Cache App

A macOS cache cleaner application built with Wails v2, Go backend, and vanilla JavaScript frontend.

About

This is a desktop application that provides cache cleaning functionality for macOS. The app is built using:

• Backend: Go with Wails v2 framework
• Frontend: Vanilla JavaScript with Vite
• Platform: macOS (with potential for cross-platform support)

Prerequisites

Before running this application, make sure you have the following installed:

1. Go (version 1.23 or later)

   brew install go

2. Wails CLI

   go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/cmd/wails@latest

3. Node.js and npm (for frontend development)

   brew install node

Project Structure

cache_app/
├── app.go              # Go application logic
├── main.go             # Main entry point
├── go.mod              # Go module dependencies
├── wails.json          # Wails configuration
├── frontend/           # Frontend source code
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── main.js     # Main JavaScript file
│   │   ├── app.css     # Application styles
│   │   └── style.css   # Base styles
│   ├── index.html      # HTML template
│   └── package.json    # Frontend dependencies
└── build/              # Build configuration and assets

Development

Live Development

To run in live development mode with hot reload:

wails dev

This will:

• Start a Vite development server for the frontend
• Run the Go backend
• Provide hot reload for frontend changes
• Open the application in a desktop window

Frontend Development

To work on the frontend separately, you can run:

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

This will start a development server at http://localhost:5173.

Building

Development Build

To build the application for development:

wails build

Production Build

To build a production-ready application:

wails build -clean

The built application will be available in the build/bin directory.

Running the Application

After building, you can run the application:

./build/bin/cache_app

License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.