https://github.com/hobbyquaker/electron-ipc-rpc

Simple and tiny RPC wrapper around electron ipc
https://github.com/hobbyquaker/electron-ipc-rpc

electron ipc rpc

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Simple and tiny RPC wrapper around electron ipc

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/hobbyquaker/electron-ipc-rpc
• Owner: hobbyquaker
• License: mit
• Created: 2017-08-17T18:48:44.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-02-22T15:01:53.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-10T22:04:48.050Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: electron, ipc, rpc
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 43.9 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# electron-ipc-rpc

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> Simple and tiny RPC wrapper around electron ipc

#### Why?

I created this module because I wanted a more convenient drop-in replacement for socket.io when porting "classic" web 

apps to electron.

## Usage

#### main

```javascript

const Rpc = require('electron-ipc-rpc');

const rpc = new Rpc(electron.ipcMain, mainWindow.webContents);

rpc.on('method2', (params, callback) => {

    callback(null, 'method2 response!');

});

rpc.send('method1', [], (err, res) => {

    console.log(res); 

});

```

#### renderer

```javascript

const Rpc = require('electron-ipc-rpc');

const rpc = new Rpc(electron.ipcRenderer);

rpc.on('method1', (params, callback) => {

    callback(null, 'method1 response');

});

rpc.send('method2', [], (err, res) => {

    console.log(res); 

});

```

#### Timeout

By default a method call times out after 30s without response. This can be changed by just overwriting `rpc.timeout` 

with the desired millisecond value.

## License

MIT © [Sebastian Raff](https://github.com/hobbyquaker)

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[mit-url]: LICENSE