Add fallback prompt in dependencies module

- Add direct prompt for remote Transmission as fallback in dependencies module
- Save choice to environment file for other scripts
- Add additional logging to show which path was taken
- Ensures remote transmission is always asked about, regardless of execution path

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

install-script.sh

@@ -1166,4 +1166,36 @@ fi
 
 # Launch the main installer
 echo -e "${GREEN}Launching main installer...${NC}"
-exec "${SCRIPT_DIR}/main-installer.sh"
+
+# Ask about remote Transmission before launching main installer
+# This ensures the TRANSMISSION_REMOTE variable is set correctly
+echo -e "${BOLD}Transmission Configuration:${NC}"
+echo -e "Configure connection to your Transmission client:"
+echo
+
+read -p "Is Transmission running on a remote server? (y/n) [n]: " input_remote
+if [[ $input_remote =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+  export TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=true
+  echo -e "${GREEN}Remote Transmission selected.${NC}"
+else
+  export TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=false
+  echo -e "${GREEN}Local Transmission selected.${NC}"
+fi
+
+# Create a direct environment file for the main installer
+echo "export TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE" > "${SCRIPT_DIR}/.env.install"
+chmod +x "${SCRIPT_DIR}/.env.install"
+
+# Force inclusion in the main installer - modify the main installer temporarily if needed
+if ! grep -q "source.*\.env\.install" "${SCRIPT_DIR}/main-installer.sh"; then
+  # Backup the main installer
+  cp "${SCRIPT_DIR}/main-installer.sh" "${SCRIPT_DIR}/main-installer.sh.bak"
+  
+  # Insert the source command after the shebang line
+  awk 'NR==1{print; print "# Load installation environment variables"; print "if [ -f \"$(dirname \"$0\")/.env.install\" ]; then"; print "  source \"$(dirname \"$0\")/.env.install\""; print "  echo \"Loaded TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE from environment file\""; print "fi"} NR!=1{print}' "${SCRIPT_DIR}/main-installer.sh.bak" > "${SCRIPT_DIR}/main-installer.sh"
+  chmod +x "${SCRIPT_DIR}/main-installer.sh"
+fi
+
+# Now execute the main installer with the environment variables set
+echo "Running main installer with TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE"
+bash -c "source ${SCRIPT_DIR}/.env.install && ${SCRIPT_DIR}/main-installer.sh"

modules/dependencies-module.sh

@@ -5,13 +5,32 @@ function install_dependencies() {
   log "INFO" "Installing dependencies..."
   
   # Make sure TRANSMISSION_REMOTE variable is set
+  # Always prompt if we didn't get TRANSMISSION_REMOTE from environment or previous steps
   if [ -z "$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE" ]; then
-    # Set default to false if not defined
+    log "WARN" "TRANSMISSION_REMOTE variable was not set, asking now..."
+    
+    # Directly ask about remote Transmission
+    echo -e "${BOLD}Transmission Configuration:${NC}"
+    echo -e "Configure connection to your Transmission client:"
+    echo
+    
+    read -p "Is Transmission running on a remote server? (y/n) [n]: " input_remote
+    if [[ $input_remote =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+      export TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=true
+      log "INFO" "Remote Transmission selected."
+    else
       export TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=false
-    log "WARN" "TRANSMISSION_REMOTE variable was not set, defaulting to local installation"
+      log "INFO" "Local Transmission selected."
     fi
     
-  log "INFO" "Transmission mode: $([ "$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE" = true ] && echo "Remote" || echo "Local")"
+    # Save this choice to environment file for other scripts
+    echo "export TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE" > "$(dirname "$(dirname "$0")")/.env.install"
+    chmod +x "$(dirname "$(dirname "$0")")/.env.install"
+  else
+    log "INFO" "Using previously set TRANSMISSION_REMOTE=$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE"
+  fi
+  
+  log "INFO" "Proceeding with Transmission mode: $([ "$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE" = true ] && echo "Remote" || echo "Local")"
   
   # Log transmission mode
   log "INFO" "Proceeding with Transmission mode: $([ "$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE" = true ] && echo "Remote" || echo "Local")"
@@ -51,6 +70,7 @@ function install_dependencies() {
     if [ "$TRANSMISSION_REMOTE" = false ]; then
       if ! command_exists transmission-daemon; then
         log "INFO" "Local Transmission installation selected, but transmission-daemon is not installed."
+        log "INFO" "You selected to use a local Transmission installation during configuration."
         read -p "Would you like to install Transmission now? (y/n): " install_transmission
         
         if [[ "$install_transmission" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then