A starter application combining the Electron and Ionic framework
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npm installnpm run buildnpm start
src/app/pages/home/home.ts
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { NavController } from 'ionic-angular';
declare var electron : any;
@Component({
selector: 'page-home',
templateUrl: 'home.html'
})
export class HomePage {
constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {
console.log("Sending message..");
electron.ipcRenderer.send("test_channel","ping");
electron.ipcRenderer.on("test_channel",function(err,arg){
console.log("Message received from electron: "+arg);
})
}
}
www/index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" dir="ltr">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Ionic App</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no">
<meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">
<meta name="msapplication-tap-highlight" content="no">
<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="assets/icon/favicon.ico">
<link rel="manifest" href="manifest.json">
<meta name="theme-color" content="#4e8ef7">
<!-- cordova.js required for cordova apps -->
<script src="cordova.js"></script>
<script>
const electron = require('electron');
</script>
<!-- un-comment this code to enable service worker
<script>
if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) {
navigator.serviceWorker.register('service-worker.js')
.then(() => console.log('service worker installed'))
.catch(err => console.log('Error', err));
}
</script>-->
<link href="build/main.css" rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body>
<!-- Ionic's root component and where the app will load -->
<ion-app></ion-app>
<!-- The polyfills js is generated during the build process -->
<script src="build/polyfills.js"></script>
<!-- The bundle js is generated during the build process -->
<script src="build/main.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
electron.js
const electron = require('electron')
// Module to control application life.
const app = electron.app
// Module to create native browser window.
const {BrowserWindow, ipcMain} = electron;
const path = require('path')
const url = require('url')
// 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 createWindow () {
// Create the browser window.
mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({width: 800, height: 600})
// and load the index.html of the app.
mainWindow.loadURL(url.format({
pathname: path.join(__dirname, 'www/index.html'),
protocol: 'file:',
slashes: true
}))
// Open the DevTools.
mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools()
ipcMain.on("test_channel",function(err,arg){
console.log(err);
console.log("Received message: "+arg);
console.log("Sending message back!");
// Send message back!
mainWindow.webContents.send("test_channel","pong");
})
// Emitted when the window is closed.
mainWindow.on('closed', function () {
// 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
})
}
//event.sender.send('asynchronous-reply', 'pong');
// 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 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', function () {
// 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) {
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.