Fixed running with console on Windows when compiled as GUI app.

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 [package]
 name = "alfis"
 version = "0.1.0"
-authors = ["Revertron <rev@revertron.com>"]
+authors = ["Revertron <alfis@revertron.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 build = "build.rs"
+readme = "README.md"
 homepage = "https://alfis.name"
 repository = "https://github.com/Revertron/Alfis"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ mio = { version = "0.7", features = ["os-poll", "net"] }
 # for DNS from hermes
 derive_more = "0.99.9"
 
+[target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
+winapi = { version = "0.3.7", features = ["impl-default", "wincon"]}
+
 [build-dependencies]
 winres = "0.1"
 

src/main.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// With the default subsystem, 'console', windows creates an additional console window for the program.
+// This is silently ignored on non-windows systems.
+// See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/4cc7ya5b.aspx for more details.
 #![windows_subsystem = "windows"]
 extern crate web_view;
 extern crate tinyfiledialogs as tfd;
@@ -8,6 +11,9 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
+#[cfg(windows)]
+use winapi::um::wincon::{AttachConsole, FreeConsole, ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS};
+
 use rand::RngCore;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use web_view::*;
@@ -34,6 +40,13 @@ const KEYSTORE_DIFFICULTY: usize = 24;
 const SETTINGS_FILENAME: &str = "alfis.cfg";
 
 fn main() {
+    // When linked with the windows subsystem windows won't automatically attach
+    // to the console of the parent process, so we do it explicitly. This fails silently if the parent has no console.
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    unsafe {
+        AttachConsole(ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS);
+    }
+
     println!("ALFIS 0.1.0");
     let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
     let program = args[0].clone();
@@ -89,6 +102,12 @@ fn main() {
     } else {
         run_interface(context.clone(), miner.clone());
     }
+
+    // Without explicitly detaching the console cmd won't redraw it's prompt.
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    unsafe {
+        FreeConsole();
+    }
 }
 
 fn start_dns_server(context: &Arc<Mutex<Context>>, settings: &Settings) {