electron_pm2_app

main.js

const electron = require('electron')
const app = electron.app
const BrowserWindow = electron.BrowserWindow
const pm2 = require('pm2'); //pm2 node process manager https://github.com/Unitech/pm2
const path = require('path')
const url = require('url')
const fixPath = require('fix-path');


let mainWindow

function createWindow () {


  pm2.connect(function(err) { //start up pm2 god
    if (err) {
      console.error(err);
      process.exit(2);
    }

    var binpath = './path/to/my/binary';
    pm2.start({
      script    : binpath,         
      exec_mode : 'fork',
      cwd: './working_dir/'
    }, function(err, apps) {
      pm2.disconnect();   
      if (err) throw err
    });
  }); 


  mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({width: 800, height: 600})

  fixPath();

  mainWindow.loadURL(url.format({
    pathname: path.join(__dirname, 'index.html'),
    protocol: 'file:',
    slashes: true
  }))

  mainWindow.on('closed', function () {
    mainWindow = null
  })
}

app.on('ready', createWindow)

app.on('window-all-closed', function () {

/*  pm2.killDaemon(function(err) { //start up pm2 god
    if (err) {
      console.error(err);
      process.exit(2);
    }
  });
  pm2.disconnect(); */

  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
/*    pm2.killDaemon(function(err) { //start up pm2 god
      if (err) {
        console.error(err);
        process.exit(2);
      }
    });
    pm2.disconnect(); */
    app.quit()
  }
})

app.on('activate', function () {
  if (mainWindow === null) {
    createWindow()
  }
})