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Use contextBridge to call a native-hello-world nodejs function (loadable in electron fiddle)
<!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'">
<link href="./styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
<title>Call native code via preload.js</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Call native code via preload.js</h1>
<div id="text"></div>
<!-- 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} = 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 () {
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.
{
"name": "fearless-exchange-wreck-cdemb",
"productName": "fearless-exchange-wreck-cdemb",
"description": "My Electron application description",
"keywords": [],
"main": "./main.js",
"version": "1.0.0",
"author": "bernard",
"scripts": {
"start": "electron ."
},
"dependencies": {
"native-hello-world": "*"
},
"devDependencies": {
"electron": "16.0.2"
}
}
const { contextBridge } = require('electron')
const helloWorld = require('native-hello-world')
contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('helloWorld', helloWorld)
// 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.
// console.log(window.helloWorld())
document.getElementById("text").innerText = window.helloWorld()
/* styles.css */
/* Add styles here to customize the appearance of your app */
body {
font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
margin: auto;
max-width: 38rem;
padding: 2rem;
}
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