There is a new API now: requestSingleInstanceLock const { app } = require(‘electron’) let myWindow = null const gotTheLock = app.requestSingleInstanceLock() if (!gotTheLock) { app.quit() } else { app.on(‘second-instance’, (event, commandLine, workingDirectory) => { // Someone tried to run a second instance, we should focus our window. if (myWindow) { if (myWindow.isMinimized()) myWindow.restore() myWindow.focus() } … Read more
NeDB is the only suggested or featured tool as an embedded persistent database for Electron by Electron, currently. – http://electron.atom.io/community/ It’s also could be useful to store user settings if settings are complex. Why NeDB could be a better solution on this case? Embedded persistent or in memory database for Node.js, nw.js, Electron and browsers, … Read more
use this! win = new BrowserWindow({show: false}); win.maximize(); win.show();
Each platform has different default locations for different kinds of data. So, if you want to store data in default locations based on platform, check out app.getPath(name) It retrieves a path to a special directory or file associated with name. You can also use it to differentiate between data the user wants to save, and … Read more
console.log works, but where it logs to depends on whether you call it from the main process or the renderer process. If you call it from the renderer process (i.e. JavaScript that is included from your index.html file) it will be logged to the dev tools window. If you call it from the main process … Read more