From 79947e5e1228cb79ea8a8ba9f99706bf69ca040e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roy <88516395+moraroy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 03:34:18 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] added check for shortcuts

---
 NSLGameScanner.py | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/NSLGameScanner.py b/NSLGameScanner.py
index 9b14ea0..eb393a3 100644
--- a/NSLGameScanner.py
+++ b/NSLGameScanner.py
@@ -192,12 +192,16 @@ else:
     try:
         with open(shortcuts_file, 'rb') as file:
             shortcuts = vdf.binary_loads(file.read())
+            # If the file is empty or does not contain the 'shortcuts' key, initialize an empty 'shortcuts' dictionary
+            if not shortcuts or 'shortcuts' not in shortcuts:
+                shortcuts = {'shortcuts': {}}
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"Error reading shortcuts file: {e}")
         # If an error occurs when reading the file, create a new file with an empty "shortcuts" section
         with open(shortcuts_file, 'wb') as file:
             vdf.binary_dumps({'shortcuts': {}}, file)
 
+
 # Open the config.vdf file
 with open(f"{logged_in_home}/.steam/root/config/config.vdf", 'r') as file:
     config_data = vdf.load(file)