main.js

'use strict'

const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron')
const IPFS = require('ipfs')

let mainWindow

function createWindow () {
  mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({ width: 800,
    height: 600,
    webPreferences: {
      nodeIntegration: true
    } })

  // and load the index.html of the app.
  mainWindow.loadFile('index.html')

  // Open the DevTools.
  mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools()

  // Emitted when the window is closed.
  mainWindow.on('closed', () => {
    mainWindow = null
  })
}

app.on('ready', async () => {
  createWindow()

  try {
    const node = await IPFS.create()
    const id = await node.id()
    console.log(id)
  } catch (err) {
    console.error(err)
  }
})

// Quit when all windows are closed.
app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') { app.quit() }
})

app.on('activate', () => {
  if (mainWindow === null) { 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.