ipc = require 'ipc' # The browser module manages all desktop-capturer moduels in renderer process. desktopCapturer = process.atomBinding('desktop_capturer').desktopCapturer isOptionsEqual = (opt1, opt2) -> return JSON.stringify opt1 is JSON.stringify opt2 # A queue for holding all requests from renderer process. requestsQueue = [] ipc.on 'ATOM_BROWSER_DESKTOP_CAPTURER_GET_SOURCES', (event, options) -> request = { options: options, webContents: event.sender } desktopCapturer.startHandling options if requestsQueue.length is 0 requestsQueue.push request # If the WebContents is destroyed before receiving result, just remove the # reference from requestsQueue to make the module not send the result to it. event.sender.once 'destroyed', () -> request.webContents = null desktopCapturer.emit = (event_name, event, sources) -> # Receiving sources result from main process, now send them back to renderer. handledRequest = requestsQueue.shift 0 result = ({ id: source.id, name: source.name, thumbnail: source.thumbnail.toDataUrl() } for source in sources) handledRequest.webContents?.send 'ATOM_RENDERER_DESKTOP_CAPTURER_RESULT', result # Check the queue to see whether there is other same request. If has, handle # it for reducing redunplicated `desktopCaptuer.startHandling` calls. unhandledRequestsQueue = [] for request in requestsQueue if isOptionsEqual handledRequest.options, request.options request.webContents?.send 'ATOM_RENDERER_DESKTOP_CAPTURER_RESULT', result else unhandledRequestsQueue.push request requestsQueue = unhandledRequestsQueue # If the requestsQueue is not empty, start a new request handling. if requestsQueue.length > 0 desktopCapturer.startHandling requestsQueue[0].options