CLI attempt to open project from path arg

main.cpp

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     qRegisterMetaType<Position>("Position");
 
-    MainWindow w;
+    MainWindow w(0, argc > 1 ? argv[1] : nullptr);
     w.showMaximized();
 
     return a.exec();

mainwindow.cpp

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QTime>
 
-MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
+MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent, const char *folder)
     : QMainWindow(parent), projectList(ProjectList::instance()),
       audioEngine(AudioEngine::instance()), transportPosition(0), ui(new Ui::MainWindow),
       timeWidget(this), bbtWidget(this) {
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
             SLOT(handleLink(EditorLocation &)));
 
     projectList.load();
+    if(folder) {  // from CLI
+        QDir dir(folder);
+        projectList.select(dir.canonicalPath());
+    }
     if (projectList.currentExists()) {
         loadProject();
     } else {

mainwindow.h

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class MainWindow;
 class MainWindow : public QMainWindow {
     Q_OBJECT
   public:
-    explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
+    explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0, const char *project = nullptr);
     ~MainWindow();
     void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event);
   private slots:

projectlist.cpp

@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ bool ProjectList::open(int index) {
     return false;
 }
 
+bool ProjectList::select(QString path)
+{
+    int index = findProject(path);
+    return index == -1 ? false : open(index);
+}
+
 QString ProjectList::commonRoot(QString &path1, QString &path2) {
     QStringList list1 = path1.split(QDir::separator());
     QStringList list2 = path2.split(QDir::separator());

projectlist.h

@@ -76,5 +76,6 @@ class ProjectList {
     void removeProject(int index);
     bool isOpen(int index) { return index == openIndex; }
     bool open(int index);
+    bool select(QString path);
 };
 #endif // PROJECTLIST_H