main.js

// Modules
const {app, ipcMain} = require('electron')
const mainWindow = require('./mainWindow')
const readItem = require('./readItem')


// Listen for new read itme
ipcMain.on('new-item', (e, itemURL) => {


    // Get read item with readItem module
    readItem(itemURL, (item) => {

      console.log(item)
    // Send to renderer
      e.sender.send("new-item-success", item)
    })
})

// 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.on('ready', mainWindow.createWindow)

// Quit when all windows are closed.
app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
  // On OS X it is common for applications and their menu bar
  // to stay active until the user quits explicitly with Cmd + Q
  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') app.quit()
})

app.on('activate', () => {
  // On OS X 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 (mainWindow === null) mainWindow.createWindow()
})

// 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.