gistfile1.js

const remote = window.require('electron').remote
const settings = remote.require('electron-settings')

module.exports = createModel

function createModel() {
  return {
    namespace: 'global',
    effects: {

      openDatabase: openDatabase
    },
    state: {
      firstRun: true,
      databasePath: null,
    },
    reducers: {
      setDatabasePath: setDatabasePath
    }
  }
}

function setDatabasePath (state, data, send, done) {
  var newPath = data

  settings.set('hasDbLocationOf', newPath).then(() => {
    settings.set('isActiveInstall', true).then(() => {
      console.log('hello')
    })
  })
}

// setup.js

// Present the window
function setupWindow(state, prev, send) {
  document.title = 'Welcome to Txt'
  var txtPath = app.getPath('home') + '/Txt'
  function pickDirectory(send, done) {
    dialog.showOpenDialog({
      title: 'Choose Your Txt Location',
      desiredPath: txtPath,
      properties: [ 'openDirectory', 'createDirectory', 'promptToCreate']
    }, function(filePaths) {
      if (filePaths) txtPath = filePaths[0]
      send('global:setDatabasePath', txtPath, done)
    })
  }

  return html`
         <section class="c ${location}">
          <label for="location">Location</label>
          <div class="container">
            <div class="location-input input" onclick=${pickDirectory}>
              ${state.txtPath}
            </div>
            <button class="button bg-c" onclick=${pickDirectory}>Change</button>
          </div>
          <p class="small w">Txt uses a folder on your computer to save and encrypt your work.</p>
        </section>
`