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subframe-ipc
<!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'; frame-src subframe://*">
<link href="./styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
<title>Hello World!</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>.
<iframe id="subframe" src="subframe://index.html"></iframe>
<script src="./renderer.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
// Modules to control application life and create native browser window
const {app, BrowserWindow, MessageChannelMain, protocol} = 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')
}
})
const { port1, port2 } = new MessageChannelMain()
// Send port along to the preload script
mainWindow.webContents.on('did-finish-load', () => {
mainWindow.webContents.mainFrame.postMessage('port', null, [port1])
port2.on('message', (event) => {
console.log(event)
})
port2.start()
})
// and load the index.html of the app.
mainWindow.loadFile('index.html')
}
// 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(() => {
protocol.registerFileProtocol('subframe', (req, callback) => {
if (req.url === 'subframe://index.html') {
callback({ path: path.join(__dirname, 'subframe.html') })
} else if (req.url === 'subframe://subrenderer.js') {
callback({ path: path.join(__dirname, 'subrenderer.js') })
} else {
callback(404)
}
})
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()
})
{
"name": "milky-power-groan-dvhp2",
"productName": "milky-power-groan-dvhp2",
"description": "My Electron application description",
"keywords": [],
"main": "./main.js",
"version": "1.0.0",
"author": "dsanders11",
"scripts": {
"start": "electron ."
},
"dependencies": {},
"devDependencies": {
"electron": "22.0.0"
}
}
const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron')
// Forward the port along to the iframe
ipcRenderer.on('port', e => {
const port = e.ports[0]
document.getElementById('subframe').contentWindow.postMessage('main-process', '*', [port])
})
/**
* The preload script runs before. 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
*/
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 { port1, port2 } = new MessageChannel()
port1.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
const element = document.createElement('p')
element.innerText = event.data
document.body.appendChild(element)
})
window.addEventListener('load', () => {
document.getElementById('subframe').contentWindow.postMessage('parent-frame', '*', [port2])
})
port1.start()
iframe {
border: none;
}
<!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' subframe://*; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'">
<title>Hello World!</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Subframe</h1>
<script src="subframe://subrenderer.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
window.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
// Use the port that was transferred to send a message
if (event.data === 'main-process') {
// To the main process, from this subframe
event.ports[0].postMessage('hello main process from subframe')
} else if (event.data === 'parent-frame') {
// To our parent frame
event.ports[0].postMessage('hello parent frame from subframe')
}
})
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