https://github.com/lunafromthemoon/renjsguibuilder

https://github.com/lunafromthemoon/renjsguibuilder

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/lunafromthemoon/renjsguibuilder
• Owner: lunafromthemoon
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-07-06T13:06:31.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-08-04T14:05:35.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-01T17:42:24.743Z (about 2 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 7.36 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# RenJS Gui Builder

RenJS Gui Builder is a desktop app to create GUIs for RenJS.

## How to run

1.  Clone the code repository.

2.  Open terminal to code repository.

3.  Run `npm install`. (See Dependencies above)

4.  Change directories to the express-app folder and run `npm install`.

5.  Change directories back to the root of the code repository.

6.  Run `npm start` to start the application.

## Package with Electron-Packager

If you would like to package this using `electron-packager` you'll need to

make the following change:

In index.html (line ~65):

```javascript

app = require("electron").remote.app),

node = spawn(".\\node_modules\\node\\bin\\node.exe", ["./express-app/bin/www"], {

  cwd: app.getAppPath()

});

```

This makes sure the path to our local copy of `node.exe` is correct when we run

electron to start the app.

That said, I'm assuming the platform is Windows. If other platforms are

desirable additional changes are required.

## Package with Electron-Packager (ASAR)

In this scenario you will not need to have Node.exe and Node.lib like the README

states. Using `child_process.fork` instead of `child_process.spawn` allows our

code to work in exactly the same way but Electron will be used to spawn a new

process for the Express server instead of our copy of Node.

In `index.html` around line 64 change the code to:

```javascript

app = require("electron").remote.app,

node = require("child_process").fork(

    `${app.getAppPath()}/express-app/bin/www`,

    [],

    {

      stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe", "ipc"]

    };

```

You can then package the code up using the command line:

```

electron-packager . --overwrite --platform=win32 --arch=x64 --prune=true --out=../builds --version-string.CompanyName=CE --version-string.FileDescription=CE --version-string.ProductName=\"RenJS-GUI-Builder\" --asar

electron-packager . --overwrite --prune=true --out=../builds --version-string.CompanyName=CE --version-string.FileDescription=CE --version-string.ProductName=\"RenJS-GUI-Builder\" --asar

```

## Author(s)

lunafromthemoon <[email protected]>

02 Aout 2020

## License

MIT - see [LICENSE](LICENSE)