stream content asynchronously in your electron app without http server. stream html as you build it.

stream_content_electron

const electron = require('electron');
const PassThrough = require('stream').PassThrough;

// why. idk
electron.app.whenReady().then(() => {
	electron.protocol.interceptStreamProtocol('file', async (req, callback) => {
		const stream = new PassThrough();

		callback({
			data: stream
		});

		for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
			await wait(100);
			stream.push('hi\n');
		}

		stream.push(null);
	});


	const window = new electron.BrowserWindow();
	window.webContents.openDevTools();
	window.loadFile("index.html");
});

const wait = async (ms) => new Promise(r => setTimeout(() => r(), ms));