electron/default_app/main.ts

import { app, dialog } from 'electron';

import * as fs from 'fs';
import * as path from 'path';
import * as url from 'url';

type DefaultAppOptions = {
  file: null | string;
  noHelp: boolean;
  version: boolean;
  webdriver: boolean;
  interactive: boolean;
  abi: boolean;
  modules: string[];
}

const Module = require('module');

// Parse command line options.
const argv = process.argv.slice(1);

const option: DefaultAppOptions = {
  file: null,
  noHelp: Boolean(process.env.ELECTRON_NO_HELP),
  version: false,
  webdriver: false,
  interactive: false,
  abi: false,
  modules: []
};

let nextArgIsRequire = false;

for (const arg of argv) {
  if (nextArgIsRequire) {
    option.modules.push(arg);
    nextArgIsRequire = false;
    continue;
  } else if (arg === '--version' || arg === '-v') {
    option.version = true;
    break;
  } else if (arg.match(/^--app=/)) {
    option.file = arg.split('=')[1];
    break;
  } else if (arg === '--interactive' || arg === '-i' || arg === '-repl') {
    option.interactive = true;
  } else if (arg === '--test-type=webdriver') {
    option.webdriver = true;
  } else if (arg === '--require' || arg === '-r') {
    nextArgIsRequire = true;
    continue;
  } else if (arg === '--abi' || arg === '-a') {
    option.abi = true;
    continue;
  } else if (arg === '--no-help') {
    option.noHelp = true;
    continue;
  } else if (arg[0] === '-') {
    continue;
  } else {
    option.file = arg;
    break;
  }
}

if (nextArgIsRequire) {
  console.error('Invalid Usage: --require [file]\n\n"file" is required');
  process.exit(1);
}

// Set up preload modules
if (option.modules.length > 0) {
  Module._preloadModules(option.modules);
}

function loadApplicationPackage (packagePath: string) {
  // Add a flag indicating app is started from default app.
  Object.defineProperty(process, 'defaultApp', {
    configurable: false,
    enumerable: true,
    value: true
  });

  try {
    // Override app name and version.
    packagePath = path.resolve(packagePath);
    const packageJsonPath = path.join(packagePath, 'package.json');
    let appPath;
    if (fs.existsSync(packageJsonPath)) {
      let packageJson;
      try {
        packageJson = require(packageJsonPath);
      } catch (e) {
        showErrorMessage(`Unable to parse ${packageJsonPath}\n\n${e.message}`);
        return;
      }

      if (packageJson.version) {
        app.setVersion(packageJson.version);
      }
      if (packageJson.productName) {
        app.name = packageJson.productName;
      } else if (packageJson.name) {
        app.name = packageJson.name;
      }
      appPath = packagePath;
    }

    try {
      const filePath = Module._resolveFilename(packagePath, module, true);
      app._setDefaultAppPaths(appPath || path.dirname(filePath));
    } catch (e) {
      showErrorMessage(`Unable to find Electron app at ${packagePath}\n\n${e.message}`);
      return;
    }

    // Run the app.
    Module._load(packagePath, module, true);
  } catch (e) {
    console.error('App threw an error during load');
    console.error(e.stack || e);
    throw e;
  }
}

function showErrorMessage (message: string) {
  app.focus();
  dialog.showErrorBox('Error launching app', message);
  process.exit(1);
}

async function loadApplicationByURL (appUrl: string) {
  const { loadURL } = await import('./default_app');
  loadURL(appUrl);
}

async function loadApplicationByFile (appPath: string) {
  const { loadFile } = await import('./default_app');
  loadFile(appPath);
}

function startRepl () {
  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
    console.error('Electron REPL not currently supported on Windows');
    process.exit(1);
  }

  // prevent quitting
  app.on('window-all-closed', () => {});

  const repl = require('repl');
  repl.start('> ').on('exit', () => {
    process.exit(0);
  });
}

// Start the specified app if there is one specified in command line, otherwise
// start the default app.
if (option.file && !option.webdriver) {
  const file = option.file;
  const protocol = url.parse(file).protocol;
  const extension = path.extname(file);
  if (protocol === 'http:' || protocol === 'https:' || protocol === 'file:' || protocol === 'chrome:') {
    loadApplicationByURL(file);
  } else if (extension === '.html' || extension === '.htm') {
    loadApplicationByFile(path.resolve(file));
  } else {
    loadApplicationPackage(file);
  }
} else if (option.version) {
  console.log('v' + process.versions.electron);
  process.exit(0);
} else if (option.abi) {
  console.log(process.versions.modules);
  process.exit(0);
} else if (option.interactive) {
  startRepl();
} else {
  if (!option.noHelp) {
    const welcomeMessage = `
Electron ${process.versions.electron} - Build cross platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
Usage: electron [options] [path]

A path to an Electron app may be specified. It must be one of the following:
  - index.js file.
  - Folder containing a package.json file.
  - Folder containing an index.js file.
  - .html/.htm file.
  - http://, https://, or file:// URL.

Options:
  -i, --interactive     Open a REPL to the main process.
  -r, --require         Module to preload (option can be repeated).
  -v, --version         Print the version.
  -a, --abi             Print the Node ABI version.`;

    console.log(welcomeMessage);
  }

  loadApplicationByFile('index.html');
}