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* Refactor app.makeSingleInstance
* new API `app.isPrimaryInstance()`
* new API `app.isSingleInstance()`
* new event `app.on('second-instance')`
* deprecated old syntax `app.makeSingleInstance(cb)`
* deprecated old syntax of `app.makeSingleInstance() --> bool` in favor
of `app.isPrimaryInstance()`
* Fix spec, we don't need process.nextTick hacks any more
* Make deprecation TODO for the return value of makeSingleInstance
* Refactor makeSingleInstance to requestSingleInstanceLock and add appropriate deprecation comments
* I swear this isn't tricking the linter
* Make const
* Add deprecation warnings for release, and add to planned-breaking-changes
BREAKING CHANGE
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Official Guides
Please make sure that you use the documents that match your Electron version. The version number should be a part of the page URL. If it's not, you are probably using the documentation of a development branch which may contain API changes that are not compatible with your Electron version. To view older versions of the documentation, you can browse by tag on GitHub by opening the "Switch branches/tags" dropdown and selecting the tag that matches your version.
FAQ
There are questions that are asked quite often. Check this out before creating an issue:
Guides and Tutorials
- Setting up the Development Environment
- Creating your First App
- Boilerplates and CLIs
- Application Architecture
- Adding Features to Your App
- Accessibility
- Testing and Debugging
- Packaging
- Distribution
- Security
- Updates
Detailed Tutorials
These individual tutorials expand on topics discussed in the guide above.
- In Detail: Installing Electron
- In Detail: Electron's Versioning Scheme
- In Detail: Packaging App Source Code with asar
- In Detail: Using Pepper Flash Plugin
- In Detail: Using Widevine CDM Plugin
- Offscreen Rendering
API References
Custom DOM Elements:
Modules for the Main Process:
- app
- autoUpdater
- BrowserView
- BrowserWindow
- contentTracing
- dialog
- globalShortcut
- inAppPurchase
- ipcMain
- Menu
- MenuItem
- net
- powerMonitor
- powerSaveBlocker
- protocol
- session
- systemPreferences
- Tray
- webContents