import * as path from 'path'; import { expect } from 'chai'; import { closeAllWindows } from './window-helpers'; import { ifdescribe } from './spec-helpers'; import { ipcMain, BrowserWindow } from 'electron/main'; import { emittedOnce } from './events-helpers'; const features = process.electronBinding('features'); const expectPathsEqual = (path1: string, path2: string) => { if (process.platform === 'win32') { path1 = path1.toLowerCase(); path2 = path2.toLowerCase(); } expect(path1).to.equal(path2); }; function makeRemotely (windowGetter: () => BrowserWindow) { async function remotely (script: Function, ...args: any[]) { // executeJavaScript obfuscates the error if the script throws, so catch any // errors manually. const assembledScript = `(async function() { try { return { result: await Promise.resolve((${script})(...${JSON.stringify(args)})) } } catch (e) { return { error: e.message, stack: e.stack } } })()`; const { result, error, stack } = await windowGetter().webContents.executeJavaScript(assembledScript); if (error) { const e = new Error(error); e.stack = stack; throw e; } return result; } remotely.it = (...vars: any[]) => (name: string, fn: Function) => { it(name, async () => { await remotely(fn, ...vars); }); }; return remotely; } function makeWindow () { let w: BrowserWindow; before(async () => { w = new BrowserWindow({ show: false, webPreferences: { nodeIntegration: true, enableRemoteModule: true } }); await w.loadURL('about:blank'); await w.webContents.executeJavaScript(`{ const chai_1 = window.chai_1 = require('chai') chai_1.use(require('chai-as-promised')) chai_1.use(require('dirty-chai')) null }`); }); after(closeAllWindows); return () => w; } function makeEachWindow () { let w: BrowserWindow; beforeEach(async () => { w = new BrowserWindow({ show: false, webPreferences: { nodeIntegration: true, enableRemoteModule: true } }); await w.loadURL('about:blank'); await w.webContents.executeJavaScript(`{ const chai_1 = window.chai_1 = require('chai') chai_1.use(require('chai-as-promised')) chai_1.use(require('dirty-chai')) null }`); }); afterEach(closeAllWindows); return () => w; } ifdescribe(features.isRemoteModuleEnabled())('remote module', () => { const fixtures = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures'); describe('', () => { const w = makeWindow(); const remotely = makeRemotely(w); describe('remote.getGlobal filtering', () => { it('can return custom values', async () => { w().webContents.once('remote-get-global', (event, name) => { event.returnValue = name; }); expect(await remotely(() => require('electron').remote.getGlobal('test'))).to.equal('test'); }); it('throws when no returnValue set', async () => { w().webContents.once('remote-get-global', (event) => { event.preventDefault(); }); await expect(remotely(() => require('electron').remote.getGlobal('test'))).to.eventually.be.rejected('Blocked remote.getGlobal(\'test\')'); }); }); describe('remote.getBuiltin filtering', () => { it('can return custom values', async () => { w().webContents.once('remote-get-builtin', (event, name) => { event.returnValue = name; }); expect(await remotely(() => (require('electron').remote as any).getBuiltin('test'))).to.equal('test'); }); it('throws when no returnValue set', async () => { w().webContents.once('remote-get-builtin', (event) => { event.preventDefault(); }); await expect(remotely(() => (require('electron').remote as any).getBuiltin('test'))).to.eventually.be.rejected('Blocked remote.getGlobal(\'test\')'); }); }); describe('remote.require filtering', () => { it('can return custom values', async () => { w().webContents.once('remote-require', (event, name) => { event.returnValue = name; }); expect(await remotely(() => require('electron').remote.require('test'))).to.equal('test'); }); it('throws when no returnValue set', async () => { w().webContents.once('remote-require', (event) => { event.preventDefault(); }); await expect(remotely(() => require('electron').remote.require('test'))).to.eventually.be.rejected('Blocked remote.require(\'test\')'); }); }); describe('remote.getCurrentWindow filtering', () => { it('can return custom value', async () => { w().webContents.once('remote-get-current-window', (e) => { e.returnValue = 'some window'; }); expect(await remotely(() => require('electron').remote.getCurrentWindow())).to.equal('some window'); }); it('throws when no returnValue set', async () => { w().webContents.once('remote-get-current-window', (event) => { event.preventDefault(); }); await expect(remotely(() => require('electron').remote.getCurrentWindow())).to.eventually.be.rejected('Blocked remote.getCurrentWindow()'); }); }); describe('remote.getCurrentWebContents filtering', () => { it('can return custom value', async () => { w().webContents.once('remote-get-current-web-contents', (event) => { event.returnValue = 'some web contents'; }); expect(await remotely(() => require('electron').remote.getCurrentWebContents())).to.equal('some web contents'); }); it('throws when no returnValue set', async () => { w().webContents.once('remote-get-current-web-contents', (event) => { event.preventDefault(); }); await expect(remotely(() => require('electron').remote.getCurrentWebContents())).to.eventually.be.rejected('Blocked remote.getCurrentWebContents()'); }); }); }); describe('remote references', () => { const w = makeEachWindow(); it('render-view-deleted is sent when page is destroyed', (done) => { w().webContents.once('render-view-deleted' as any, () => { done(); }); w().destroy(); }); // The ELECTRON_BROWSER_CONTEXT_RELEASE message relies on this to work. it('message can be sent on exit when page is being navigated', async () => { after(() => { ipcMain.removeAllListeners('SENT_ON_EXIT'); }); w().webContents.once('did-finish-load', () => { w().webContents.loadURL('about:blank'); }); w().loadFile(path.join(fixtures, 'api', 'send-on-exit.html')); await emittedOnce(ipcMain, 'SENT_ON_EXIT'); }); }); describe('remote function in renderer', () => { afterEach(() => { ipcMain.removeAllListeners('done'); }); afterEach(closeAllWindows); it('works when created in preload script', async () => { const preload = path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'preload-remote-function.js'); const w = new BrowserWindow({ show: false, webPreferences: { preload, enableRemoteModule: true } }); w.loadURL('about:blank'); await emittedOnce(ipcMain, 'done'); }); }); describe('remote objects registry', () => { it('does not dereference until the render view is deleted (regression)', (done) => { const w = new BrowserWindow({ show: false, webPreferences: { nodeIntegration: true, enableRemoteModule: true } }); ipcMain.once('error-message', (event, message) => { expect(message).to.match(/^Cannot call method 'getURL' on missing remote object/); done(); }); w.loadFile(path.join(fixtures, 'api', 'render-view-deleted.html')); }); }); describe('remote listeners', () => { afterEach(closeAllWindows); it('detaches listeners subscribed to destroyed renderers, and shows a warning', async () => { const w = new BrowserWindow({ show: false, webPreferences: { nodeIntegration: true, enableRemoteModule: true } }); await w.loadFile(path.join(fixtures, 'api', 'remote-event-handler.html')); w.webContents.reload(); await emittedOnce(w.webContents, 'did-finish-load'); const expectedMessage = [ 'Attempting to call a function in a renderer window that has been closed or released.', 'Function provided here: remote-event-handler.html:11:33', 'Remote event names: remote-handler, other-remote-handler' ].join('\n'); expect(w.webContents.listenerCount('remote-handler')).to.equal(2); let warnMessage: string | null = null; const originalWarn = console.warn; let warned: Function; const warnPromise = new Promise(resolve => { warned = resolve; }); try { console.warn = (message: string) => { warnMessage = message; warned(); }; w.webContents.emit('remote-handler', { sender: w.webContents }); await warnPromise; } finally { console.warn = originalWarn; } expect(w.webContents.listenerCount('remote-handler')).to.equal(1); expect(warnMessage).to.equal(expectedMessage); }); }); describe('remote.require', () => { const w = makeWindow(); const remotely = makeRemotely(w); remotely.it()('should returns same object for the same module', () => { const { remote } = require('electron'); const a = remote.require('electron'); const b = remote.require('electron'); expect(a).to.equal(b); }); remotely.it(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'id.js'))('should work when object contains id property', (module: string) => { const { id } = require('electron').remote.require(module); expect(id).to.equal(1127); }); remotely.it(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'no-prototype.js'))('should work when object has no prototype', (module: string) => { const a = require('electron').remote.require(module); expect(a.foo.bar).to.equal('baz'); expect(a.foo.baz).to.equal(false); expect(a.bar).to.equal(1234); expect(a.getConstructorName(Object.create(null))).to.equal(''); expect(a.getConstructorName(new (class {})())).to.equal(''); }); it('should search module from the user app', async () => { expectPathsEqual( path.normalize(await remotely(() => require('electron').remote.process.mainModule!.filename)), path.resolve(__dirname, 'index.js') ); expectPathsEqual( path.normalize(await remotely(() => require('electron').remote.process.mainModule!.paths[0])), path.resolve(__dirname, 'node_modules') ); }); remotely.it(fixtures)('should work with function properties', (fixtures: string) => { const path = require('path'); { const a = require('electron').remote.require(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'export-function-with-properties.js')); expect(typeof a).to.equal('function'); expect(a.bar).to.equal('baz'); } { const a = require('electron').remote.require(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'function-with-properties.js')); expect(typeof a).to.equal('object'); expect(a.foo()).to.equal('hello'); expect(a.foo.bar).to.equal('baz'); expect(a.foo.nested.prop).to.equal('yes'); expect(a.foo.method1()).to.equal('world'); expect(a.foo.method1.prop1()).to.equal(123); } { const a = require('electron').remote.require(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'function-with-missing-properties.js')).setup(); expect(a.bar()).to.equal(true); expect(a.bar.baz).to.be.undefined(); } }); remotely.it(fixtures)('should work with static class members', (fixtures: string) => { const path = require('path'); const a = require('electron').remote.require(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'remote-static.js')); expect(typeof a.Foo).to.equal('function'); expect(a.Foo.foo()).to.equal(3); expect(a.Foo.bar).to.equal('baz'); expect(new a.Foo().baz()).to.equal(123); }); remotely.it(fixtures)('includes the length of functions specified as arguments', (fixtures: string) => { const path = require('path'); const a = require('electron').remote.require(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'function-with-args.js')); /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars */ expect(a((a: any, b: any, c: any) => {})).to.equal(3); expect(a((a: any) => {})).to.equal(1); expect(a((...args: any[]) => {})).to.equal(0); /* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars */ }); remotely.it(fixtures)('handles circular references in arrays and objects', (fixtures: string) => { const path = require('path'); const a = require('electron').remote.require(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'circular.js')); let arrayA: any[] = ['foo']; const arrayB = [arrayA, 'bar']; arrayA.push(arrayB); expect(a.returnArgs(arrayA, arrayB)).to.deep.equal([ ['foo', [null, 'bar']], [['foo', null], 'bar'] ]); let objectA: any = { foo: 'bar' }; const objectB = { baz: objectA }; objectA.objectB = objectB; expect(a.returnArgs(objectA, objectB)).to.deep.equal([ { foo: 'bar', objectB: { baz: null } }, { baz: { foo: 'bar', objectB: null } } ]); arrayA = [1, 2, 3]; expect(a.returnArgs({ foo: arrayA }, { bar: arrayA })).to.deep.equal([ { foo: [1, 2, 3] }, { bar: [1, 2, 3] } ]); objectA = { foo: 'bar' }; expect(a.returnArgs({ foo: objectA }, { bar: objectA })).to.deep.equal([ { foo: { foo: 'bar' } }, { bar: { foo: 'bar' } } ]); arrayA = []; arrayA.push(arrayA); expect(a.returnArgs(arrayA)).to.deep.equal([ [null] ]); objectA = {}; objectA.foo = objectA; objectA.bar = 'baz'; expect(a.returnArgs(objectA)).to.deep.equal([ { foo: null, bar: 'baz' } ]); objectA = {}; objectA.foo = { bar: objectA }; objectA.bar = 'baz'; expect(a.returnArgs(objectA)).to.deep.equal([ { foo: { bar: null }, bar: 'baz' } ]); }); }); describe('remote.createFunctionWithReturnValue', () => { const remotely = makeRemotely(makeWindow()); remotely.it(fixtures)('should be called in browser synchronously', async (fixtures: string) => { const { remote } = require('electron'); const path = require('path'); const buf = Buffer.from('test'); const call = remote.require(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'call.js')); const result = call.call((remote as any).createFunctionWithReturnValue(buf)); expect(result).to.be.an.instanceOf(Uint8Array); }); }); describe('remote modules', () => { const remotely = makeRemotely(makeWindow()); const mainModules = Object.keys(require('electron')); remotely.it(mainModules)('includes browser process modules as properties', (mainModules: string[]) => { const { remote } = require('electron'); const remoteModules = mainModules.filter(name => (remote as any)[name]); expect(remoteModules).to.be.deep.equal(mainModules); }); remotely.it(fixtures)('returns toString() of original function via toString()', (fixtures: string) => { const path = require('path'); const { readText } = require('electron').remote.clipboard; expect(readText.toString().startsWith('function')).to.be.true(); const { functionWithToStringProperty } = require('electron').remote.require(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'to-string-non-function.js')); expect(functionWithToStringProperty.toString).to.equal('hello'); }); }); describe('remote object in renderer', () => { const win = makeWindow(); const remotely = makeRemotely(win); remotely.it(fixtures)('can change its properties', (fixtures: string) => { const module = require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'property.js'); const property = require('electron').remote.require(module); expect(property.property).to.equal(1127); property.property = null; expect(property.property).to.equal(null); property.property = undefined; expect(property.property).to.equal(undefined); property.property = 1007; expect(property.property).to.equal(1007); expect(property.getFunctionProperty()).to.equal('foo-browser'); property.func.property = 'bar'; expect(property.getFunctionProperty()).to.equal('bar-browser'); property.func.property = 'foo'; // revert back const property2 = require('electron').remote.require(module); expect(property2.property).to.equal(1007); property.property = 1127; // revert back }); remotely.it(fixtures)('rethrows errors getting/setting properties', (fixtures: string) => { const foo = require('electron').remote.require(require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'error-properties.js')); expect(() => { // eslint-disable-next-line foo.bar }).to.throw('getting error'); expect(() => { foo.bar = 'test'; }).to.throw('setting error'); }); remotely.it(fixtures)('can set a remote property with a remote object', (fixtures: string) => { const { remote } = require('electron'); const foo = remote.require(require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'remote-object-set.js')); foo.bar = remote.getCurrentWindow(); }); remotely.it(fixtures)('can construct an object from its member', (fixtures: string) => { const call = require('electron').remote.require(require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'call.js')); const obj = new call.constructor(); expect(obj.test).to.equal('test'); }); remotely.it(fixtures)('can reassign and delete its member functions', (fixtures: string) => { const remoteFunctions = require('electron').remote.require(require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'function.js')); expect(remoteFunctions.aFunction()).to.equal(1127); remoteFunctions.aFunction = () => { return 1234; }; expect(remoteFunctions.aFunction()).to.equal(1234); expect(delete remoteFunctions.aFunction).to.equal(true); }); remotely.it('is referenced by its members', () => { const stringify = require('electron').remote.getGlobal('JSON').stringify; global.gc(); stringify({}); }); it('can handle objects without constructors', async () => { win().webContents.once('remote-get-global', (event) => { class Foo { bar () { return 'bar'; } } Foo.prototype.constructor = undefined as any; event.returnValue = new Foo(); }); expect(await remotely(() => require('electron').remote.getGlobal('test').bar())).to.equal('bar'); }); }); describe('remote value in browser', () => { const remotely = makeRemotely(makeWindow()); const print = path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'print_name.js'); remotely.it(print)('preserves NaN', (print: string) => { const printName = require('electron').remote.require(print); expect(printName.getNaN()).to.be.NaN(); expect(printName.echo(NaN)).to.be.NaN(); }); remotely.it(print)('preserves Infinity', (print: string) => { const printName = require('electron').remote.require(print); expect(printName.getInfinity()).to.equal(Infinity); expect(printName.echo(Infinity)).to.equal(Infinity); }); remotely.it(print)('keeps its constructor name for objects', (print: string) => { const printName = require('electron').remote.require(print); const buf = Buffer.from('test'); expect(printName.print(buf)).to.equal('Buffer'); }); remotely.it(print)('supports instanceof Boolean', (print: string) => { const printName = require('electron').remote.require(print); const obj = Boolean(true); expect(printName.print(obj)).to.equal('Boolean'); expect(printName.echo(obj)).to.deep.equal(obj); }); remotely.it(print)('supports instanceof Number', (print: string) => { const printName = require('electron').remote.require(print); const obj = Number(42); expect(printName.print(obj)).to.equal('Number'); expect(printName.echo(obj)).to.deep.equal(obj); }); remotely.it(print)('supports instanceof String', (print: string) => { const printName = require('electron').remote.require(print); const obj = String('Hello World!'); expect(printName.print(obj)).to.equal('String'); expect(printName.echo(obj)).to.deep.equal(obj); }); remotely.it(print)('supports instanceof Date', (print: string) => { const printName = require('electron').remote.require(print); const now = new Date(); expect(printName.print(now)).to.equal('Date'); expect(printName.echo(now)).to.deep.equal(now); }); remotely.it(print)('supports instanceof RegExp', (print: string) => { const printName = require('electron').remote.require(print); const regexp = RegExp('.*'); expect(printName.print(regexp)).to.equal('RegExp'); expect(printName.echo(regexp)).to.deep.equal(regexp); }); remotely.it(print)('supports instanceof Buffer', (print: string) => { const printName = require('electron').remote.require(print); const buffer = Buffer.from('test'); expect(buffer.equals(printName.echo(buffer))).to.be.true(); const objectWithBuffer = { a: 'foo', b: Buffer.from('bar') }; expect(objectWithBuffer.b.equals(printName.echo(objectWithBuffer).b)).to.be.true(); const arrayWithBuffer = [1, 2, Buffer.from('baz')]; expect((arrayWithBuffer[2] as Buffer).equals(printName.echo(arrayWithBuffer)[2])).to.be.true(); }); remotely.it(print)('supports instanceof ArrayBuffer', (print: string) => { const printName = require('electron').remote.require(print); const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(8); const view = new DataView(buffer); view.setFloat64(0, Math.PI); expect(printName.echo(buffer)).to.deep.equal(buffer); expect(printName.print(buffer)).to.equal('ArrayBuffer'); }); const arrayTests: [string, number[]][] = [ ['Int8Array', [1, 2, 3, 4]], ['Uint8Array', [1, 2, 3, 4]], ['Uint8ClampedArray', [1, 2, 3, 4]], ['Int16Array', [0x1234, 0x2345, 0x3456, 0x4567]], ['Uint16Array', [0x1234, 0x2345, 0x3456, 0x4567]], ['Int32Array', [0x12345678, 0x23456789]], ['Uint32Array', [0x12345678, 0x23456789]], ['Float32Array', [0.5, 1.0, 1.5]], ['Float64Array', [0.5, 1.0, 1.5]] ]; arrayTests.forEach(([arrayType, values]) => { remotely.it(print, arrayType, values)(`supports instanceof ${arrayType}`, (print: string, arrayType: string, values: number[]) => { const printName = require('electron').remote.require(print); expect([...printName.typedArray(arrayType, values)]).to.deep.equal(values); const int8values = new ((window as any)[arrayType])(values); expect(printName.typedArray(arrayType, int8values)).to.deep.equal(int8values); expect(printName.print(int8values)).to.equal(arrayType); }); }); describe('constructing a Uint8Array', () => { remotely.it()('does not crash', () => { const RUint8Array = require('electron').remote.getGlobal('Uint8Array'); new RUint8Array() // eslint-disable-line }); }); }); describe('remote promise', () => { const remotely = makeRemotely(makeWindow()); remotely.it(fixtures)('can be used as promise in each side', async (fixtures: string) => { const promise = require('electron').remote.require(require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'promise.js')); const value = await promise.twicePromise(Promise.resolve(1234)); expect(value).to.equal(2468); }); remotely.it(fixtures)('handles rejections via catch(onRejected)', async (fixtures: string) => { const promise = require('electron').remote.require(require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'rejected-promise.js')); const error = await new Promise(resolve => { promise.reject(Promise.resolve(1234)).catch(resolve); }); expect(error.message).to.equal('rejected'); }); remotely.it(fixtures)('handles rejections via then(onFulfilled, onRejected)', async (fixtures: string) => { const promise = require('electron').remote.require(require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'rejected-promise.js')); const error = await new Promise(resolve => { promise.reject(Promise.resolve(1234)).then(() => {}, resolve); }); expect(error.message).to.equal('rejected'); }); it('does not emit unhandled rejection events in the main process', (done) => { function onUnhandledRejection () { done(new Error('Unexpected unhandledRejection event')); } process.once('unhandledRejection', onUnhandledRejection); remotely(async (fixtures: string) => { const promise = require('electron').remote.require(require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'unhandled-rejection.js')); return new Promise((resolve, reject) => { promise.reject().then(() => { reject(new Error('Promise was not rejected')); }).catch((error: Error) => { resolve(error); }); }); }, fixtures).then(error => { try { expect(error.message).to.equal('rejected'); done(); } catch (e) { done(e); } finally { process.off('unhandledRejection', onUnhandledRejection); } }); }); it('emits unhandled rejection events in the renderer process', (done) => { remotely((module: string) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => { const promise = require('electron').remote.require(module); window.addEventListener('unhandledrejection', function handler (event) { event.preventDefault(); window.removeEventListener('unhandledrejection', handler); resolve(event.reason.message); }); promise.reject().then(() => { reject(new Error('Promise was not rejected')); }); }), path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'unhandled-rejection.js')).then( (message) => { try { expect(message).to.equal('rejected'); done(); } catch (e) { done(e); } }, done ); }); before(() => { (global as any).returnAPromise = (value: any) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(() => resolve(value), 100)); }); after(() => { delete (global as any).returnAPromise; }); remotely.it()('using a promise based method resolves correctly when global Promise is overridden', async () => { const { remote } = require('electron'); const original = global.Promise; try { expect(await remote.getGlobal('returnAPromise')(123)).to.equal(123); global.Promise = { resolve: () => ({}) } as any; expect(await remote.getGlobal('returnAPromise')(456)).to.equal(456); } finally { global.Promise = original; } }); }); describe('remote webContents', () => { const remotely = makeRemotely(makeWindow()); it('can return same object with different getters', async () => { const equal = await remotely(() => { const { remote } = require('electron'); const contents1 = remote.getCurrentWindow().webContents; const contents2 = remote.getCurrentWebContents(); return contents1 === contents2; }); expect(equal).to.be.true(); }); }); describe('remote class', () => { const remotely = makeRemotely(makeWindow()); remotely.it(fixtures)('can get methods', (fixtures: string) => { const { base } = require('electron').remote.require(require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'class.js')); expect(base.method()).to.equal('method'); }); remotely.it(fixtures)('can get properties', (fixtures: string) => { const { base } = require('electron').remote.require(require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'class.js')); expect(base.readonly).to.equal('readonly'); }); remotely.it(fixtures)('can change properties', (fixtures: string) => { const { base } = require('electron').remote.require(require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'class.js')); expect(base.value).to.equal('old'); base.value = 'new'; expect(base.value).to.equal('new'); base.value = 'old'; }); remotely.it(fixtures)('has unenumerable methods', (fixtures: string) => { const { base } = require('electron').remote.require(require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'class.js')); expect(base).to.not.have.ownProperty('method'); expect(Object.getPrototypeOf(base)).to.have.ownProperty('method'); }); remotely.it(fixtures)('keeps prototype chain in derived class', (fixtures: string) => { const { derived } = require('electron').remote.require(require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'class.js')); expect(derived.method()).to.equal('method'); expect(derived.readonly).to.equal('readonly'); expect(derived).to.not.have.ownProperty('method'); const proto = Object.getPrototypeOf(derived); expect(proto).to.not.have.ownProperty('method'); expect(Object.getPrototypeOf(proto)).to.have.ownProperty('method'); }); remotely.it(fixtures)('is referenced by methods in prototype chain', (fixtures: string) => { let { derived } = require('electron').remote.require(require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'class.js')); const method = derived.method; derived = null; global.gc(); expect(method()).to.equal('method'); }); }); describe('remote exception', () => { const remotely = makeRemotely(makeWindow()); remotely.it(fixtures)('throws errors from the main process', (fixtures: string) => { const throwFunction = require('electron').remote.require(require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'exception.js')); expect(() => { throwFunction(); }).to.throw(/undefined/); }); remotely.it(fixtures)('tracks error cause', (fixtures: string) => { const throwFunction = require('electron').remote.require(require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'exception.js')); try { throwFunction(new Error('error from main')); expect.fail(); } catch (e) { expect(e.message).to.match(/Could not call remote function/); expect(e.cause.message).to.equal('error from main'); } }); }); });