remove settings conf lock at beginning

Author: Muntasib-creator

.gitignore

@@ -60,4 +60,5 @@ custom_profiles/
 # Security tools
 /tools/security/*
 Apps/Windows/inspector.exe
-Framework/settings.conf.lock
+Apps/Windows/Element.xml
+Framework/settings.conf.lock

Framework/Utilities/ConfigModule.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from datetime import date
 from configobj import ConfigObj
+import traceback
 
 """constants"""
 file_name = "settings.conf"
@@ -48,6 +49,16 @@ def create_settings_config_file():
     config.write()
     print(f"Created settings.conf at {settings_conf_path}")
 
+def remove_settings_lock_file():
+    """Remove stale lock file if the process that created it is no longer running."""
+    try:
+        lock_file_path = Path(settings_file_lock.lock_file)
+        if not lock_file_path.exists():
+            return
+        lock_file_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+    except Exception:
+        traceback.print_exc()
+
 @settings_file_lock
 def get_config_value(section, key, location: os.PathLike | None = None):
     """

node_cli.py

@@ -1230,6 +1230,7 @@ async def main():
     # Load environment variables from .env file
     load_dotenv()
     adjust_python_path()
+    ConfigModule.remove_settings_lock_file()
     ConfigModule.create_settings_config_file()
     create_temp_ini_automation_log()