main.js

/*
	MIT License

	Copyright (c) 2019 J M Evans (g4 <at> novadsp <dot> com)

	Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
	of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
	in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
	to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
	copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
	furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

	The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
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	THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
	IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
	FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
	AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
	LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
	OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
	SOFTWARE.
*/

// Modules to control application life and create native browser window
const electron = require('electron')
// Module to control application life.
const app = electron.app
const {ipcMain} = require('electron')
const {Menu} = require('electron')
var path = require('path')
// application menu definition
require('./mainmenu.js')
// an optional Electron thing
require('./renderer.js');

// Keep a global reference of the window object, if you don't, the window will
// be closed automatically when the JavaScript object is garbage collected.
let mainWindow

function onWindowClosed() {
    // Dereference the window object, usually you would store windows
    // in an array if your app supports multi windows, this is the time
    // when you should delete the corresponding element.
    mainWindow = null
}

function createWindow () {
  // startup characteristics for the main Electron window
	var settings = { 
      width: 800, 
      height: 600, 
      webPreferences: { 
        nodeIntegration: true 
      }
  };
	// Create the browser window.
	mainWindow = new electron.BrowserWindow(settings);
	// add it to the global App instance
	app.mainWindow = mainWindow;
	// and load the index.html of the app.
	mainWindow.loadURL(`file://${__dirname}/index.html`);
	// Emitted when the window is closed.
	mainWindow.on('closed', onWindowClosed);
}

// 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', createWindow)

// Quit when all windows are closed.
app.on('window-all-closed', function () {
  // On macOS 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', 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 (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.