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Electron ContextBridge Demo
<!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>ContextBridge Demo</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>.
<h2>Inter Process Communication Test</h2>
<button id="SendSyncMsgBtn">Ping the main process</button>
<p id="SyncReply">Chilling for response</p>
<button id="SendAsyncMsgBtn">Ping the main process asynchronously</button>
<p id="AsyncReply">Chilling for response</p>
<!-- You can also require other files to run in this process -->
<script src="./renderer.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
// Modules to control application life and create native browser window
const {app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain} = require('electron')
const path = require('path')
function 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', function () {
// 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', function () {
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.
// All of the Node.js APIs are available in the preload process.
// It has the same sandbox as a Chrome extension.
const { contextBridge, ipcRenderer } = require("electron");
window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
const replaceText = (selector, text) => {
const element = document.getElementById(selector);
if (element) element.innerText = text;
};
for (const type of ["chrome", "node", "electron"]) {
replaceText(`${type}-version`, process.versions[type]);
}
});
const functionToExpose = (message) => {
console.log(message);
};
contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("electrotest", {
exposedFunction: (message) => {
functionToExpose(message);
},
});
// This file is required by the index.html file and will
// be executed in the renderer process for that window.
// No Node.js APIs are available in this process because
// `nodeIntegration` is turned off. Use `preload.js` to
// selectively enable features needed in the rendering
// process.
window.electrotest.exposedFunction("Hello from renderer process!");
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