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Basic electron.js
const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron');
const path = require('path')
// Keep a global reference of the window object, if you don't, the window will
// be closed automatically when the JavaScript object is garbage collected.
let mainWindow;
function createWindow() {
const mode = process.env.NODE_ENV;
mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
width: 900,
height: 680,
});
mainWindow.loadURL(`file://${path.join(__dirname, '../public/index.html')}`);
mainWindow.on('closed', () => {
mainWindow = null;
});
}
// This method will be called when Electron has finished
// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
// Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
app.on('ready', createWindow);
// Quit when all windows are closed.
app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
// On macOS it is common for applications and their menu bar
// to stay active until the user quits explicitly with Cmd + Q
if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
app.quit();
}
});
app.on('activate', () => {
// On macOS it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
// dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
if (mainWindow === null) {
createWindow();
}
});
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