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desktop/main.js

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const {app, BrowserWindow, shell} = require('electron')
const path = require('path')
const express = require('express')
const eApp = express()
const portInUse = require('./portInUse.js')
const frontendPath = 'frontend/'
function createWindow() {
// Create the browser window.
const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
width: 1680,
height: 960,
webPreferences: {
nodeIntegration: true,
}
})
// Open external links in the browser
mainWindow.webContents.on('new-window', function (e, url) {
e.preventDefault()
shell.openExternal(url)
})
// Hide the toolbar
mainWindow.setMenuBarVisibility(false)
// We try to use the same port every time and only use a different one if that does not succeed.
let port = 45735
portInUse(port, used => {
if(used) {
console.log(`Port ${port} already used, switching to a random one`)
port = 0 // This lets express choose a random port
}
// Start a local express server to serve static files
eApp.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, frontendPath)))
// Handle urls set by the frontend
eApp.get('*', (request, response, next) => {
response.sendFile(`${__dirname}/${frontendPath}index.html`);
})
const server = eApp.listen(port, '127.0.0.1', () => {
console.log(`Server started on port ${server.address().port}`)
mainWindow.loadURL(`http://127.0.0.1:${server.address().port}`)
})
})
}
// 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(() => {
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', () => {
if (process.platform !== 'darwin') app.quit()
})