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What if i told you that you can make Elm desktop apps thats feels native?

Development

• With npm, just run $ npm run install, that will triger a install of npm and elm dependencies.
• Run $ npm run dev for run the app in developer mode.

Production

• Run $ npm run build to create the files that will be shiped to electron (+info in Builds).

Builds

Thinking in move this part to a separate readme and store it in build dir. 🤔

• In the root folder, run $ npm run prod, this will install dependencies and webpack the necessary files into ./build/dist folder.
• Enter to the build dir.
• Run $ npm install to install all the dependencies and will download the electron builds dependencies for your platform.
• For builds:
  • ✅ OSX: $ npm run mac.
  • ✅ Windows (x86): $ npm run win (need wine to compile the exe in OSX and Linux systems).
    • To install wine in OSX, first we need install xquartz: $ brew cask install xquartz, and later, install wine with brew: $ brew install wine.
  • ☑️ Linux (x86_64): $ npm run linux.

Stack

• ☑️ Alpine Containers
• ✅ Nodejs v8.10.0 (npm v5.6.0)
• ✅ Webpack 4.2.0
• ✅ Electron v1.8.4 + Chromium v59.0.3071.115
• ✅ Elm 0.18 (Frontend)
• ☑️ Golang (Backend/API/ORM)
• ☑️ MariaDB (in the kitchen)

Why?

• Why not?
• 'cause i tried to back to develop desktop software (Java & C#) and at least for me... IT SUCKS!.
• Plus elm almost guarantee 0% of run time error in production.
• It is more fun code web apps that desktop ones!