Bootstrap and package your project with Angular 9 and Electron 8 (Typescript + SASS + Hot Reload) for creating Desktop applications.
Currently runs with:
- Angular v9.0.2
- Electron v8.0.1
- Electron Builder v22.3.2
With this sample, you can :
- Run your app in a local development environment with Electron & Hot reload
- Run your app in a production environment
- Package your app into an executable file for Linux, Windows & Mac
/!\ Hot reload only pertains to the renderer process. The main electron process is not able to be hot reloaded, only restarted.
/!\ Angular 9.x CLI needs Node 10.13 or later to works correctly.
Transcriptional Factor consensus sequence tool interfacing JASPAR chip-seq data. This software is part of ongoing Ophthalmology Research with Schepens Eye Reserach Institute, Harvard Medical School, Mass General Hospital, Mass Eye and Ear, and support from Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Clone this repository locally :
git clone https://github.com/butcer0/SequenceOne-Client.git
Install dependencies with npm :
npm install
There is an issue with yarn
and node_modules
when the application is built by the packager. Please use npm
as dependencies manager.
If you want to generate Angular components with Angular-cli , you MUST install @angular/cli
in npm global context.
Please follow Angular-cli documentation if you had installed a previous version of angular-cli
.
npm install -g @angular/cli
- in a terminal window -> npm start
Voila! You can use your Angular + Electron app in a local development environment with hot reload !
The application code is managed by main.ts
. In this sample, the app runs with a simple Angular App (http://localhost:4200) and an Electron window.
The Angular component contains an example of Electron and NodeJS native lib import.
You can disable "Developer Tools" by commenting win.webContents.openDevTools();
in main.ts
.
Command | Description |
---|---|
npm run ng:serve:web |
Execute the app in the browser |
npm run build |
Build the app. Your built files are in the /dist folder. |
npm run build:prod |
Build the app with Angular aot. Your built files are in the /dist folder. |
npm run electron:local |
Builds your application and start electron |
npm run electron:linux |
Builds your application and creates an app consumable on linux system |
npm run electron:windows |
On a Windows OS, builds your application and creates an app consumable in windows 32/64 bit systems |
npm run electron:mac |
On a MAC OS, builds your application and generates a .app file of your application that can be run on Mac |
Your application is optimised. Only /dist folder and node dependencies are included in the executable.
YES! You can do it! Just by importing your library in npm dependencies section (not devDependencies) with npm install --save
. It will be loaded by electron during build phase and added to your final package. Then use your library by importing it in main.ts
file. Quite simple, isn't it ?
Maybe you want to execute the application in the browser with hot reload ? Just run npm run ng:serve:web
.
Note that you can't use Electron or NodeJS native libraries in this case. Please check providers/electron.service.ts
to watch how conditional import of electron/Native libraries is done.
- Angular 4 & Electron 1 : Branch angular4
- Angular 5 & Electron 1 : Branch angular5
- Angular 6 & Electron 3 : Branch angular6
- Angular 7 & Electron 3 : Branch angular7
- Angular 8 & Electron 7 : Branch angular7
- Angular 9 & Electron 8 : (master)
The authors have no conflicts of interest or financial disclosures. Please contact research institute for up-to-date information of funding and supporting parties. Human ethics was approved by the Mass General Research Ethics Consultation Unit.