Fix rar exe handling

comicapi/archivers/rar.py

@@ -260,7 +260,21 @@ class RarArchiver(Archiver):
             return True
 
     def is_writable(self) -> bool:
-        return bool(self.exe and (os.path.exists(self.exe) or shutil.which(self.exe)))
+        try:
+            if bool(self.exe and (os.path.exists(self.exe) or shutil.which(self.exe))):
+                return (
+                    subprocess.run(
+                        (self.exe,),
+                        startupinfo=self.startupinfo,
+                        capture_output=True,
+                        cwd=self.path.absolute().parent,
+                    )
+                    .stdout.strip()
+                    .startswith(b"RAR")
+                )
+        except OSError:
+            ...
+        return False
 
     def extension(self) -> str:
         return ".cbr"
@@ -271,7 +285,19 @@ class RarArchiver(Archiver):
     @classmethod
     def is_valid(cls, path: pathlib.Path) -> bool:
         if rar_support:
-            return rarfile.is_rarfile(str(path))
+            # Try using exe
+            orig = rarfile.UNRAR_TOOL
+            rarfile.UNRAR_TOOL = cls.exe
+            try:
+                return rarfile.is_rarfile(str(path)) and rarfile.tool_setup(sevenzip=False, sevenzip2=False, force=True)
+            except rarfile.RarCannotExec as e:
+                rarfile.UNRAR_TOOL = orig
+
+            # Fallback to standard
+            try:
+                return rarfile.is_rarfile(str(path)) and rarfile.tool_setup(sevenzip=False, sevenzip2=False, force=True)
+            except rarfile.RarCannotExec as e:
+                logger.info(e)
         return False
 
     def get_rar_obj(self) -> rarfile.RarFile | None:

comicapi/utils.py

@@ -236,6 +236,14 @@ def add_to_path(dirname: str) -> None:
             os.environ["PATH"] = os.pathsep.join(paths)
 
 
+def remove_from_path(dirname: str) -> None:
+    if dirname:
+        dirname = os.path.abspath(dirname)
+        paths = [os.path.normpath(x) for x in split(os.environ["PATH"], os.pathsep) if dirname != os.path.normpath(x)]
+
+        os.environ["PATH"] = os.pathsep.join(paths)
+
+
 def xlate_int(data: Any) -> int | None:
     data = xlate_float(data)
     if data is None:

comictaggerlib/ctsettings/plugin.py

@@ -62,16 +62,22 @@ def register_talker_settings(manager: settngs.Manager, talkers: dict[str, ComicT
 
 
 def validate_archive_settings(config: settngs.Config[ct_ns]) -> settngs.Config[ct_ns]:
-    if "archiver" not in config[1]:
-        return config
     cfg = settngs.normalize_config(config, file=True, cmdline=True, default=False)
     for archiver in comicapi.comicarchive.archivers:
+        group = group_for_plugin(archiver())
         exe_name = settngs.sanitize_name(archiver.exe)
-        if exe_name in cfg[0][group_for_plugin(archiver())] and cfg[0][group_for_plugin(archiver())][exe_name]:
-            if os.path.basename(cfg[0][group_for_plugin(archiver())][exe_name]) == archiver.exe:
-                comicapi.utils.add_to_path(os.path.dirname(cfg[0][group_for_plugin(archiver())][exe_name]))
-            else:
-                archiver.exe = cfg[0][group_for_plugin(archiver())][exe_name]
+        if not exe_name:
+            continue
+
+        if exe_name in cfg[0][group] and cfg[0][group][exe_name]:
+            path = cfg[0][group][exe_name]
+            name = os.path.basename(path)
+            # If the path is not the basename then this is a relative or absolute path.
+            # Ensure it is absolute
+            if path != name:
+                path = os.path.abspath(path)
+
+            archiver.exe = path
 
     return config