From b3d7d11ae32e0970184f53be26e2c5530f78cdf0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lucas Fernandes Nogueira <lucas@tauri.studio>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2023 04:50:05 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(stronghold): remove constructor, add static load function
 (#416)

---
 .changes/stronghold-constructor.md   |  5 +++++
 plugins/stronghold/guest-js/index.ts | 11 +++++------
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changes/stronghold-constructor.md

diff --git a/.changes/stronghold-constructor.md b/.changes/stronghold-constructor.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99966095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/stronghold-constructor.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"stronghold-js": minor
+---
+
+Added `Stronghold.load` and removed its constructor.
diff --git a/plugins/stronghold/guest-js/index.ts b/plugins/stronghold/guest-js/index.ts
index 3339f87f..071eabf1 100644
--- a/plugins/stronghold/guest-js/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/stronghold/guest-js/index.ts
@@ -395,21 +395,20 @@ export class Stronghold {
    * @param path
    * @param password
    */
-  constructor(path: string, password: string) {
+  private constructor(path: string) {
     this.path = path;
-    void this.reload(password);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Force a reload of the snapshot. The password must match.
+   * Load the snapshot if it exists (password must match), or start a fresh stronghold instance otherwise.
    * @param password
    * @returns
    */
-  private async reload(password: string): Promise<void> {
+  static async load(path: string, password: string): Promise<Stronghold> {
     return await invoke("plugin:stronghold|initialize", {
-      snapshotPath: this.path,
+      snapshotPath: path,
       password,
-    });
+    }).then(() => new Stronghold(path));
   }
 
   /**