test: remove usage of remote in shell.openExternal test (#20101)

spec/api-shell-spec.js

@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 const os = require('os')
 const http = require('http')
-const { shell, remote } = require('electron')
-const { BrowserWindow } = remote
+const { shell } = require('electron')
 
 const { closeWindow } = require('./window-helpers')
 const { emittedOnce } = require('./events-helpers')
@@ -26,60 +25,6 @@ describe('shell module', () => {
     iconIndex: 1
   }
 
-  describe('shell.openExternal()', () => {
-    let envVars = {}
-    let w
-
-    beforeEach(function () {
-      envVars = {
-        display: process.env.DISPLAY,
-        de: process.env.DE,
-        browser: process.env.BROWSER
-      }
-    })
-
-    afterEach(async () => {
-      await closeWindow(w)
-      w = null
-      // reset env vars to prevent side effects
-      if (process.platform === 'linux') {
-        process.env.DE = envVars.de
-        process.env.BROWSER = envVars.browser
-        process.env.DISPLAY = envVars.display
-      }
-    })
-
-    it('opens an external link', async () => {
-      let url = 'http://127.0.0.1'
-      let requestReceived
-      if (process.platform === 'linux') {
-        process.env.BROWSER = '/bin/true'
-        process.env.DE = 'generic'
-        process.env.DISPLAY = ''
-        requestReceived = Promise.resolve()
-      } else if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
-        // On the Mac CI machines, Safari tries to ask for a password to the
-        // code signing keychain we set up to test code signing (see
-        // https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/19969#issuecomment-526278890),
-        // so use a blur event as a crude proxy.
-        w = new BrowserWindow({ show: true })
-        requestReceived = emittedOnce(w, 'blur')
-      } else {
-        const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
-          res.end()
-        })
-        await new Promise(resolve => server.listen(0, '127.0.0.1', resolve))
-        requestReceived = new Promise(resolve => server.on('connection', () => resolve()))
-        url = `http://127.0.0.1:${server.address().port}`
-      }
-
-      await Promise.all([
-        shell.openExternal(url),
-        requestReceived
-      ])
-    })
-  })
-
   describe('shell.readShortcutLink(shortcutPath)', () => {
     beforeEach(function () {
       if (process.platform !== 'win32') this.skip()