add post-install script to launch piplotter as systemd service

install_scripts/create_service.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cp -a "install_scripts/piplotter.service" /etc/systemd/system
+chown root:root /etc/systemd/system/piplotter.service
+
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl enable piplotter.service

install_scripts/piplotter.service

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=piplot2D Display Menu and Control
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=root
+Group=root
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/piplotter
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target

setup.py

@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+from setuptools.command.install import install
+import subprocess
+import os
+
+class CustomInstallCommand(install):
+    def run(self):
+        install.run(self)
+        current_dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+        create_service_script_path = os.path.join(current_dir_path, 'install_scripts', 'create_service.sh')
+        subprocess.check_output([create_service_script_path])
+
 
 with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
     long_description = fh.read()
@@ -28,5 +39,6 @@ setup(
         "https://github.com/sinseman44/PyCNC/archive/v2.0.0.zip#egg=pycnc-2.0.0",
     ],
     python_requires='>=3.6',
-    scripts=['piplotter']
+    scripts=['piplotter'],
+    cmdclass={'install': CustomInstallCommand}
 )