document process(es) for all APIs
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> Enable apps to automatically update themselves.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
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The `autoUpdater` module provides an interface for the
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[Squirrel](https://github.com/Squirrel) framework.
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> Create and control browser windows.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
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```javascript
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// In the main process.
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const {BrowserWindow} = require('electron')
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> Perform copy and paste operations on the system clipboard.
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Processes: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process), [Renderer](../tutorial/quick-start.md#renderer-process)
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process), [Renderer](../tutorial/quick-start.md#renderer-process)
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The following example shows how to write a string to the clipboard:
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> Submit crash reports to a remote server.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process), [Renderer](../tutorial/quick-start.md#renderer-process)
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The following is an example of automatically submitting a crash report to a
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remote server:
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> Display native system dialogs for opening and saving files, alerting, etc.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
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An example of showing a dialog to select multiple files and directories:
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```javascript
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> Control file downloads from remote sources.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
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`DownloadItem` is an `EventEmitter` that represents a download item in Electron.
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It is used in `will-download` event of `Session` class, and allows users to
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control the download item.
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added a `path` attribute to the `File` interface which exposes the file's real
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path on filesystem.
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Example on getting a real path from a dragged-onto-the-app file:
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Example of getting a real path from a dragged-onto-the-app file:
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```html
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<div id="holder">
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> Detect keyboard events when the application does not have keyboard focus.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
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The `globalShortcut` module can register/unregister a global keyboard shortcut
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with the operating system so that you can customize the operations for various
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shortcuts.
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> Communicate asynchronously from the main process to renderer processes.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
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The `ipcMain` module is an instance of the
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[EventEmitter](https://nodejs.org/api/events.html#events_class_eventemitter) class. When used in the main
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process, it handles asynchronous and synchronous messages sent from a renderer
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> Communicate asynchronously from a renderer process to the main process.
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Process: [Renderer](../tutorial/quick-start.md#renderer-process)
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The `ipcRenderer` module is an instance of the
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[EventEmitter](https://nodejs.org/api/events.html#events_class_eventemitter) class. It provides a few
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methods so you can send synchronous and asynchronous messages from the render
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> Add items to native application menus and context menus.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
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See [`Menu`](menu.md) for examples.
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## Class: MenuItem
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> Create native application menus and context menus.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
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Each `Menu` consists of multiple [`MenuItem`](menu-item.md)s and each `MenuItem`
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can have a submenu.
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> Create tray, dock, and application icons using PNG or JPG files.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process), [Renderer](../tutorial/quick-start.md#renderer-process)
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In Electron, for the APIs that take images, you can pass either file paths or
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`NativeImage` instances. An empty image will be used when `null` is passed.
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> Issue HTTP/HTTPS requests using Chromium's native networking library
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
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The `net` module is a client-side API for issuing HTTP(S) requests. It is
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similar to the [HTTP](https://nodejs.org/api/http.html) and
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[HTTPS](https://nodejs.org/api/https.html) modules of Node.js but uses
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> Monitor power state changes.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
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You cannot require or use this module until the `ready` event of the `app`
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module is emitted.
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> Block the system from entering low-power (sleep) mode.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
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For example:
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```javascript
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> Extensions to process object.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
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The `process` object is extended in Electron with following APIs:
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## Events
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> Register a custom protocol and intercept existing protocol requests.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
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An example of implementing a protocol that has the same effect as the
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`file://` protocol:
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> Use main process modules from the renderer process.
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Process: [Renderer](../tutorial/quick-start.md#renderer-process)
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The `remote` module provides a simple way to do inter-process communication
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(IPC) between the renderer process (web page) and the main process.
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> Retrieve information about screen size, displays, cursor position, etc.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process),
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[Renderer](../tutorial/quick-start.md#renderer-process)
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You cannot require or use this module until the `ready` event of the `app`
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module is emitted.
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> Manage browser sessions, cookies, cache, proxy settings, etc.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
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The `session` module can be used to create new `Session` objects.
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You can also access the `session` of existing pages by using the `session`
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> Manage files and URLs using their default applications.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process),
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[Renderer](../tutorial/quick-start.md#renderer-process)
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The `shell` module provides functions related to desktop integration.
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An example of opening a URL in the user's default browser:
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> Get system preferences.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
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```javascript
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const {systemPreferences} = require('electron')
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console.log(systemPreferences.isDarkMode())
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> Add icons and context menus to the system's notification area.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
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const {app, Menu, Tray} = require('electron')
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> Render and control web pages.
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Process: [Main](../tutorial/quick-start.md#main-process)
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`webContents` is an
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[EventEmitter](https://nodejs.org/api/events.html#events_class_eventemitter).
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It is responsible for rendering and controlling a web page and is a property of
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> Customize the rendering of the current web page.
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Process: [Renderer](../tutorial/quick-start.md#renderer-process)
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An example of zooming current page to 200%.
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```javascript
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