Discover how to take your existing web development skills and learn how to create desktop applications for macOS, Windows, and Linux, using GitHub's Electron. Learn how to combine the power of Node.js and Chromium to provide a powerful development platform for creating web applications that break free from the browser. __Electron: From Beginner to Pro__ guides you through the capabilities that you have available to create desktop applications. Learn to use features like file system access, create native menus, OS-specific dialogs and more. The authors will show you how to package your application for distribution for multiple platforms and enable auto-updating. **What You Will Learn*** Leverage your knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript * Use current web applications for the desktop * Create and use Electron’s main process and render process to create effective desktop applications * Communicate between processes and between windows * Build desktop applications that can be updated and distributed **Who This Book Is For**Web developers looking to leverage their HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills to create desktop widgets and applications. Developers wanting to leverage existing a Web application to extend functionality with a desktop application. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Welcome to Electron (Chris Griffith, Leif Wells)....Pages 1-7 Installing Electron (Chris Griffith, Leif Wells)....Pages 9-40 The Electron Quick Start (Chris Griffith, Leif Wells)....Pages 41-51 BrowserWindow Basics (Chris Griffith, Leif Wells)....Pages 53-72 Adding Custom Menus (Chris Griffith, Leif Wells)....Pages 73-92 Understanding the IPC Module (Chris Griffith, Leif Wells)....Pages 93-102 Working with the Dialog Module (Chris Griffith, Leif Wells)....Pages 103-128 WebContents, Screens, and Locales (Chris Griffith, Leif Wells)....Pages 129-157 The Dock Icon on macOS (Chris Griffith, Leif Wells)....Pages 159-167 Shell (Chris Griffith, Leif Wells)....Pages 169-174 Online/Offline Detection (Chris Griffith, Leif Wells)....Pages 175-188 Advanced BrowserWindow (Chris Griffith, Leif Wells)....Pages 189-198 Debugging Your Electron Application (Chris Griffith, Leif Wells)....Pages 199-212 Testing with Spectron (Chris Griffith, Leif Wells)....Pages 213-229 Building Your Application (Chris Griffith, Leif Wells)....Pages 231-244 Auto Updating Your Application (Chris Griffith, Leif Wells)....Pages 245-261 Additional Resources (Chris Griffith, Leif Wells)....Pages 263-265 Back Matter ....Pages 267-269 Discover how to take your existing web development skills and learn how to create desktop applications for macOS, Windows, and Linux, using GitHub's Electron. Learn how to combine the power of Node.js and Chromium to provide a powerful development platform for creating web applications that break free from the browser. Electron: From Beginner to Pro guides you through the capabilities that you have available to create desktop applications. Learn to use features like file system access, create native menus, OS-specific dialogs and more. The authors will show you how to package your application for distribution for multiple platforms and enable auto-updating. What You Will Learn Leverage your knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript Use current web applications for the desktop Create and use Electron’s main process and render process to create effective desktop applications Communicate between processes and between windows Build desktop applications that can be updated and distributed Who This Book Is For Web developers looking to leverage their HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills to create desktop widgets and applications. Developers wanting to leverage existing a Web application to extend functionality with a desktop application. Annotation Discover how to take your existing web development skills and learn how to create desktop applications for macOS, Windows, and Linux, using GitHub's Electron. Learn how to combine the power of Node.js and Chromium to provide a powerful development platform for creating web applications that break free from the browser. This book guides you through the capabilities that you have available to create desktop applications. Learn to use features like file system access, create native menus, OS-specific dialogs and more. The authors will show you how to package your application for distribution for multiple platforms and enable auto-updating
