environ.get("ESDE_APPDATA_DIR", "")
if (esde_env and Path(esde_env).is_dir()) or (home / "ES-DE").is_dir():
frontends.append("esde")
if launchbox_root(os_type) is not None:
frontends.append("launchbox")
return frontends
def detect_platforms(os_type: str) -> list[tuple[str, Path]]:
"""Detect installed emulator platforms and their BIOS directories."""
found: list[tuple[str, Path]] = []
if os_type in ("linux", "wsl"):
found.extend(_detect_embedded())
# EmuDeck (Linux/SteamOS)
home = Path.home()
emudeck_settings = home / ".config" / "EmuDeck" / "settings.sh"
if emudeck_settings.exists():
emu_path = _parse_bash_var(emudeck_settings, "emulationPath")
if emu_path:
bios_dir = Path(emu_path) / "bios"
found.append(("emudeck", bios_dir))
# RetroDECK: retrodeck.json since the cfg-to-json migration, which
# renames the old retrodeck.cfg to retrodeck.bak (global.sh:149-153)
retrodeck_conf_dir = home / ".var" / "app" / "net.retrodeck.retrodeck" / "config" / "retrodeck"
retrodeck_json = retrodeck_conf_dir / "retrodeck.json"
retrodeck_cfg = retrodeck_conf_dir / "retrodeck.cfg"
if retrodeck_json.exists():
rd_home = _parse_json_path(retrodeck_json, "paths", "rd_home_path")
found.append(("retrodeck", Path(rd_home) if rd_home else home / "retrodeck"))
elif retrodeck_cfg.exists():
rd_home = _parse_bash_var(retrodeck_cfg, "rdhome")
found.append(("retrodeck", Path(rd_home) if rd_home else home / "retrodeck"))
# RetroArch Flatpak
flatpak_cfg = home / ".var" / "app" / "org.libretro.RetroArch" / "config" / "retroarch" / "retroarch.cfg"
ra_dir = _parse_retroarch_system_dir(flatpak_cfg)
if ra_dir:
found.append(("retroarch", ra_dir))
# RetroArch Snap
snap_cfg = home / "snap" / "retroarch" / "current" / ".config" / "retroarch" / "retroarch.cfg"
ra_dir = _parse_retroarch_system_dir(snap_cfg)
if ra_dir:
found.append(("retroarch", ra_dir))
# RetroArch native
native_cfg = home / ".config" / "retroarch" / "retroarch.cfg"
ra_dir = _parse_retroarch_system_dir(native_cfg)
if ra_dir:
found.append(("retroarch", ra_dir))
if os_type == "darwin":
home = Path.home()
mac_cfg = home / "Library" / "Application Support" / "RetroArch" / "retroarch.cfg"
ra_dir = _parse_retroarch_system_dir(mac_cfg)
if ra_dir:
found.append(("retroarch", ra_dir))
if os_type in ("windows", "wsl"):
# EmuDeck Windows
home = Path.home()
emudeck_ps1 = Path(os.environ.get("APPDATA", "")) / "EmuDeck" / "settings.ps1"
if emudeck_ps1.exists():
emu_path = _parse_ps1_var(emudeck_ps1, "$emulationPath")
if emu_path:
found.append(("emudeck", Path(emu_path) / "bios"))
# RetroArch Windows
appdata = os.environ.get("APPDATA", "")
if appdata:
win_cfg = Path(appdata) / "RetroArch" / "retroarch.cfg"
ra_dir = _parse_retroarch_system_dir(win_cfg)
if ra_dir:
found.append(("retroarch", ra_dir))
# Portable RetroArch referenced by LaunchBox
lb_root = launchbox_root(os_type)
if lb_root and not any(name == "retroarch" for name, _ in found):
system_dir = _launchbox_retroarch_system_dir(
lb_root / "Data" / "Emulators.xml"
)
if system_dir:
found.append(("retroarch", system_dir))
return found
def normalize_platform(name: str) -> str:
"""Return the canonical platform id for user-supplied input."""
plat = name.strip().lower()
if plat not in AVAILABLE_PLATFORMS:
print(f"Unknown platform '{name}'. Available platforms:", file=sys.stderr)
for p in AVAILABLE_PLATFORMS:
print(f" {p}", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
return plat
def _read_limited_json(response, limit: int, label: str) -> object:
"""Read a bounded UTF-8 JSON response."""
raw_length = response.headers.get("Content-Length") if response.headers else None
if raw_length:
try:
if int(raw_length) > limit:
raise ValueError(f"{label} exceeds {limit} bytes")
except ValueError as exc:
if "exceeds" in str(exc):
raise
payload = response.read(limit + 1)
if len(payload) > limit:
raise ValueError(f"{label} exceeds {limit} bytes")
try:
return json.loads(payload.decode("utf-8"))
except (UnicodeDecodeError, json.JSONDecodeError) as exc:
raise ValueError(f"invalid {label}: {exc}") from exc
def _safe_relative_path(value: object, field: str) -> PurePosixPath:
"""Validate a manifest-controlled relative POSIX path."""
if not isinstance(value, str) or not value or len(value) > 1024:
raise ValueError(f"invalid {field}")
if (
"\\" in value
or "\x00" in value
or "//" in value
or value.endswith("/")
or re.match(r"^[A-Za-z]:", value)
):
raise ValueError(f"unsafe {field}: {value!r}")
path = PurePosixPath(value)
if path.is_absolute() or any(part in ("", ".", "..") for part in path.parts):
raise ValueError(f"unsafe {field}: {value!r}")
return path
def _within(candidate: Path, root: Path) -> bool:
"""Whether *candidate* stays under *root* once both are resolved."""
try:
(root / candidate.name).resolve().relative_to(root)
except (OSError, ValueError):
return False
return True
def _safe_target_dir(value: object, field: str) -> str:
"""Validate a manifest-controlled standalone-copy directory.
These name emulator install directories, so unlike a BIOS destination they
are legitimately absolute and outside the BIOS tree. What they must never
do is climb: a '..' anywhere turns "copy next to the emulator" into "write
wherever the manifest likes".
"""
if not isinstance(value, str) or not value or len(value) > 2048:
raise ValueError(f"invalid {field}")
if "\x00" in value:
raise ValueError(f"unsafe {field}: {value!r}")
parts = re.split(r"[\\/]", value)
if any(part == ".." for part in parts):
raise ValueError(f"unsafe {field}: {value!r}")
return value
def _destination_path(root: Path, value: object) -> Path:
"""Resolve a manifest destination and prove it remains below *root*."""
relative = _safe_relative_path(value, "dest")
resolved_root = root.resolve()
candidate = (resolved_root / Path(*relative.parts)).resolve()
try:
candidate.relative_to(resolved_root)
except ValueError as exc:
raise ValueError(f"destination escapes BIOS directory: {value!r}") from exc
return candidate
def _validate_manifest(data: object, plat: str) -> dict:
"""Validate the untrusted install-manifest boundary using stdlib only."""
if not isinstance(data, dict):
raise ValueError("manifest root must be an object")
if data.get("manifest_version") not in (1, 2):
raise ValueError("unsupported manifest_version")
if data.get("platform") != plat:
raise ValueError("manifest platform does not match request")
files = data.get("files")
if not isinstance(files, list) or len(files) > MAX_MANIFEST_FILES:
raise ValueError("invalid manifest files list")
seen_destinations: set[str] = set()
total_size = 0
for index, entry in enumerate(files):
if not isinstance(entry, dict):
raise ValueError(f"files[{index}] must be an object")
dest = str(_safe_relative_path(entry.get("dest"), f"files[{index}].dest"))
if dest in seen_destinations:
raise ValueError(f"duplicate manifest destination: {dest}")
seen_destinations.add(dest)
size = entry.get("size")
if isinstance(size, bool) or not isinstance(size, int) or not (0 <= size <= MAX_DOWNLOAD_SIZE):
raise ValueError(f"invalid size for {dest}")
total_size += size
if total_size > MAX_TOTAL_DOWNLOAD_SIZE:
raise ValueError("manifest total size exceeds safety limit")
sha1 = entry.get("sha1", "")
sha256 = entry.get("sha256", "")
if sha1 and (not isinstance(sha1, str) or not _SHA1_RE.fullmatch(sha1)):
raise ValueError(f"invalid SHA1 for {dest}")
if sha256 and (
not isinstance(sha256, str) or not _SHA256_RE.fullmatch(sha256)
):
raise ValueError(f"invalid SHA256 for {dest}")
if not sha1 and not sha256:
raise ValueError(f"missing content hash for {dest}")
release_asset = entry.get("release_asset")
repo_path = entry.get("repo_path")
if release_asset:
asset = _safe_relative_path(release_asset, f"files[{index}].release_asset")
if len(asset.parts) != 1:
raise ValueError(f"release asset must be a basename: {release_asset}")
elif repo_path:
source = _safe_relative_path(repo_path, f"files[{index}].repo_path")
if source.parts[0] != "bios":
raise ValueError(f"repo_path outside bios/: {repo_path}")
else:
raise ValueError(f"no download source for {dest}")
cores = entry.get("cores")
if cores is not None and (
not isinstance(cores, list) or not all(isinstance(core, str) for core in cores)
):
raise ValueError(f"invalid cores list for {dest}")
declared_total_files = data.get("total_files")
if declared_total_files is not None and declared_total_files != len(files):
raise ValueError("manifest total_files does not match files list")
declared_total_size = data.get("total_size")
if declared_total_size is not None and declared_total_size != total_size:
raise ValueError("manifest total_size does not match file sizes")
omitted = data.get("omitted_files", [])
if not isinstance(omitted, list) or len(omitted) > MAX_MANIFEST_FILES:
raise ValueError("invalid omitted_files list")
seen_omitted: set[str] = set()
allowed_omission_reasons = {
"hash_mismatch", "not_found", "external", "user_provided"
}
for index, entry in enumerate(omitted):
if not isinstance(entry, dict):
raise ValueError(f"omitted_files[{index}] must be an object")
dest = str(
_safe_relative_path(
entry.get("dest"), f"omitted_files[{index}].dest"
)
)
if dest in seen_destinations or dest in seen_omitted:
raise ValueError(f"duplicate or conflicting omitted destination: {dest}")
seen_omitted.add(dest)
if not isinstance(entry.get("name"), str) or not entry["name"]:
raise ValueError(f"invalid omitted file name for {dest}")
if not isinstance(entry.get("system", ""), str):
raise ValueError(f"invalid omitted system for {dest}")
if not isinstance(entry.get("required"), bool):
raise ValueError(f"invalid omitted required flag for {dest}")
if entry.get("reason") not in allowed_omission_reasons:
raise ValueError(f"invalid omission reason for {dest}")
cores = entry.get("cores")
if cores is not None and (
not isinstance(cores, list)
or not all(isinstance(core, str) for core in cores)
):
raise ValueError(f"invalid omitted cores list for {dest}")
declared_total_omitted = data.get("total_omitted")
if (
declared_total_omitted is not None
and declared_total_omitted != len(omitted)
):
raise ValueError("manifest total_omitted does not match omitted_files")
copies = data.get("standalone_copies", [])
if not isinstance(copies, list) or len(copies) > 10_000:
raise ValueError("invalid standalone_copies")
for index, entry in enumerate(copies):
if not isinstance(entry, dict):
raise ValueError(f"standalone_copies[{index}] must be an object")
if "file" in entry:
_safe_relative_path(
entry["file"], f"standalone_copies[{index}].file"
)
if "pattern" in entry:
pattern = entry["pattern"]
if (
not isinstance(pattern, str)
or not pattern
or len(pattern) > 256
or "/" in pattern
or "\\" in pattern
or ".." in pattern
):
raise ValueError(f"invalid standalone copy pattern: {pattern!r}")
targets = entry.get("targets", {})
if targets and not isinstance(targets, dict):
raise ValueError(f"invalid standalone copy targets at index {index}")
for values in (targets or {}).values():
if not isinstance(values, list) or len(values) > 100:
raise ValueError(f"invalid standalone copy targets at index {index}")
for value in values:
_safe_target_dir(value, f"standalone_copies[{index}].targets")
return data
def _validate_targets(data: object) -> dict[str, dict]:
"""Validate and normalize legacy list-valued target manifests.
A null core list means the target publishes no core inventory. That is a
known target with no filter, not a broken manifest: rejecting it would
discard every other target on the platform.
"""
if not isinstance(data, dict) or len(data) > 10_000:
raise ValueError("invalid targets manifest")
normalized: dict[str, dict] = {}
for target, value in data.items():
if not isinstance(target, str) or not target or len(target) > 128:
raise ValueError("invalid target name")
if isinstance(value, dict):
cores = value.get("cores")
else:
cores = value
if cores is None:
normalized[target] = {"cores": None}
continue
if not isinstance(cores, list) or len(cores) > 10_000 or not all(
isinstance(core, str) and 0 < len(core) <= 256 for core in cores
):
raise ValueError(f"invalid core list for target {target}")
normalized[target] = {"cores": cores}
return normalized
def fetch_manifest(plat: str) -> dict:
"""Download platform manifest JSON."""
url = MANIFEST_URL.format(platform=plat)
try:
with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=30) as resp:
return _validate_manifest(
_read_limited_json(resp, MAX_MANIFEST_BYTES, "manifest"), plat
)
except (urllib.error.URLError, urllib.error.HTTPError, OSError, ValueError) as exc:
print(f" Failed to fetch manifest for {plat}: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
def fetch_targets(plat: str) -> dict:
"""Download target core list. Returns empty dict on 404."""
url = TARGETS_URL.format(platform=plat)
try:
with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=30) as resp:
return _validate_targets(
_read_limited_json(resp, MAX_TARGETS_BYTES, "targets manifest")
)
except urllib.error.HTTPError as exc:
if exc.code == 404:
return {}
print(f" Warning: failed to fetch targets for {plat}: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
return {}
except (urllib.error.URLError, OSError, ValueError):
return {}
def _filter_by_target(
files: list[dict], target_cores: list[str]
) -> list[dict]:
"""Keep files where cores is None or overlaps with target_cores."""
result: list[dict] = []
target_set = set(target_cores)
for f in files:
cores = f.get("cores")
if cores is None or any(c in target_set for c in cores):
result.append(f)
return result
def _digest_file(path: Path, algorithms: tuple[str, ...]) -> dict[str, str]:
"""Compute several digests of a file in a single read.
Checking a 3 GB collection against both a SHA-1 and a SHA-256 used to walk
every file twice, single threaded. Hashing is cheap next to the I/O, so
the read is what has to happen once.
"""
hashers = {name: hashlib.new(name) for name in algorithms}
with open(path, "rb") as fh:
for chunk in iter(lambda: fh.read(1024 * 1024), b""):
for hasher in hashers.values():
hasher.update(chunk)
return {name: hasher.hexdigest() for name, hasher in hashers.items()}
def _sha1_file(path: Path) -> str:
"""Compute SHA1 of a file."""
return _digest_file(path, ("sha1",))["sha1"]
def _sha256_file(path: Path) -> str:
"""Compute SHA256 of a file."""
return _digest_file(path, ("sha256",))["sha256"]
def _classify_local(entry: dict, dest: Path) -> str:
"""Return 'up_to_date' or 'mismatched' for a file already on disk."""
expected = {
name: entry.get(name, "").lower()
for name in ("sha256", "sha1")
if entry.get(name)
}
if not expected:
return "up_to_date"
actual = _digest_file(dest, tuple(expected))
if all(actual[name] == value for name, value in expected.items()):
return "up_to_date"
return "mismatched"
def check_local(
files: list[dict], bios_path: Path, jobs: int = 8
) -> tuple[list[dict], list[dict], list[dict]]:
"""Check which files exist locally and have correct hashes.
Returns (to_download, up_to_date, mismatched).
"""
to_download: list[dict] = []
present: list[tuple[dict, Path]] = []
for f in files:
dest = _destination_path(bios_path, f["dest"])
if dest.exists():
present.append((f, dest))
else:
to_download.append(f)
up_to_date: list[dict] = []
mismatched: list[dict] = []
if present:
with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=jobs) as pool:
verdicts = pool.map(
lambda item: (item[0], _classify_local(item[0], item[1])), present
)
for entry, verdict in verdicts:
if verdict == "up_to_date":
up_to_date.append(entry)
else:
mismatched.append(entry)
return to_download, up_to_date, mismatched
def _download_one(
f: dict, bios_path: Path, verbose: bool = False
) -> tuple[str, bool]:
"""Download a single file. Returns (dest, success)."""
try:
dest = _destination_path(bios_path, f["dest"])
except ValueError:
return str(f.get("dest", "?")), False
dest.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
if f.get("release_asset"):
url = RELEASE_URL.format(asset=urllib.parse.quote(f["release_asset"], safe=""))
else:
url = RAW_FILE_URL.format(path=urllib.parse.quote(f["repo_path"], safe="/"))
for attempt in range(1, MAX_RETRIES + 1):
tmp_path: Path | None = None
try:
with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=60) as resp:
expected_size = f["size"]
raw_length = resp.headers.get("Content-Length") if resp.headers else None
if raw_length and int(raw_length) != expected_size:
raise ValueError(
f"Content-Length {raw_length} != expected {expected_size}"
)
with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(
mode="wb",
dir=dest.parent,
prefix=f".{dest.name}.",
suffix=".part",
delete=False,
) as out:
tmp_path = Path(out.name)
downloaded = 0
while True:
chunk = resp.read(1024 * 1024)
if not chunk:
break
downloaded += len(chunk)
if downloaded > expected_size or downloaded > MAX_DOWNLOAD_SIZE:
raise ValueError("download exceeded declared size")
out.write(chunk)
if downloaded != expected_size:
raise ValueError(
f"downloaded {downloaded} bytes; expected {expected_size}"
)
expected_sha256 = f.get("sha256", "")
expected_sha1 = f.get("sha1", "")
if expected_sha256 and _sha256_file(tmp_path) != expected_sha256.lower():
if verbose:
print(f" SHA256 mismatch on attempt {attempt}", file=sys.stderr)
tmp_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
continue
if expected_sha1:
actual = _sha1_file(tmp_path)
if actual != expected_sha1.lower():
if verbose:
print(f" SHA1 mismatch on attempt {attempt}", file=sys.stderr)
tmp_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
continue
os.replace(tmp_path, dest)
return f["dest"], True
except (
urllib.error.URLError,
urllib.error.HTTPError,
OSError,
ValueError,
) as exc:
if verbose:
print(f" Attempt {attempt} failed: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
if tmp_path is not None:
tmp_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
return f["dest"], False
def download_files(
files: list[dict], bios_path: Path, jobs: int = 8, verbose: bool = False
) -> list[str]:
"""Download files in parallel. Returns list of failed file names."""
failed: list[str] = []
total = len(files)
with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=jobs) as pool:
future_map = {
pool.submit(_download_one, f, bios_path, verbose): f
for f in files
}
done_count = 0
for future in concurrent.futures.as_completed(future_map):
done_count += 1
dest, success = future.result()
status = "ok" if success else "FAILED"
print(f" [{done_count}/{total}] {dest} {status}")
if not success:
failed.append(dest)
return failed
def do_standalone_copies(
manifest: dict, bios_path: Path, os_type: str,
extra_dirs: dict[str, Path] | None = None,
) -> tuple[int, int]:
"""Copy BIOS files to standalone emulator directories.
Supports:
- file: single file copy
- pattern: glob match (e.g. "scph*.bin")
- note: informational message when detect path exists
- WSL fallback to linux targets
extra_dirs maps the emulator id of an entry to a root that replaces the
default per-OS locations, for setups such as LaunchBox that keep their
emulators outside them. The layout below the root is the same.
Returns (copied_count, skipped_count).
"""
from fnmatch import fnmatch
copies = manifest.get("standalone_copies", [])
if not copies:
return 0, 0
copied = 0
skipped = 0
for entry in copies:
# Note entries: print message if emulator detected
if "note" in entry:
detect_paths = entry.get("detect", {}).get(os_type, [])
if not detect_paths and os_type == "wsl":
detect_paths = entry.get("detect", {}).get("linux", [])
for dp in detect_paths:
expanded = Path(os.path.expandvars(os.path.expanduser(dp)))
if expanded.is_dir():
print(f" {entry['note']}")
break
continue
# Resolve source files
if "pattern" in entry:
sources = [
f for f in bios_path.rglob("*")
if fnmatch(f.name, entry["pattern"]) and f.is_file()
]
else:
src = bios_path / entry["file"]
sources = [src] if src.exists() else []
if not sources:
continue
# Resolve target directories with WSL fallback
targets = entry.get("targets", {}).get(os_type, [])
if not targets and os_type == "wsl":
targets = entry.get("targets", {}).get("linux", [])
target_dirs = [
Path(os.path.expandvars(os.path.expanduser(t))) for t in targets
]
extra_root = (extra_dirs or {}).get(entry.get("emulator", ""))
if extra_root is not None:
subdir = PurePosixPath(entry.get("file", "")).parent
extra = extra_root if str(subdir) == "." else extra_root / subdir
if extra not in target_dirs:
target_dirs.append(extra)
for target_dir in target_dirs:
if not target_dir.is_dir():
skipped += len(sources)
continue
resolved_dir = target_dir.resolve()
for src in sources:
dest = target_dir / src.name
# A symlink already sitting at the destination would redirect
# the write outside the directory the user opted into, and a
# crafted source name would climb out of it.
if dest.is_symlink() or not _within(dest, resolved_dir):
skipped += 1
continue
try:
shutil.copy2(src, dest)
copied += 1
except OSError:
skipped += 1
return copied, skipped
def format_size(n: int) -> str:
"""Human-readable file size."""
if n < 1024:
return f"{n} B"
if n < 1024 * 1024:
return f"{n / 1024:.1f} KB"
if n < 1024 * 1024 * 1024:
return f"{n / (1024 * 1024):.1f} MB"
return f"{n / (1024 * 1024 * 1024):.1f} GB"
def _prompt_platform_choice(
platforms: list[tuple[str, Path]],
) -> list[tuple[str, Path]]:
"""Prompt user to choose among detected platforms."""
print("\nInstall for:")
for i, (name, path) in enumerate(platforms, 1):
print(f" {i}) {name.capitalize()} ({path})")
if len(platforms) > 1:
print(f" {len(platforms) + 1}) All")
print()
while True:
try:
choice = input("> ").strip()
except (EOFError, KeyboardInterrupt):
print()
sys.exit(0)
if not choice:
continue
try:
idx = int(choice)
except ValueError:
continue
if 1 <= idx <= len(platforms):
return [platforms[idx - 1]]
if idx == len(platforms) + 1 and len(platforms) > 1:
return platforms
def main() -> None:
"""Entry point."""
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="Download missing BIOS files for retrogaming emulators.",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--platform",
help="target platform (retroarch, batocera, emudeck, ...)",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--dest",
type=Path,
help="override BIOS destination directory",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--target",
help="hardware target for core filtering (switch, rpi4, ...)",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--check",
action="store_true",
help="check existing files without downloading",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--list-platforms",
action="store_true",
help="list detected platforms and exit",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--list-targets",
action="store_true",
help="list available targets for a platform and exit",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--jobs", "-j",
type=int,
default=8,
help="parallel download threads (default: 8)",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--verbose", "-v",
action="store_true",
help="verbose output",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--standalone-copies",
action="store_true",
help="opt in to copies into detected standalone-emulator directories",
)
args = parser.parse_args()
if not 1 <= args.jobs <= 32:
parser.error("--jobs must be between 1 and 32")
print("RetroBIOS\n")
os_type = detect_os()
# Early exit for listing
if args.list_platforms:
print("Available platforms:")
for p in AVAILABLE_PLATFORMS:
print(f" {p}")
detected = detect_platforms(os_type)
if detected:
print("\nDetected on this system:")
for name, path in detected:
print(f" {name}: {path}")
return
# Platform detection or override
if args.platform:
args.platform = normalize_platform(args.platform)
if args.platform and args.dest:
platforms = [(args.platform, args.dest)]
elif args.platform:
print("Detecting platform...")
detected = detect_platforms(os_type)
matched = [(n, p) for n, p in detected if n == args.platform]
if matched:
platforms = matched
else:
default_dest = DEFAULT_DESTS.get(args.platform, Path.home() / "bios")
print(
f" Platform '{args.platform}' not detected, "
f"using default path: {default_dest}"
)
platforms = [(args.platform, default_dest)]
elif args.dest:
print(f" Using destination: {args.dest}")
platforms = [("retroarch", args.dest)]
else:
print("Detecting platform...")
frontends = detect_frontends(os_type)
if "esde" in frontends:
print(" Found ES-DE (BIOS files go to each emulator, not to ES-DE itself)")
if "launchbox" in frontends:
print(" Found LaunchBox")
platforms = detect_platforms(os_type)
if not platforms:
print(" No supported platform detected.")
print(" Use --platform and --dest to specify manually.")
sys.exit(1)
for name, path in platforms:
print(f" Found {name.capitalize()} at {path}")
if len(platforms) > 1 and not args.list_targets and sys.stdin.isatty():
platforms = _prompt_platform_choice(platforms)
total_downloaded = 0
total_up_to_date = 0
total_errors = 0
total_omitted = 0
for plat_name, bios_path in platforms:
print(f"\nFetching file index for {plat_name}...")
manifest = fetch_manifest(plat_name)
files = manifest.get("files", [])
omitted_files = manifest.get("omitted_files", [])
if args.list_targets:
targets = fetch_targets(plat_name)
if not targets:
print(f" No targets available for {plat_name}")
else:
for t in sorted(targets.keys()):
cores = targets[t].get("cores")
label = "no core list" if cores is None else f"{len(cores)} cores"
print(f" {t} ({label})")
continue
# Target filtering
if args.target:
targets = fetch_targets(plat_name)
target_info = targets.get(args.target)
if target_info is None:
# Carrying on would install every file, which is the opposite
# of what a filter was asked for: a 4 GB download instead of
# the subset the target needs. Refuse rather than ignore.
print(
f"Error: unknown target '{args.target}' for {plat_name}.",
file=sys.stderr,
)
if targets:
print(
f" available: {', '.join(sorted(targets))}", file=sys.stderr
)
else:
print(
f" {plat_name} publishes no target list", file=sys.stderr
)
sys.exit(1)
elif target_info.get("cores") is None:
print(
f" Target '{args.target}' publishes no core list; "
"installing every file"
)
else:
target_cores = target_info["cores"]
before = len(files)
files = _filter_by_target(files, target_cores)
omitted_files = _filter_by_target(omitted_files, target_cores)
print(f" Filtered {before} -> {len(files)} files for target {args.target}")
total_size = sum(f.get("size", 0) for f in files)
print(f" {len(files)} files ({format_size(total_size)})")
if omitted_files:
required_omitted = sum(
1 for entry in omitted_files if entry.get("required", True)
)
reasons: dict[str, int] = {}
for entry in omitted_files:
reason = entry.get("reason", "unknown")
reasons[reason] = reasons.get(reason, 0) + 1
reason_summary = ", ".join(
f"{reason.replace('_', ' ')}: {count}"
for reason, count in sorted(reasons.items())
)
print(
f" Safety notice: {len(omitted_files)} unavailable or unsafe "
f"entries omitted ({required_omitted} required; {reason_summary})."
)
total_omitted += len(omitted_files)
print("\nChecking existing files...")
to_download, up_to_date, mismatched = check_local(
files, bios_path, jobs=args.jobs
)
present = len(up_to_date) + len(mismatched)
print(
f" {present}/{len(files)} present "
f"({len(up_to_date)} verified, {len(mismatched)} wrong hash)"
)
# Mismatched files need re-download
to_download.extend(mismatched)
if args.check:
if to_download:
print(f"\n {len(to_download)} files need downloading.")
else:
print("\n All files up to date.")
continue
if to_download:
dl_size = sum(f.get("size", 0) for f in to_download)
print(f"\nDownloading {len(to_download)} files ({format_size(dl_size)})...")
bios_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
failed = download_files(
to_download, bios_path, jobs=args.jobs, verbose=args.verbose
)
total_downloaded += len(to_download) - len(failed)
total_errors += len(failed)
else:
print("\n All files up to date.")
total_up_to_date += len(up_to_date)
# Standalone copies
if (
manifest.get("standalone_copies")
and not args.check
and args.standalone_copies
):
print("\nStandalone emulators:")
lb_root = launchbox_root(os_type)
extra_dirs = launchbox_bios_dirs(lb_root) if lb_root else None
copied, skipped = do_standalone_copies(
manifest, bios_path, os_type, extra_dirs
)
if copied or skipped:
print(f" {copied} copied, {skipped} skipped (dir not found)")
elif manifest.get("standalone_copies") and not args.check:
print(
"\nStandalone copies skipped "
"(use --standalone-copies to opt in)."
)
if not args.check and not args.list_targets:
print(
f"\nDone. {total_downloaded} downloaded, "
f"{total_up_to_date} up to date, {total_errors} errors, "
f"{total_omitted} safely omitted."
)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()