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A Script to setup electron apps using the quick start guide https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/quick-start
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"""A script that automates the process found on https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/quick-start | |
Interactive Usage: | |
python setup-electron.py | |
To pre-specify an app name use: | |
python setup-electron.py <app_name> | |
To run fully headlessly (without forge use): | |
python setup-electron.py <app_name> --headless | |
To run fully headlessly (with forge use): | |
python setup-electron.py <app_name> --headless --useforge | |
Written July 26th 2022 | |
""" | |
import os | |
import sys | |
import json | |
import string | |
from subprocess import Popen, PIPE | |
# Argument parsing from terminal | |
if "--headless" in sys.argv: | |
headless=True | |
else: | |
headless=False | |
if "--useforge" in sys.argv: | |
forge = True | |
else: | |
forge= False | |
legal_path_characters = string.ascii_letters + string.digits+ " ()[]" # Allowed characters in file path | |
if len(sys.argv) > 1 and not (sys.argv[1] == "--headless" or sys.argv[1] == "--useforge"): # If project name is provided | |
app_name = "".join([safe_char for safe_char in sys.argv[1] if safe_char in legal_path_characters]).strip().replace(" ", "-") | |
else: | |
if headless: | |
app_name = "my-app" | |
else: | |
app_name = input("Please provide an app name: ") | |
app_name = "".join([safe_char for safe_char in app_name if safe_char in legal_path_characters]).strip().replace(" ", "-") | |
print(f"Creating app with name: {app_name}") | |
## Step 2: Get NPM Install | |
if os.name == "nt": #windows | |
npm_path = [path for path in os.environ["PATH"].split(";") if "nodejs" in path][0] + "npm.cmd" | |
else: | |
npm_path = "npm" # TODO: test this works | |
if not npm_path: | |
raise ValueError("Unable to find valid NPM install, please install NPM and add it to your path") | |
## Step 3. Create Required directories | |
if not os.path.exists(app_name): | |
os.mkdir(app_name) | |
os.chdir(app_name) | |
print(f"Initialized directory {app_name}, beginning install of electron (this may take a while)") | |
process = Popen([npm_path, "install", "-save-dev","electron"], stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE) | |
stdout, stderr = process.communicate() | |
## Step 4. Setting up file defaults to write necessary files | |
package = { # Package.json defaults | |
"name": app_name, | |
"version": "1.0.0", | |
"description": "", | |
"main": "main.js", | |
"scripts": { | |
"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1", | |
"start": "electron ." | |
}, | |
"keywords": [], | |
"author": "", | |
"license": "MIT" | |
} | |
### Step 5. Configure file defaults | |
file_defaults = { # The default files to use | |
"package.json": json.dumps(package), | |
"index.html": r"""<!DOCTYPE html> | |
<html> | |
<head> | |
<meta charset="UTF-8"> | |
<!-- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP --> | |
<meta http-equiv="Content-Security-Policy" content="default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"> | |
<title>Hello World!</title> | |
</head> | |
<body> | |
<h1>Hello World!</h1> | |
We are using Node.js <span id="node-version"></span>, | |
Chromium <span id="chrome-version"></span>, | |
and Electron <span id="electron-version"></span>. | |
</body> | |
</html>""", | |
"preload.js": r"""// All of the Node.js APIs are available in the preload process. | |
// It has the same sandbox as a Chrome extension. | |
window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => { | |
const replaceText = (selector, text) => { | |
const element = document.getElementById(selector) | |
if (element) element.innerText = text | |
} | |
for (const dependency of ['chrome', 'node', 'electron']) { | |
replaceText(`${dependency}-version`, process.versions[dependency]) | |
} | |
}) | |
""", | |
"main.js": r""" | |
// Modules to control application life and create native browser window | |
const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron') | |
const path = require('path') | |
const createWindow = () => { | |
// Create the browser window. | |
const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({ | |
width: 800, | |
height: 600, | |
webPreferences: { | |
preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js') | |
} | |
}) | |
// and load the index.html of the app. | |
mainWindow.loadFile('index.html') | |
// Open the DevTools. | |
// mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools() | |
} | |
// 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.whenReady().then(() => { | |
createWindow() | |
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 (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) createWindow() | |
}) | |
}) | |
// Quit when all windows are closed, except on macOS. There, it's common | |
// for applications and their menu bar to stay active until the user quits | |
// explicitly with Cmd + Q. | |
app.on('window-all-closed', () => { | |
if (process.platform !== 'darwin') app.quit() | |
}) | |
// In this file you can include the rest of your app's specific main process | |
// code. You can also put them in separate files and require them here. | |
""" | |
} | |
## Step 6. Write required files | |
print("Beginning to write files:") | |
for index,current_file in enumerate(file_defaults): | |
print(f"Writing {index+1}/{len(file_defaults)}: {current_file}") | |
with open(current_file, "w+") as cur_file: | |
cur_file.write(file_defaults[current_file]) | |
## Step 7. Ask if they want to setup forge | |
if forge: | |
Popen([npm_path.replace("npm", "npx"), f"create-electron-app@latest {app_name}"], stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE) | |
stdout, stderr = process.communicate() | |
elif not headless and "y" in input("Would you like to install electron forge [this is used to make building distributables easier https://www.electronforge.io/](y/n)?: "): | |
Popen([npm_path.replace("npm", "npx"), f"create-electron-app@latest {app_name}"], stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE) | |
stdout, stderr = process.communicate() | |
## Step 8. Ask user if they want to start the app to test it | |
if not headless and "y" in input("Would you like to start the app using:\n\t$ npm start\nTo confirm it is working (y/n)?").lower(): | |
Popen([npm_path, "start"], stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE) | |
stdout, stderr = process.communicate() | |
print(f"\n\nYou're ready to go!\n\nTo start your app in future run this command in the source folder:\n\t npm start\n\nSource folder is available at:\n\t {os.path.abspath('.')}") |
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