Flowchart: Game Detection & Validation
This flowchart illustrates the pipeline for detecting, identifying, and validating game installations and their specific versions (executables).
Detection & Validation Logic:
| Phase | Component | Responsibility | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Installation Detection | IGameInstallationDetectionOrchestrator | Coordinates platform-specific detectors to find game folders. | User request | GameInstallation objects |
| 2. Installation Validation | IGameInstallationValidator | Ensures detected folders are valid, complete game installations. | GameInstallation | Validated GameInstallation |
| - | 3. Version Detection | IGameClientDetectionOrchestrator | Scans validated installations to find all executable versions. | Validated GameInstallation |
| + | 3. Version Detection | IGameClientDetectionOrchestrator | Identifies all executable versions. Optimized to load from existing manifests first; only runs a directory scan if manifests are missing. | Validated GameInstallation |
| 4. Version Validation | IGameClientValidator | Verifies that each executable is functional and identifiable. | GameClient | Validated GameClient |