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File-Save Dialog file extension issue
<!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'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'">
<link href="./styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
<title>Hello World!</title>
</head>
<body>
<button id="browser">Browser Download</button>
<button id="electron">Electron Download</button>
<script src="./renderer.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
// Modules to control application life and create native browser window
const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, dialog } = require('electron')
const path = require('node: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').then(() => {
ipcMain.on("save-file", (_, data) => {
dialog.showSaveDialog(mainWindow, {defaultPath: data.name}).then(result => {
console.log(result);
});
});
});
// 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.
{
"name": "only-jeans-flower-6jbv4",
"productName": "only-jeans-flower-6jbv4",
"description": "My Electron application description",
"keywords": [],
"main": "./main.js",
"version": "1.0.0",
"author": "Vincent Lycoops",
"scripts": {
"start": "electron ."
},
"dependencies": {},
"devDependencies": {
"electron": "29.1.5"
}
}
/**
* The preload script runs before `index.html` is loaded
* in the renderer. It has access to web APIs as well as
* Electron's renderer process modules and some polyfilled
* Node.js functions.
*
* https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/sandbox
*/
const contextBridge = require("electron").contextBridge;
const ipcRenderer = require("electron").ipcRenderer;
contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("electronCtx", {
send: (channel, ...data) => {
ipcRenderer.send(channel, ...data);
},
receive: (channel, cb) => {
ipcRenderer.on(channel, (event, message) => cb(message));
},
});
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 csv = "Hello;World";
document.getElementById("browser").addEventListener("click", () => {
const blob = new Blob([csv], {type: "text/csv"});
const a = document.createElement("a");
a.download = "some-file.csv";
a.rel = "noopener";
a.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
a.click();
})
document.getElementById("electron").addEventListener("click", () => {
const blob = new Blob([csv], {type: "text/csv"});
electronCtx.send("save-file", {name: "some-file.csv", data: new Uint8Array(blob)})
})
/* styles.css */
/* Add styles here to customize the appearance of your app */
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