syncthing --no-browser --no-console

[argumentum]

Running "syncthing --no-browser --no-console" used to run syncthing with "no-console" but for some reason it doesn't in Win11.
Therefore a hider is needed and after trying the solutions I found online and failing me, I coded one given that is very simple to do in AutoIt.

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#include <SQLite.au3>
#include <Array.au3>
#include <WinAPIProc.au3>
#include <WinAPISysWin.au3>

OnAutoItExitRegister(OnAutoItExit)
Func OnAutoItExit()
;~  The exit code can be retrieved with @exitCode.
;~  The mode of exit can be retrieved with @exitMethod.
    ConsoleWriteLog(" OnExit: ExitCode=" & @exitCode & " - ExitMethod=" & @exitMethod & @CRLF)
EndFunc   ;==>OnAutoItExit


Global $g_ini = StringTrimRight(@ScriptFullPath, 4) & ".ini"
Global $g_logFile = StringTrimRight(@ScriptFullPath, 4) & ".log"
Global $g_iLogToFile = Int(IniReadOrInit($g_ini, "Settings", "LogToFile", "1 ; 0=OFF, 1=ON"))
Global $g_hOnlyHide = IniReadOrInit($g_ini, "Settings", "OnlyHide", "; HELP: use /OnlyHide to OnlyHide on load in a shortcut")
Global $g_iOnlyHide = StringInStr($CmdLineRaw, "/OnlyHide")

Exit main()
Func main()
    If Not FileGetSize(@ScriptDir & "\syncthing.exe") Then
        ConsoleWriteLog(' "syncthing.exe" is not found in the current folder !' & @CRLF)
        MsgBox(262144 + 16, StringTrimRight(@ScriptName, 4), '"syncthing.exe" is not found in the current folder !', 120)
        Exit 6
    EndIf
    Local $iPid = 0, $hTimer = TimerInit()
    If Not ProcessExists("syncthing.exe") Then
        $iPid = ShellExecute(@ComSpec, " /c title " & @ScriptDir & "&syncthing.exe --no-browser --no-console", @ScriptDir, "open", @SW_HIDE)
        ConsoleWrite('- $iPid:' & $iPid & @CRLF)
    EndIf
    While HideShowTerminal($iPid)
        If TimerDiff($hTimer) > 10000 Then Return 5
        Sleep(300)
    WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>main

Func HideShowTerminal($iPid = 0, $iActivate = 1)
    Local $aArray = WinList()
    Local $iNotFound = 1, $iCount = 0, $aCollected[UBound($aArray)][7]
    $aCollected[0][0] = "Title"
    $aCollected[0][1] = "HWD"
    $aCollected[0][2] = "PID"
    $aCollected[0][3] = "ClassName"
    $aCollected[0][4] = "ProcessName"
    $aCollected[0][5] = "WinState"
    $aCollected[0][6] = "WIN_STATE_VISIBLE"
    For $n = 1 To $aArray[0][0]
        If Not StringInStr($aArray[$n][0], @ScriptDir) Then ContinueLoop
        $iCount += 1
        $aCollected[$iCount][0] = $aArray[$n][0]
        $aCollected[$iCount][1] = $aArray[$n][1]
        $aCollected[$iCount][2] = WinGetProcess($aArray[$n][1])
        $aCollected[$iCount][3] = _WinAPI_GetClassName($aArray[$n][1])
        $aCollected[$iCount][4] = _WinAPI_GetProcessName($aCollected[$iCount][2])
        $aCollected[$iCount][5] = WinGetState($aArray[$n][1])
        $aCollected[$iCount][6] = BitAND($aCollected[$iCount][5], 2) ; $WIN_STATE_VISIBLE (2) = Window is visible
        If "WindowsTerminal.exe" = $aCollected[$iCount][4] Or "cmd.exe" = $aCollected[$iCount][4] Then
            $iNotFound = 0
            Switch $aCollected[$iCount][6]
                Case 2
                    WinSetState($aArray[$n][1], "", @SW_HIDE)
                Case Else
                    If Not $iPid And Not $g_iOnlyHide Then
                        WinSetState($aArray[$n][1], "", @SW_SHOW)
                        If $iActivate Then WinActivate($aArray[$n][1])
                    EndIf

            EndSwitch
        EndIf
    Next
    ReDim $aCollected[$iCount + 1][7]
    Local $sLog = _SQLite_Display2DResult($aCollected, 0, True, " | ", " |" & @CRLF) & " |" & @CRLF
    ConsoleWriteLog($sLog)
    Return $iNotFound
EndFunc   ;==>HideShowTerminal

Func ConsoleWriteLog($sStr)
    Local Static $sTimeStamp = ""
    If $sTimeStamp = "" Then
        $sTimeStamp = @YEAR & "/" & @MON & "/" & @MDAY & " " & @HOUR & ":" & @MIN & ":" & @SEC
        If $g_iLogToFile Then FileWriteLine($g_logFile, @CRLF & $sTimeStamp & @CRLF)
    EndIf
    ConsoleWrite($sStr)
    If $g_iLogToFile Then FileWriteLine($g_logFile, $sStr)
EndFunc   ;==>ConsoleWriteLog

Func IniReadOrInit($ini, $sec, $key, $def)
    Local $vRet = IniRead($ini, $sec, $key, @CRLF)
    If $vRet = @CRLF Then
        $vRet = $def
        IniWrite($ini, $sec, $key, $def)
    EndIf
    If StringInStr($vRet, ";") Then $vRet = StringStripWS(StringLeft($vRet, StringInStr($vRet, ";") - 1), 3)
    Return $vRet
EndFunc   ;==>IniReadOrInit

...not a OMG, what an excellent example but, a simple solution to a simple problem.

Posted in the help area because I compiled it and posted in the files section.

If anyone needs anything else from this or just don't work, post a comment.

Usage:
Drop it in the same folder as syncthing is in, and run from there.
The /OnlyHide argument is to only hide it, because the default action is show if hidden and hide if shown.

The compiled file is in the downloads area.

Edited July 5 by argumentum

[argumentum]

Entry just to mark the post as solved