Console windows via spawn calls from ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE processes

child.js

const { spawn } = require('child_process')

ls = spawn('C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Git\\cmd\\git.exe', ['status'], {
      cwd: 'C:\\Users\\demohan\\github\\vscode'
})

ls.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
   console.log('stdout : ' + data)
})

ls.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
   console.log('stderr : ' + data)
})

ls.on('close', (code) => {
   console.log('child process exited with code : ' + code)
})

main.js

// Modules to control application life and create native browser window
const {app, BrowserWindow} = require('electron')
const path = require('path')
const { fork } = require('child_process')
let child;

function createWindow () {
  // Create the browser window.
  const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
    width: 800,
    height: 600
  })

  // and load the index.html of the app.
  mainWindow.loadURL('about:blank')

  mainWindow.webContents.on('did-finish-load', () => {
    child = fork(`${__dirname}/child.js`)
    child.on('close', () => {
      console.log('forked process exited')
    })
  })
}

// 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()
})