support configloader deployment

ConfigLoader.ps1

@@ -85,14 +85,84 @@ function Get-ProjectsRoot {
     return $candidate
 }
 
+function Get-ProjectPathFromUser {
+    param(
+        [string]$Prompt = "Paste the project path to deploy in"
+    )
+
+    do {
+        $inputPath = Read-Host -Prompt $Prompt
+        if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($inputPath)) {
+            Write-Warning "Path cannot be empty. Please try again."
+            continue
+        }
+
+        # Remove quotes if present
+        $inputPath = $inputPath.Trim('"', "'")
+
+        # Try to resolve the path
+        try {
+            if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $inputPath -PathType Container) {
+                $resolved = Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $inputPath -ErrorAction Stop
+                return $resolved.Path
+            }
+            else {
+                Write-Warning "Path does not exist or is not a directory: $inputPath"
+                $retry = Read-Host "Try again? (Y/N)"
+                if ($retry -notmatch '^[Yy]') {
+                    return $null
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        catch {
+            Write-Warning "Invalid path: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+            $retry = Read-Host "Try again? (Y/N)"
+            if ($retry -notmatch '^[Yy]') {
+                return $null
+            }
+        }
+    } while ($true)
+}
+
 function Use-IsoDailyFormat {
     $dailyFormat = Get-ConfigValue -Name 'dailyFormat' -Default $true
-    return [bool]$dailyFormat
+    
+    # Handle backward compatibility with boolean values
+    if ($dailyFormat -is [bool]) {
+        return $dailyFormat
+    }
+    
+    # Handle string values
+    if ($dailyFormat -is [string]) {
+        $formatStr = $dailyFormat.Trim()
+        # ISO format contains YYYY-MM-DD pattern
+        if ($formatStr -match 'YYYY-MM-DD' -or $formatStr -match '\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}') {
+            return $true
+        }
+        # daily_YYMMDD or other formats are not ISO
+        return $false
+    }
+    
+    # Default to false (not ISO format) for unknown types
+    return $false
 }
 
 function Use-7Zip {
     $zipper = Get-ConfigValue -Name 'zipper' -Default $true
-    return [bool]$zipper
+    
+    # Handle backward compatibility with boolean values
+    if ($zipper -is [bool]) {
+        return $zipper
+    }
+    
+    # Handle string values
+    if ($zipper -is [string]) {
+        $zipperStr = $zipper.Trim().ToLower()
+        return ($zipperStr -eq '7z')
+    }
+    
+    # Default to false (use zip) for unknown types
+    return $false
 }
 
 function Get-ZipCompressionLevel {
@@ -111,3 +181,35 @@ function Get-ZipCompressionLevel {
     return [Math]::Min(9, [Math]::Max(0, $value))
 }
 
+# If script is run directly (not dot-sourced), prompt for project path and deploy
+# When dot-sourced, InvocationName is '.'; when run directly, it's the script path or name
+if ($MyInvocation.InvocationName -ne '.') {
+    $projectPath = Get-ProjectPathFromUser
+    if ($null -ne $projectPath) {
+        Write-Host "`nDeploying to: $projectPath" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+        
+        # Find UpdateProjectBatches.ps1 in the same directory as ConfigLoader.ps1
+        $updateScript = Join-Path -Path $script:LoaderRoot -ChildPath 'UpdateProjectBatches.ps1'
+        if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $updateScript) {
+            Write-Host "Running UpdateProjectBatches.ps1...`n" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+            & powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File $updateScript -ProjectPath $projectPath
+            $exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
+            if ($exitCode -eq 0) {
+                Write-Host "`nDeployment completed successfully." -ForegroundColor Green
+            }
+            else {
+                Write-Host "`nDeployment completed with errors (exit code: $exitCode)." -ForegroundColor Red
+            }
+            exit $exitCode
+        }
+        else {
+            Write-Warning "UpdateProjectBatches.ps1 not found in $script:LoaderRoot"
+            Write-Host "Project path: $projectPath" -ForegroundColor Green
+            return $projectPath
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        Write-Host "No project path provided." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+        exit 1
+    }
+}