https://github.com/tympanix/electron-regedit

File associations, file icons & open with... for electron apps
https://github.com/tympanix/electron-regedit

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File associations, file icons & open with... for electron apps

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/tympanix/electron-regedit
• Owner: tympanix
• Created: 2017-01-19T20:58:41.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-11-10T17:53:20.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-16T22:22:37.141Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: electron, electron-regedit, file-icons, icons, registry, squirrel, windows, windows-registry
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 76.2 KB
• Stars: 35
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 6
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  • Readme: README.md

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# electron-regedit

File associations, file icons & open with... for electron apps

This module allows you to register your app in the windows registry, manipulate context menus & handle native open, edit, print, preview actions ect.

## Installation

```shell

npm install electron-regedit

```

## Usage

### Toy Example

As a short documentation, here is how the module is used:

```javascript

const {ProgId, ShellOption, Regedit} = require('electron-regedit')

new ProgId({

    description: 'My App File',

    icon: 'myicon.ico',

    extensions: ['myapp'],

    shell: [

        new ShellOption({verb: ShellOption.OPEN}),

        new ShellOption({verb: ShellOption.EDIT, args: ['--edit']}),

        new ShellOption({verb: ShellOption.PRINT, args: ['--print']})

    ]

})

Regedit.installAll()

```

### Squirrel integration

You will need to call ```Regedit.installAll()``` and ```Regedit.uninstallAll()``` when installing/uninstalling your application to clean up the registry. If you are using Squirrel there is a helping function to handle this. It is **very** important that all instantions of ```new ProgId({...})``` have been done **before** handling Squirrel events or installing/uninstalling into the registry.

```javascript

const {Regedit} = require('electron-regedit')

//... instantiate your ProgIds

if (Regedit.squirrelStartupEvent()) return

//... the rest of your application code

```

# Documentation

Please see the [wiki](https://github.com/Tympanix/electron-regedit/wiki) for detailed information